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The 34 finals to-date have produced twelve drawn matches, the eventual winners of which have been determined variously by replay , extra time (1962, 1965), or penalty shoot-out (1982, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2021). Egypt is the most successful teams in the history of the tournament, winning seven times.
During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating Ghana in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final .
Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament seven times, with Cameroon winning five times and Ghana four times. [6] Three trophies have been awarded during the tournament's history; the current trophy was first awarded in 2002. Egypt won an unprecedented three consecutive titles in 2006, 2008, and 2010.
The Africa Cup of Nations trophy is a golden trophy awarded to the winner of the Africa Cup of Nations.Three different trophies have been presented to the winners of the tournament since its inception in 1957: The Abdel Aziz Abdullah Salem Cup from 1957 to 1987, named after the donors and the first president of the Confederation of African Football, Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem of Egypt, and kept ...
The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ().It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.
Participating nations. The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ().It was hosted by Ethiopia. ...
The 1978 African Cup of Nations was the eleventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ().It was hosted by Accra and Kumasi, Ghana.The format of the competition changed from 1976: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but the final group stage was eliminated in favor of the knockout semifinals used in tournaments prior to 1976 ...
The 1994 African Cup of Nations, known as the Nescafé 1994 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 19th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).