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The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated with the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was staged at four venues around Ghana between 20 ...
The last final hosted in Abidjan in 2024 was won by the Ivory Coast, defeating Nigeria 2–1. [2] The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team will be declared African champion.
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. [3]
This article lists the official squads for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, held in Ghana in January and February ... This page was last edited on 28 December 2024, ...
Egypt is the only team to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations finals (in 2006, 2008 and 2010). Egypt has appeared in the most final matches of the tournament, with ten appearances and seven wins. Egypt had a penalty shoot-out winning streak of six, winning every shoot-out since their 5–4 win to Cameroon in the 1986 final.
The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (originally groups 1–11, now groups 2–11 after the withdrawal of Djibouti from group 1) qualifying for the finals.
The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2008 at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana to determine the winner of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of African national teams organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was contested between Cameroon and ...
Also official 2002 FIFA World Cup match ball 2006: Teamgeist: Adidas: Also official 2006 FIFA World Cup match ball 2008: Wawa Aba [3] Adidas: Ball named after Adinkra symbol meaning "seed of the wawa," referring to strength, toughness, endurance, durability 2010: Jabulani Angola [4] Adidas: Variation of Adidas Jabulani used at 2010 FIFA World ...