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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]
The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team will be declared African champion. As of the 2021 edition, if the score is tied after 90 minutes of regular play, an additional 30-minute period of play, called overtime, is added.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 34th edition of the biennial Africa Cup of Nations tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as AFCON 2025 or CAN 2025, is scheduled to be the 35th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). [1] It will be hosted by Morocco for the second time and the first since 1988. [2]
The capital of Congo DR, Kinshasa, recently hosted the 2023 Francophone Games but the nation has never hosted the Africa Cup of Nations. [3] Ethiopia – Despite not having any CAF approved stadiums, Minister of Culture and Sports, Kejela Merdasa, wants to build six stadiums in the country to order the host AFCON in 2029 or 2031. [4]
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts, Ivory Coast, participated in the qualifiers despite the team being guaranteed a spot in the finals, which meant only the best ranked team within their group apart from Ivory Coast qualified for the finals. The Ivory Coast matches and results counted in determining the qualification of the other teams from ...
List of finals of the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref. 2009: DR Congo 2–0 Ghana: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium: Abidjan, Ivory Coast 35,000 [3] 2011: Tunisia 3–0 Angola: Al-Merrikh Stadium: Omdurman, Sudan 43,000 [4] 2014: Libya 0–0 (4–3 p) Ghana: Cape Town Stadium: Cape Town ...
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 ...