African Cup Of Nations Article Index for
African
Website Links For
African Cup
 

Information About

African Cup Of Nations




In the first African Cup of Nations in , Sudan and Ethiopia . Since then, the field has grown to include almost every African nation, thus making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 .


RESULTS


(1) ''In 1959, the three teams played each other once. The 2–1 victory over Sudan that made Egypt champions was also the last game of the tournament.''

(2) ''There was no official final match in 1976. The tournament was decided in a final group contested by four teams.''

(3) ''In 1978, third place was awarded 2-0 to Nigeria after Tunisia withdrew with the third-place match tied 1–1 in the 42nd minute.''



TOTAL WINS



FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES



EXTERNAL LINKS