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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) (in French Confédération Africaine de Football) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel [2] in Khartoum , Sudan [3] by the national football associations of: Algeria , Egypt ...
- History of the Confederation of African Football - Wikipedia
Formation. The Confederation of African Football began its...
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2020–21 →. The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the...
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The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019 ), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
- 21 June – 19 July
- 24
- Egypt
- 6 (in 4 host cities)
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Egyptis the host country of AFCON 2019, but that is not what was originally intended. Cameroon had been named host nation back in 2014.ButCameroon was stripped of the rightto host the tournament due to delays in preparations for the tournament and security concerns including the threat of violence near two venues.The games are taking place in four Egyptian venues split between six stadiums. The hosting cities are Suez, Alexandria, and Ismailia with the final scheduled to take placein Cairo on July 19. The t...This is not the first timeAFCON has moved the tournament – it is the fourth successive change of host cities or game sites.Group A:Egypt, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, ZimbabweGroup B:Nigeria, Guinea, Madagascar, BurundiGroup C: Senegal, Algeria, Kenya, TanzaniaGroup D:Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, NamibiaGroup E:Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, AngolaGroup F:Cameroon, Ghana, Benin, Guinea-BissauChampions: $4.5mRunners-up: $2.5mSemi-finalists: $2.0mQuarter-finalists: $800,000Egypt: Seven-time winners, the Pharaohs could reclaim the trophy they last lifted in 2010. They have the advantage of being the host country plus the talent of African player of the year Mohamed Sa...Senegal: The team is one of the favourites to win because, like Egypt, they have the talent of a Liverpool attacker,Sadio Mane, who could lead the team to victory. They have never won the tournamen...Nigeria: The Super Eagles are also a favourite to win – it would be their fifth Africa Cup of Nations victory if they take the title.Other teams that are expected to perform well and could potentially take the trophy home are Morocco, Algeria and Ghana.There are many top names playing in AFCON 2019. Liverpool’s Champions League winning forward Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and his teammate Sadio Mane (Senegal) are each seen as key players for their respective sides. “Winning with my country, which has never won the Africa Cup of Nations that would be magnificent,” Mane told France Football. The pair were...
The mascot is the child “Tut” inspired by Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun and a nod to the host country’s heritage and culture.He sports Egypt’s home colours and the map of Africa is visible on his shirt.Nigeria players protest unpaid bonuses: Super Eagles players are demanding the country’s federation pay them a $10,000 match bonus that they had each been promised.The squad was an hour late for training on Tuesday,On Wednesday Seyi Akinwunm the Nigeria Football Federation’s acting president said in a statement it had received part of the money to pay the players their win bonus for beating Burundi 1-0 in the...Cameroon also complains over bonuses: Cameroon’s players had refused to board their flight for Egypt due to a dispute over bonuses last Thursday and arrived at the tournament a day late.- 2 min
Jul 19, 2019 · CNN —. Algeria was crowned Africa Cup of Nations champion for only the second time in its history, edging past Senegal 1-0 thanks to Baghdad Bounedjah’s early deflected goal. After going ...
2025. 2027. 2029. The Africa Cup of Nations commonly referred to as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] or simply AFCON or CAN, [2] is the main 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]
