Afcon2022&History

 The CAF Africa Cup of Nations ( AFCON ),

also referred to as Total Africa Cup of Nations after its headline sponsor, and sometimes as African Cup of Nations ,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 . Since 1968 , it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013. The current champion is Algeria, which won its second title at the 2019

tournament in Egypt.

In the first tournament in 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan , and Ethiopia . South Africa was originally scheduled

to join, but was disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power. [3]

Since then, the tournament has expanded greatly, making it necessary to hold a qualifying

tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams

were to compete in 1996, but Nigeria withdrew, reducing the field to 15, and the same happened with Togo 's withdrawal in 2010), and until 2017,

the format had been unchanged, with the 16 teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each, with the top two teams of each group advancing to a "knock-out" stage. On 20 July 2017, the Africa Cup of Nations was moved from January to June and expanded from 16 to

24 teams. [4] Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's

history, winning the tournament seven times (including in 1959, when Egypt was united with Syria as the United Arab Republic ). Three

trophies have been awarded during the tournament's history, with Ghana , and Cameroon winning the first two versions to keep after each

of them won a tournament three times. The current trophy was first awarded in 2002. Egypt won an unprecedented three consecutive titles in 2006, 2008, and 2010.

In 2013, the tournament format was switched to being held in odd-numbered years so as not to

clash with the FIFA World Cup

2020s: A bigger AFCON

Algeria won the African Cup of Nations 2019 , achieving a 1–0 victory against Senegal in the

final. The title was Algeria's second ever and first since 1990. Nigeria came third after beating Tunisia 1–0 in their third-place decider match.  The 2022 Africa Cup of Nations has only just be but already the tournament is proving as dramati

and exciting as ever. A total of 24 African nations are competing in th

event with some looking to add another tournam victory to their previous successes while others

aiming to get their hands on the trophy for the first time.

As with most International tournaments , the competition is held exclusively in one country across multiple venues.

 Omnisport Stadium in Limbe

Cameroon are hosting the Africa Cup of Nations this year, just the second time in history that the country has hosted the tournament.

The last time that Cameroon hosted the competition was 1972 where Congo won their one and only

AFCON by beating Mali 3-2 in the final.

The host nation finished third that year, beating Zaire 5-2 in the third place play-off.The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in 2021 but was moved back a year due

the Covid-19 pandemic.Five cities across Cameroon are hosting matches during the 2022 AFCON.

The capital city of Yaoundé hosted the opening ceremony and will host the final.

Also hosting matches will be Douala, the largest

city in the country with a population of 2.77 mill

as well as Bafoussam, Limbe and Garoua.

Across the five citites there are six different

stadiums hosting matches.