Africa Cup of Nations

Association football tournament

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The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON in English and CAN (from Coupe d'Afrique des Nations) in French, and currently known officially as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, 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. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013.

📰 Related News (4)

🇺🇸 CAF strips Senegal of AFCON title, Morocco declared African champions (2026-03-17)
Governing body's appeal board rules Senegal forfeited final after players walked off pitch over referring decision....
🇺🇸 Ruling Overturns Senegal's AFCON Title, Declares Morocco Champion (2026-03-17)
Ruling overturns Senegal's title at Africa Cup of Nations and declares Morocco the champion....
🇺🇸 AFCON final result overturned as Senegal stripped of title (2026-03-17)
Morocco have been crowned Africa Cup of Nations winners after a major ruling today overturned Senegal’s victory in the final....
🇺🇸 Senegal prime minister decries Morocco’s jailing of fans after AFCON final (2026-02-25)
Morocco sentenced 18 Senegalese football fans last Thursday following disturbances at the Africa Cup of Nations final....

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