As it became known to the Championship, Zenit striker Anton Zabolotny can still go to Sochi. Zenit does not leave attempts to convince the striker to move to the Sochi club, despite the fact that r...

Ufa will sign a contract with Spartak-2 midfielder Kirill Volmer, according to ProSportStory. The 19-year-old Red and White graduate played 12 games in the Football National League last season,...

Galatasaray are interested in Chelsea's French midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, according to Fanatik. According to the source, the Turkish club is considering the option of renting a footballer in the summer...

Vitesse midfielder Richedly Bazur, who moved to the Dutch club this summer from Wolfsburg, shared his opinion about the team's mentor Leonid Slutsky and compared the Russian specialist with the former ...

New Manchester United defender Harry Maguire will play for the Mancunians under the 5th number, according to the club's official website. Maguire wore number five for Hull City and Sheffield United...

London “Arsenal” has agreed on the terms of a personal contract with the defender of the Turin “Juventus” Daniele Rugani, according to Corriere dello Sport. According to the source, the English club continues...

Honorary Advisor to Schalke 04 Clemens Tönnies temporarily left his post after statements about Africans. Earlier, Tönnies, during the celebration of the Day of Crafts, stated that 20 electric plants need to be built...

Everton signing Italian striker Moise Keane has revealed his goals for the upcoming season. “I would say that I will score at least seven goals. But I am able to score more, ”quotes the words ...

Juventus striker Paulo Dybala is interested in a move to Tottenham Hotspur. According to the Italian Daily Mail journalist Alvise Cagnazzo, the Argentine likes the opportunity to work...

Brazilian defender Dani Alves, commenting on his move to Sao Paulo, said he wants to take part in the 2022 World Cup, which will be held in Qatar. “I moved to Sao Paulo to p...

Former Arsenal and England footballer Ian Wright social network reacted to the video posted by defender Laurent Koscielny, who moved from Arsenal to Bordeaux. It's French...

Tottenham Hotspur have set a price tag for midfielder Christian Eriksen of up to £50m (around €54m). At the end of last season, Spurs president Daniel Levy was asking for £130m for Eriksen, but he...

Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol suffered several injuries while playing paddle tennis, according to Marca. According to the source, the ex-football player crashed into a glass partition,...

CSKA Moscow is showing interest in Fluminense striker Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos. According to Globo Esporte, the Brazilian club wants to get at least € 15 million for the 22-year-old footballer.

Rubin defender Filip Uremovich shared his opinion about the head coach of the club Roman Sharonov. “When Sharonov started giving motivational speeches, I became interested in listening to them. He is the first coach...

Plan:

Introduction

• 1. History
  • 1.1 First tournaments
  • 1.2 1970s
  • 1.3 1980s
  • 1.4 1990s
  • 1.5 2000s
• 2 Winners
• 3 Winners
  • 3.1 top scorers
• 4 Notes

Introduction

Africa Cup of Nations(fr. Coupe d "Afrique des nations, English Africa Cup of Nations- the main competition of national teams, held under the auspices of the African Football Confederation (CAF). The first tournament was held in 1957, that is, the competition is as old as the CAF itself. At first, the number of participants was small, but gradually the tournament covered the entire African continent. Since 1968, the tournament has been held regularly every two years. The winner gets the right to participate in the Confederations Cup. Starting in 2013, the tournament will be held in odd-numbered years and thus will not take place in World Cup years.

Story

First tournaments

The first tournament was held in 1957 in Khartoum with the participation of only three teams: Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia. Planned to play in the tournament and the South African team. She was supposed to play in the semi-finals with Ethiopia, but the South Africans agreed to send an all-white or all-black team. CAF also demanded to send a mixed team. As a result, South Africa withdrew from the tournament and withdrew from the CAF. Prior to its re-incorporation into the Confederation in 1992, South Africa did not participate in international competitions on the African continent.

The first tournament was won by the Egyptians. In the final match, they defeated Ethiopia 4-0, with all four goals scored by El Diba. The same three teams took part in the second championship, which was held in Egypt in 1959. The teams played in a round robin, and the Egyptians again became champions. They beat Ethiopia 4-0 (Gori scored a hat-trick) and Sudan 2-1. In the 1962 tournament in Ethiopia, the teams of Tunisia and Uganda took part for the first time. This time the champion was the Ethiopian team. In the final, she defeated the Egyptians 4-2 in extra time and prevented them from winning their third title in a row.

In 1963, the national teams of Ghana and Nigeria played for the first time in Ghana. Six teams were divided into two groups, and the teams of Ghana and Sudan reached the final. The hosts won 3-0 and became more than ten years main force on the continent. During this period, they became champions twice and took second place twice.

In 1965, in Tunisia, the Ghana team again became the champion. In the final, she defeated the home team 3-2 after extra time. In the same year, to accelerate the development African football, a new rule was introduced: each country could only field two players playing in non-African countries.

In the 1968 tournament, the number of participants increased to eighteen, and began to be held qualifying tournament. The top six teams advanced to the final tournament, while the host and the defending champion got there without qualifying games. In the final in Addis Ababa, the national teams of the DR Congo (later the country became known as Zaire) and Ghana met, which defended the champion title. The DR Congo team won a sensational victory with a score of 1: 0, and Kalala had the only goal. Ghana again played in the 1970 final in Khartoum, but lost 0-1 to the hosts, Sudan.

1.2. 1970s

In 1972, the Congo team won in Yaounde. In the final, the Congolese beat Mali with a score of 3: 2. In 1974, Zaire again played in the final, this time against the Zambian team. The first game ended in a draw 2:2, and in the replay Zaire won - 2:0. By the way, this was the first replay in the history of the African Cup of Nations. Zairian striker Ndiaye scored all four goals in these matches. A few months later, the Zaire team took part in the final tournament of the World Cup.

Guinea achieved a number of victories at club level in the 1970s, but this was not reflected in the performance of the national team. Guinea came closest to winning the 1976 Cup in Ethiopia. That year, instead of the semi-finals and the final, the top four teams played in a round robin. To take first place, Guinea needed a win in the last game against Morocco. Sheriff put the Guineans ahead in the 33rd minute, but Baba equalized with four minutes left. As a result, the Moroccans were ahead of Guinea by one point and became champions.

However, in general, the Moroccan team, like other teams from North Africa, did not perform very well in the African Cup of Nations. Despite participating in three final tournaments of the World Cup, the 1976 title remains the only victory for Morocco in the African championship. Given the multiple victories of clubs from North Africa, a pale performance national teams looks amazing.

Nigeria first won the Cup in 1980 at home. In addition to her, the teams of Algeria, Egypt and Morocco reached the semi-finals. Once again, teams from North Africa were not successful. In the final, Nigerians, supported by 80,000 fans, defeated Algeria 3-0 thanks to accurate strikes Odegbami (twice) and Laval.

1.3. 1980s

Ghana regained the title best team Africa at the 1982 Cup in Libya. The two legionnaires rule was abolished as there were already too many Africans playing in Europe and the teams had significantly strengthened their squads. In the opening match, Libya won against Ghana - 2:0, and then the same teams met in the final. In this game, the greater experience of the Ghana national team players affected. First, they held a draw 1:1, and then won in a penalty shootout - 7:6.

In 1984, Cameroon won its first title in the Ivory Coast. In the semi-final, the Cameroonians defeated the Algerian team only on penalties, and in the final they beat Nigeria - 3:1. That Cameroon team had many participants in the 1982 World Cup in Spain, including the incomparable Roger Milla.

The 1986 tournament in Egypt was marked by numerous incidents both on and off the pitch. So, a week before the start of the tournament in Egypt, recruits rebelled. A curfew was introduced, and there was a real threat of cancellation of the competition. Fortunately, the curfew was lifted and the tournament took place. True, to prevent possible unrest, the stadiums were surrounded by tanks and armored vehicles.

As for football itself, many players and coaches have criticized refereeing. For example, the coach of the Moroccan national team, José Faria, said in relation to one of the matches that there was more rudeness in it than in the rugby match between England and France, which took place at the same time. The winner of the previous Cup, the Cameroon team again reached the final, where they met with the hosts, the Egyptians. The entire tournament was held under the sign of defensive tactics, and the final game was no exception. No goals were scored in regular and extra time, and the Egyptians won the penalty shootout - 5:4, which delighted the 100,000th audience at the International Stadium in Cairo.

The Cameroonians regained the title in 1988 in Morocco. In the semi-finals, they beat the hosts due to a single goal, and the Nigerians only in the penalty shootout took over the Algerian national team. 50,000 fans at the stadium in Casablanca witnessed Cameroon's 1-0 victory. The only goal was scored in the 55th minute by Emmanuel Kunde.

In 1990, in Algeria, the Nigerians again played in the final. But their rivals were the home team, supported by 80,000 spectators. Ujani's goal in the 38th minute brought victory to the Algerians. And the Nigerians could only complain about bad luck - they reached the final four times, but won only once.

1.4. 1990s

In 1992, a new name appeared on the list of winners - Côte d'Ivoire. The tournament was held for the first time in Senegal, and the number of participants was increased to twelve. The reason for this was the increasing number of people wishing to participate in the tournament every year. Even small countries like Burkina Faso, Swaziland and the Seychelles wanted to try their hand at the Africa Cup of Nations. In the semifinals, the Ivorians defeated the Cameroon team only on penalties. And in the final they were opposed by their eastern neighbors - the national team of Ghana. In the main and extra time, the score was not opened, and in the penalty shootout, one of the most exciting in the history of football, the Ivorians took up - 11:10.

In April 1993, Zambia experienced a tragedy. The plane, on which the national team flew from Mauritius to the World Cup qualifying game in Senegal, crashed into the sea off the coast of Gabon. All 30 people on board, including 11 football players, were killed. But there were not several players on the plane who played in Europe. They became the nucleus new team, which was able to break into the final tournament of the African Cup of Nations in 1994 in Tunisia. The sympathies of the majority of the fans were on the side of Zambia, but in the final they lost to the Nigerian team. Nigerians reached the final for the fourth time in 10 years and finally achieved victory.

In 1996, the number of teams was increased to sixteen. This was largely due to the fact that the tournament was moved to South Africa. Kenya, which was originally supposed to host the tournament, declined due to lack of funds.

South African fans were still celebrating the victory of their rugby team in the World Cup, but the players performed just as well. A strong South African team, with many players playing in Europe, took first place. True, their task was made easier by the absence of the Nigerians, who withdrew from the tournament for security reasons (according to the official version) a few days before the opening ceremony.

In 1998, the South Africans again reached the final. Ajax striker Benny McCarthy has been recognized best player, and shared the title with seven balls top scorer. But in the final game, he failed to distinguish himself, and South Africa lost to Egypt with a score of 0:2.

In 2000, in Nigeria (the tournament was held jointly with Ghana, it was originally supposed to be held in Zimbabwe), the Cameroon team created a sensation in the final match against the hosts of the tournament. Nigerians' all-star squad that shone at the 1998 World Cup faltered when the final match ended in a 2-2 draw. The Cameroonians' nerves turned out to be stronger, they took up the penalty shootout 4:3. Cameroon captain Rigobert Song scored the winning penalty.

1.5. 2000s

At the next tournament in 2002 in Mali, Cameroon repeated its success by beating Senegal in the final, also on penalties.

The next two championships, in 2004 and 2006, were won by the hosts of the tournament, Tunisia and Egypt, respectively.

In 2010, at the tournament in Angola, Egypt won its 8th and third title in a row.

2. Prize-winners

1 In 1957, the Union of South Africa team withdrew from the tournament and withdrew from the CAF.

2 In 1959, the three participating teams played against each other in a round robin tournament. The UAR team's 2-1 victory over Sudan, which made them champions, was also last game tournament.

3 In 1976, the winner was determined in the final group tournament 4 teams. The fate of the first place was decided in the last match between the national teams of Guinea and Morocco. Guinea had to win the match to win the tournament, but the match ended in a draw - 1:1. In another match, where the fate of the 3rd place was decided, the Nigerian team won (3:2).