AFRICA CUP 2024
13. January - 11. February 2024
2022 Champions: Senegal
2019 Champions: Algeria
2017 Champions: Cameroon
History
Founded: 1957
Region: Africa (CAF)
Number of teams: 24
Current Champion 2022: Senegal
Most successful team: Egypt (7x titles)
Current African Cup of Nations 2024: Cote d'Ivoire
The 2024 Africa Cup of Nations is the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF).
The Africa Cup of Nations also referred to as the African Nations Cup (ANC) is the main international 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.
The titleholders at the time of a FIFA Confederations Cup qualify for that competition.
In 1957 there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. South Africa was to compete but was disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power.
Since then, the tournament has grown, 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).
Since then the format has been unchanged, with the sixteen teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each, with the top two teams of each group advancing to a "knock out" stage.
Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament with a record of seven times. Ghana and Cameroon have won four titles each.