"2006 Africa Cup of Nations The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Cote d'Ivoire in the final 4−2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw. Bids : The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice"
"2015 Africa Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international football championship of Africa. It was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was held from 17 January to 8 February 2015. The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Morocco who later demanded postponement of the event because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa; subsequently Morocco was ruled out as a host country and replaced by Equatorial"
"of two nations to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations alongside Algeria, joining the host nation Equatorial Guinea after defeating Mozambique 1–0 at home. The team, under newly appointed manager Rui Águas, picked up where Lúcio Antunes left off and managed to finish in the top two of the group stage with two matches remaining to play in the qualification process, having been drawn in a group together with Mozambique, Niger and Zambia. On 15 November 2014, Cape Verde secured first place in their group, finishing as Group F winners by defeating Niger 3–1 at home, with one"
"of Nations finals in South Africa but were knocked out in the group stages after drawing all three matches. In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, DR Congo again drew all three group matches but this time finished second in the group behind Tunisia, and therefore advanced to the quarter-finals to play their rivals Republic of Congo, a match in which the Leopards came from two goals down to win 4–2. However, they were knocked out by the Ivory Coast 3–1 in the semi-finals. They ended up finishing third, beating Equatorial Guinea on penalties, after the third place match finished"
"2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B Group B of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 18 January until 26 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Zambia, Tunisia, Cape Verde, and DR Congo. Tunisia and DR Congo advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Cape Verde and Zambia were eliminated. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> In the quarter-finals: All times local, WAT (). Zambia opened the scoring inside two minutes, as Chisamba Lungu controlled Robert Kidiaba's punch outside the area, allowing Given Singuluma to score with his right foot. Yannick Bolasie equalized for DR Congo in the 66th"
"Cup of Nations"" title after CAF upped their commitment to beach soccer in 2015). Eight nations took part in the finals between 13 and 18 December in Lagos, Nigeria, who qualified from a preliminary 14 team, two-legged play off event in August and September. Senegal ultimately proved victorious claiming their fourth African crown and fourth successive qualification to the World Cup. Runners-up and hosts Nigeria also qualified, their first qualification since 2011. The qualifiers for members of the AFC took place in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia between 4 and 11 March 2017. 14 teams originally entered but two (Myanmar and Uzbekistan)"
"2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C Group C of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 19 January until 27 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Ghana, Algeria, South Africa, and Senegal. Ghana and Algeria advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Senegal and South Africa were eliminated. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> In the quarter-finals: All times local, WAT (). Ghana took the lead in the 14th minute through a penalty by André Ayew, awarded after Christian Atsu was brought down by Bouna Coundoul. Senegal equalized in the 58th minute as Mame Biram Diouf headed in the"
"2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches determined the participating teams for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. A total of 16 teams competed in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Prior to November 2014, it was expected that Morocco would be the host country (and thus be pre-qualified). However, as Morocco missed the 9 November deadline for confirming their willingness to host (because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa), Morocco was expelled from the tournament. Equatorial Guinea was chosen as the new host, and despite having played in the qualifiers"
"2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations is an international football tournament hosted by Equatorial Guinea from 17 January to 8 February 2015. Coach: Esteban Becker The final squad was announced on 8 January 2015. Coach: Paul Put A 24-man provisional squad was announced on 23 December 2014. Coach: Jorge Costa The final squad was announced on 28 December 2014. Coach: Claude Le Roy A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 22 December 2014. The final squad was announced on 7 January 2015. Coach: Honour Janza A 27-man provisional squad was announced on 24 December"
"2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group A Group A of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 January until 25 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of the hosts Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gabon, and Congo. Congo and Equatorial Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Gabon and Burkina Faso were eliminated. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> In the quarter-finals: All times local, WAT (). The first goal of the tournament was scored by Emilio Nsue. Receiving a through ball from Kike, he slotted the ball low past the goalkeeper with his right foot from six yards out"
"Akaïchi headed the ball in. DR Congo equalized in the 66th minute, after Dieumerci Mbokani headed down a long ball for Jeremy Bokila to score. The result was enough for Tunisia to win the group, while DR Congo also qualified as runners-up, ahead of Cape Verde on goals scored. 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B Group B of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 18 January until 26 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Zambia, Tunisia, Cape Verde, and DR Congo. Tunisia and DR Congo advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Cape"
"of several long-held records, like: 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match to determine the winner of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The match was held at the Stade de l'Amitié in Libreville, Gabon, on 5 February 2017 and was contested by Egypt and Cameroon. Cameroon won the match 2–1 for their fifth Africa Cup of Nations title. As winners, they represented CAF at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Egypt appeared in their 23rd tournament, and their 9th final. They have previously won 7 (1957, 1959, 1986,"
"were held the next day to decide which team qualify for the quarter-finals as group runner-up, which was won by Guinea (see below for details). Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations. The draw took place at 16:00"
"and Rui, the latter a part of the Team of the Tournament. Three years later, Equatorial Guinea organized solely the 2015 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, but on this occasion, it was to replace Morocco, which was the original host. In the opener, they drew 1–1 against Congo, with Emilio Nsue opening the scoring. In the second game, they managed to play out a 0–0 draw with Burkina Faso, the runners-up of the previous edition. With these two results, the ""Nzalang Nacional"" had to win against its classic rival Gabon in the third match in order to qualify"
"2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match to determine the winner of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The match was held at the Stade de l'Amitié in Libreville, Gabon, on 5 February 2017 and was contested by Egypt and Cameroon. Cameroon won the match 2–1 for their fifth Africa Cup of Nations title. As winners, they represented CAF at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Egypt appeared in their 23rd tournament, and their 9th final. They have previously won 7 (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) and"
"and the tournament dates were also changed. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the CAF U-23 Championship to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations. Same as the previous edition, the tournament acted as the CAF qualifiers for the Olympic football tournament. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives. Nigeria won the tournament with a 1–0 final win over Algeria. Both finalists and third-placed South Africa"
"missed out on the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as it lost 3–2 on aggregate. A year later, Gabon played six qualifiers for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations as it was drawn with Burkina Faso, Angola and Lesotho. Despite a stunning 1–1 result in Lesotho in qualifying, Gabon finished ahead of Burkina Faso to top the group as it qualified for the tournament with a game to spare in Angola. In January 2015, Gabon was drawn along with Burkina Faso, Congo and Equatorial Guinea. However, its 2–0 victory on the opening day of the tournament were all the points"
"Unlike the African Cup of Nations, the competing national teams must be composed of players playing in their domestic league. For example, a Moroccan player is only eligible to play for the Morocco national team if he is playing for a Moroccan club. Hosts Morocco defeated Nigeria in the final to win their first title. DR Congo were the defending champions but failed to qualify for the first time ever after losing to Congo on away goals rule. Initially, Kenya was announced as the host nation in February 2016. But in September 2017, CAF decided to change the host nation"
"Nations is known as the biggest football tournament in Africa. Morocco asked to delay the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations due to Ebola, and then pulled out from hosting it entirely. Despite the scare, it held the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. The Africa Cup of Nations is biennial 16-team football match for Africa. After this, the Confederation of African Football (""CAF"") searched for a new host nation for the event. Equatorial Guinea took over as the new host for the event. Equatorial Guinea was previously barred from the competition, but was allowed back in after it became host, while"
"Bentaleb received Sofiane Feghouli's pass on the edge of the penalty area and shot home. As a result, Algeria advanced as group runners-up (behind Ghana based on head-to-head record), while Senegal were eliminated. 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C Group C of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 19 January until 27 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Ghana, Algeria, South Africa, and Senegal. Ghana and Algeria advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Senegal and South Africa were eliminated. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> In the quarter-finals: All times local, WAT (). Ghana took the lead"
"successful World Cup, Algeria gained respect and was once more considered as one of the best teams in Africa, with young and exciting players playing in top teams across Europe. After coach Vahid decided to opt out of a contract extension following their historic World Cup, long time FC Lorient coach Christian Gourcuff was appointed by FAF president Mohamed Raouraoua to help Algeria reach its goals. 2015 Africa Cup of Nations After easily topping their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification group which consisted of Mali, Malawi and Ethiopia, Algeria were heavy favorites to win the 2015 edition of the"
"Africa Cup of Nations. They were drawn in Group E alongside Zambia, Congo and Guinea-Bissau. The men's senior national team participated in qualification for the 2016 African Nations Championship. Joining the competition in the preliminary round of the Central-East Zone, Kenya faced Ethiopia over two legs, played on 21 June and 4 July. They were eliminated from the competition, having lost 2–0 on aggregate. The following is a list of all other matches played by the men's senior national team in 2015. The women's senior national team participated in qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Joining the competition in the"
"1-2 by Equatorial Guinea, the host country of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. On June 27, 2015, the Tunisian federation announces having terminated its contract amicably. In 2016, he coached the Algerian national football team, and he made the team to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. On 24 January 2017, he resigned being a coach after being eliminated in Group B stage. In February 2017 he was one of a number of managers on the shortlist for the vacant Rwanda national team manager role. In October 2017 it was announced, that Leekens will coach the Hungarian"
"2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the 2nd edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's under-23 national teams of Africa. The tournament started on 28 November and finished on 12 December 2015. A total of eight teams are playing in the tournament. The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 5–19 December 2015. However, CAF changed the hosts and requested Senegal to host the tournament instead,"
"2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage The knockout stage of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 31 January, and ended with the final on 8 February. The matches were held in the Equatorial Guinean cities of Malabo and Bata. In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time was played. The top two placed"
"Africa Cup of Nations. Instead, Freiburg faced Albanian team Skënderbeu Korçë. The match ended in a 0–1 loss after Gerhard Progni put his side ahead in the 22nd minute. The next winter friendly Freiburg played was later that day against fellow Bundesliga club Mainz 05. The result was a 1–0 win with a goal from Sascha Riether in the 30th minute. Another two additional matches were played on 18 January 2015. The first was against German 3. Liga team Preußen Münster. The match ended in a 4–1 win to Freiburg. Youth team player Florian Kath scored the opening goal in"
"2015 Women's African Volleyball Championship The 2015 Women's African Nations Championship was the 17th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 12 to 20 June 2015. The top two team qualified for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. Kenya won the championship defeating Algeria in the final and Cameroon won the bronze medal over Senegal. The following national teams have confirmed participation: The tournament is played in two stages. In the first stage, the participants are divided in two groups. A"
"to Ebola outbreak (match also brought forward by a week). ""Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate."" ""Algeria won 2–0 on aggregate."" ""Mali won 3–0 on aggregate."" ""0–0 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties."" ""Egypt won 6–1 on aggregate."" ""South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate."" ""Tunisia won 2–1 on aggregate."" The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were"
"on aggregate. Zambia won the penalty shootout and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Cape Verde won 3–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. 2–2 on aggregate. Tunisia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Niger won 2–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. 5–5 on aggregate. Ethiopia won on the away goals rule and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. Algeria won 3–0"
"the conclusion of the tournament: 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the 2nd edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's under-23 national teams of Africa. The tournament started on 28 November and finished on 12 December 2015. A total of eight teams are playing in the tournament. The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 5–19 December 2015. However, CAF changed the hosts and requested Senegal"
"held in Nairobi, Kenya on 12 June. Source: CAVB. Source: CAVB. 2015 Women's African Volleyball Championship The 2015 Women's African Nations Championship was the 17th edition of the Women's African Volleyball Championship organised by Africa's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Africaine de Volleyball. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 12 to 20 June 2015. The top two team qualified for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup. Kenya won the championship defeating Algeria in the final and Cameroon won the bronze medal over Senegal. The following national teams have confirmed participation: The tournament is played in two stages. In"
"and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations. In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by"
"The new Adidas Africa Cup Ball is called Adidas Marhaba (meaning ""Welcome"", in Arabic). The Africa Cup 2015 Ball was unveiled 26 November 2014 following the controversy about the host situation for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. The official mascot of the tournament was ""Chuku Chuku"", a porcupine. The opening ceremony of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations took place on 17 January, at the Estadio de Bata, before the opening match of the tournament between hosts Equatorial Guinea and Congo. Guinea and Mali finished with equal records in Group D, thus the drawing of lots was required to"