CAF

#10. Cameroon 🇨🇲 Population: 30,135,732Nickname: The Indomitable LionsAppearances: 21stLast Appearance: 2021Coach: Rigobert SongBest AFCON results: Winners,5, (1984,1988,2000,2004,2017)Skipper: Vincent AboubakarPlayer to...

#9. Senegal 🇸🇳 Population: 17,196,308Nickname: Lions of TerrangaAppearances: 17thLast Appearance: 2021Coach: Aliou CisseBest AFCON results: Winners (2021)Skipper: Kalidou KoulibalyPlayer to...

•06 February 2000•Quarter-finals•South Africa 1-0 Ghana (Nomvethe, 41st minute)•Venue: Kumasi Sports Stadium, (Kumasi-Ghana) South Africa and Ghana squared off in...

#8. Mozambique 🇲🇿 Population: 34,173,805Nickname: The MambasAppearances: 5thLast Appearance: 2010Coach: Chiquinho CondeBest AFCON results:Skipper: DominguesPlayer to watch: DominguesRegion: COSAFACAF Rankings:...

#7. Cape Verde 🇨🇻 Population: 561,901Nickname: Blue SharksAppearances: 4thLast Appearance: 21Coach: Pedro Leitao Brito 'Bubista'Best AFCON results: Quarter-finals (2013)Skipper: VozinhaPlayer...

No underdog story comes closer to Madagascar's 2-0 win against Nigeria in Alexandria. The 2019 AFCON was and still is...

#6. Egypt 🇪🇬 Population: 110 millionNickname: The PharaohsAppearances: 26thLast Appearance: 2021Coach: Rui Vitoria (Portugal)Best AFCON results: 7 times winners (1957,1959,1986,1998,2006,2008,2010)Skipper:...

The 1996 AFCON was hosted and won by South Africa. The competition was due to be hosted by Kenya but...

Award-winning Gambian referee Bakary Papa Gassama has officially declared his retirement from refereeing, culminating nearly two decades of service. Known...

Ghana's senior national team, the Black Stars, will set up their pre-Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) camp in South Africa,...