Africa Cup of Nations

General General

by Jessica | on January 20th, 2012 | 0 comments

The African Cup of Nations, the “World Cup” of African soccer, kicks off on the 21st of January. It all began in the year 1957, and since 1968 it has been held every two years. Top countries to feature in this event are: Senegal, Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Tunisia. Who will go head to head in the fight for the trophy?

Influential Players from the Top Teams (2012)

COUNTRY	PLAYER
Senegal	Demba Ba
Angola	Manucho
Ghana	Michael Essien
Ivory Coast	Didier Drogba
Tunisia	Karim Haggui

Previous Years Winners

YEAR	WINNER	SCORE	VERSUS
1998	Egypt	2 – 0	South Africa
2000	Cameroon	2 – 2 (4 – 3 pen)	Nigeria
2002	Cameroon	0 – 0 (3 – 2 pen)	Senegal
2004	Tunisia	2 – 1	Morocco
2006	Egypt	0 – 0 (4 – 2 pen)	Ivory Coast
2008	Egypt	1 – 0	Cameroon
2010	Egypt	1 – 0	Ghana