African Cup Of Nations-Cameroon 2022
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Hello steemians ,
hello to football fans in Africa and around the world. We’re just a day away from the kickstart of the most competitive tournament of this great Continent the AFCON(African Cup Of Nations) which will be held in Cameroon.
The AFCON is tournament held in the African continent in each 2 years, it absolutely was initiated Sudan in 1957 during which solely 3 countries participated ( Sudan,Egypt and Ethiopia) Egypt won that tournament and Ethiopia were runners up . The last tournament was in 2019 was hosted in Egypt during which Algeria won the tournament and Senegal were runners up.
below is the list of AFCON winners and runners up I’ve ether past years .
| Year | Hosts | Winners | Runners up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 🇸🇩Sudan | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇪🇹Ethiopia |
| 1959 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇸🇩Sudan |
| 1962 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 🇪🇬Egypt |
| 1963 | 🇬🇭Ghana | 🇬🇭Ghana | 🇸🇩Sudan |
| 1965 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 🇬🇭Ghana | 🇹🇳Tunisia |
| 1968 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 🇨🇩Dr Congo | 🇬🇭Ghana |
| 1970 | 🇸🇩Sudan | 🇸🇩Sudan | 🇬🇭Ghana |
| 1972 | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 🇨🇬Congo | 🇨🇬Mali |
| 1974 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇨🇩Zaire(Dr Congo) | 🇿🇲Zambia |
| 1976 | 🇪🇹Ethiopia | 🇲🇦Morocco | 🇬🇳Guinea |
| 1978 | 🇬🇭Ghana | 🇬🇭Ghana | 🇺🇬Uganda |
| 1980 | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 🇩🇿Algeria |
| 1982 | 🇱🇾Libya | 🇬🇭Ghana | 🇱🇾Libya |
| 1984 | 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 🇳🇬Nigeria |
| 1986 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇨🇲Cameroon |
| 1988 | 🇲🇦Morocco | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 🇳🇬Nigeria |
| 1990 | 🇩🇿Algeria | 🇩🇿Algeria | 🇳🇬Nigeria |
| 1992 | 🇸🇳Senegal | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast | 🇬🇭Ghana |
| 1994 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 🇿🇲Zambia |
| 1996 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 🇿🇦South Africa | 🇹🇳Tunisia |
| 1998 | 🇧🇫Burkina-Faso | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇿🇦South Africa |
| 2000 | Ghana/Nigeria | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 🇳🇬Nigeria |
| 2002 | 🇲🇱Mali | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 🇸🇳Senegal |
| 2004 | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 🇹🇳Tunisia | 🇲🇦Morocco |
| 2006 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast |
| 2008 | 🇬🇭Ghana | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇨🇲Cameroon |
| 2010 | 🇦🇴Angola | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇬🇭Ghana |
| 2012 | Equatorial Guinea/Gabon | 🇿🇲Zambia | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast |
| 2013 | 🇿🇦South Africa | 🇳🇬Nigeria | 🇧🇫Burkina-Faso |
| 2015 | 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea | 🇨🇮Ivory Coast | 🇬🇭Ghana |
| 2017 | 🇬🇦Gabon | 🇨🇲Cameroon | 🇪🇬Egypt |
| 2019 | 🇪🇬Egypt | 🇩🇿Algeria | 🇸🇳Senegal |
The AFCON Cameroon 2022 group stage consists of group A to F that’ is 6 groups and 24 teams, with each group consisting of 4 teams with solely two teams from each group to proceed to the round of 16 along with four best 3rd positions.
Group A
- 🇧🇫Burkina- Faso- “The Stallions”
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon - “The Indomitable Lions”
- 🇨🇻 Cape Verde - “The Blue Sharks”
- 🇪🇹Ethiopia nicknamed “The Antelopes”
This group is not much of a difficult one and I think the hosts (indomitable Lions) and five time champions are favorites to top this group and Ethiopia will get the second place.
Group B
- 🇸🇳Senegal - “The Lions of Teranga”
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe - “The warriors”
- 🇬🇳Guinea - “The national Elephants”
- 🇲🇼 Malawi - “The Flames”
With stars likes of Sadio Mané, Edouard Mendy , Koulibaly and other quality players Senegal are going to fly higher in this group and they are also without doubts one of the favorites to win this tournament “the warriors” are most likely to proceed out of the remaining three.
Group C
- 🇲🇦Morocco - “The Lions of Atlas”
- 🇬🇭 Ghana - “The Black Stars”
- 🇬🇦 Gabon - “The Panthers”
- 🇰🇲 Comoros - “The Coelacanthiformes”
It’s going be a tough call predicting the leaders of this group with the quality both Morocco and Ghana have. I think one of the two will lead this group and the other in 2nd place.
Group D
- 🇪🇬 Egypt - “The Pharoahs”
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria - “The Super Eagles”
- 🇸🇩 Sudan - “The crocodiles of the Nile”
- 🇬🇳Guinea Bissau nicknamed “The Laycaons”
this group is going to be an interesting and entertaining one but with the top players like Mohammed Salah I think Egypt will come out on top leaving Nigeria in 2nd place.
Group E
- 🇩🇿Algeria - “Les Fennecs” French for the ''Desert Foxes".
- 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast - “The Elephants”
- 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone - “The Leone stars”
- 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
Algeria are without doubts the stronger side and are favorites to lead this group ahead of Ivory Coast.
Group F
- 🇹🇳 Tunisia - “Eagles of Carthage”
- 🇲🇱 Mali - “The Eagles of Mali”
- 🇬🇲 Gambia - “The Scorpions”
- 🇲🇷 Mauritania - “the Mourabitounes”
This group is unpredictable and anything can happen but for me Tunisia will fly higher .
The Opening game is going to take place between the hosts nation and Burkina-Faso at 4:00pm at the stade Olembe, Cameroon.
I can’t wait for this tournament to kick start and I pray it will be enthralling as anticipated and I’ll be supporting my country (Ghana) and I wish them luck.