African Cup of Nations. The Abdelaziz Abdellah Salem Tournament, later called the 1957 African Cup of Nations, was a tournament played in 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan. This tournament is the first edition of the African Cup of Nations, which was won by the Pharaohs, beating Ethiopia in the final with a score of four goals to zero.
African Cup of Nations
African Cup of Nations
The African Cup of
Nations (CAN) is a football competition between the best national men's teams
in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 1957.
Since 1968, it has taken place every two years, moving to odd years in 2013.
Abdul Aziz Salem Cup
Abdel Aziz Abdullah
Salem is an Egyptian engineer. He was the first president of the Confederation
of African Football and one of its founders. He served as president of the
Egyptian Football Association.
He is considered one of
the founders of the African Cup of Nations, and the first cup of the tournament
was named after him (Abdulaziz Salem Cup).
The creation of football federations
On the African
continent, South Africa created the South African Football Association in 1892,
then joined FIFA in 1910, before leaving it in 1924 and returning in 1952.
Then, Egypt created its federation on 3 December 1921, and joined FIFA in 1923;
then Sudan created its federation while it was under Anglo-Egyptian domination
in 1936 to join FIFA in 1948. Finally, Ethiopia created its federation in 1943
and joined FIFA under the name of Abyssinia in 1952 These were the first
nations to organize themselves into an independent selection and to join FIFA.
The history of the CAN
The integration of
these four African nations into FIFA is incomplete and this is seen in the
organization of the World Cup qualifiers: in 1934, only Egypt participated in
the World Cup qualifiers (against Mandatory Palestine) in the Africa/Asia group
and participated in the 1934 World Cup, making it the first African nation in
the World Cup. In 1938, Egypt was transferred to a European group but withdrew.
In 1950, no team was registered and in 1954, only Egypt competed in the
qualifiers in the Europe zone against Italy.
The affection of the
African selections in the qualifiers was only with Asia or Europe and this
brings the idea of the creation of an African confederation.
Championship licensing
The origin of the CAN
dates back to 1956, when authorization was requested to create a competition,
where all African nations could come together in a single competition like the
World Cup.
Officials from Egypt,
Ethiopia, and Sudan, as well as a representative from South Africa, met at the
FIFA general congress in Portugal to create an African continental competition.
The first Cup
The first Nations Cup
was held in February 1957 in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and, after the
South African FA refused to send a multiracial team and was disqualified, Egypt
- who eliminated Sudan in the semi-final - beat Ethiopia 2-1 in the inaugural
final.
Prize list
|
Year |
Winner |
Year |
Winner |
Year |
Winner |
Year |
Winner |
|
1957 |
Egypt |
1959 |
Egypt |
1962 |
Ethiopia |
1963 |
Ghana |
|
1965 |
Ghana |
1968 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
1970 |
Sudan |
1972 |
Republic of Congo |
|
1974 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
1976 |
Morocco |
1978 |
Ghana |
1980 |
Nigeria |
|
1982 |
Ghana |
1984 |
Cameroon |
1986 |
Egypt |
1990 |
Algeria |
|
1992 |
Ivory Coast |
1994 |
Nigeria |
1996 |
South Africa |
1998 |
Egypt |
|
2000 |
Cameroon |
2002 |
Cameroon |
2004 |
Tunisia |
2006 |
Egypt |
|
2008 |
Egypt |
2010 |
Egypt |
2012 |
Zambia |
2013 |
Nigeria |
|
2015 |
Ivory Coast |
2017 |
Cameroon |
2019 |
Algérie |
2021 |
Senegal |
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