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3 unusual facts about Africa Cup of Nations


Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations, an international association football competition in Africa

Hassan Shehata

Egypt failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing bottom of its qualifying group.

Mahmoud El-Gohary

He is the first and one of two people, along with Nigeria's Stephen Keshi, to have won the Africa Cup of Nations as both a player and a coach.


Emmanuel Osei Kuffour

He gained 31 caps for Ghana and was picked for the squad at both the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, also featuring in the 1996 Summer Olympics football tournament.


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BoraĆ® Bashir

He scored the first Sudanese goal in the first Africa Cup of Nations in 1957 in Sudan.

Nasr El-Din Abbas

He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1963 and 1970 and in 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Siddiq Manzul

He participated in the first Africa Cup of Nations in 1957 and again in 1959.

Tom Saintfiet

On 10 October, Zimbabwe played Cape Verde in Harare in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match, the game resulted in a 1-1 draw.