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4 unusual facts about Cup of Nations


Cup of Nations

Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations, an annual international association football competition for under-17 players organised by the Union Arab de Football Association

Gulf Cup of Nations, an association football tournament currently held every two years

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

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations, an international association football competition played between the winners of the Asian Cup and African Cup of Nations



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Boraî Bashir

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

Fred Osam-Duodu

A former Ghana national football team coach, he led Ghana to win the 1982 African Cup of Nations in Libya and also led Ghana's Under-20 team to win the 1993 African U-20 Cup of Nations and a silver medal at the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Hubert Velud

Velud was shot in the arm in an attack by Angolan rebels while traveling with Togo's national football team to the 2010 African Cup of Nations.

Mohamed Sesay

In 2007 ct Sherington call him to play for Sierra Leone, the game for qualification at African Cup of Nations, on 12 October with Benin, and on 17 October with Guinea-Bissau.

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.

Victor Anichebe

Anichebe suffered a groin injury during a 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against Madagascar in September 2011, with Nigeria's coach Samson Siasia blaming the poor pitch.

Women's football in Egypt

Madame Sahar El Hawari is one the innovators of Egyptian football helping form the Egypt women's national football team and then going the women's African cup of Nations.

Zahra Universe

Soprano (2012), and “Sela Sela (Dance Together)” with Wes Madiko and produced by Will.i.Am Productions, which was named Official Song of the Africa Football Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013 (2013 Africa Cup of Nations), all released by Arusa Entertainment.