AFRICA CUP 2024
13. January - 11. February 2024
History
Founded: 1957
Region: Africa (CAF)
Number of teams: 24
Most successful team: Egypt (7x titles)
Champion 2024: Côte d'Ivoire
The 2024 Africa Cup of Nations was the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF).
It was sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957.
Since 1968, it had been held every two years.
The titleholders at the time of a FIFA Confederations Cup qualified for that competition.
In 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. South Africa was to have competed but was disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power.
Since then, the tournament has grown, making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament.
The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998. In July 2017, two changes were proposed: switching the timing of the competition from January to the Northern Hemisphere summer and expanding from 16 to 24 teams (effective from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations). On 20 July 2017, the CAF Executive Commission approved the proposals at a meeting in Rabat, Morocco.
Egypt was the most successful nation in the cup's history, having won the tournament a record seven times. Ghana and Cameroon had won four titles each.