Champion Nations of Africa.

Difficulties.In the first Africa Nations Cup matches, set up in 1957, has only three of the nine independent countries of Africa-Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt-were to become the winner. Since then, countries in the region have rapidly acquired independence. In 2002, in the tournament qualifying rounds for places in the sixteen matches involving 48 countries. African Nations Cup game passed difficulties, due to poor playing conditions in some countries, the hostility of some nations to each other and the larger disputes. This is also out. Representation of Nigeria, one of the best matches of teams expelled from the tournament was 1998, when refused to tournaments in 1996. From the early 90. Numbered the best teams to play foreign players, leaving them so much, as soon as possible. Eliminations, with eight seats, have been introduced into the African Nations Cup matches in 1968. Capacity was increased only in 1992 to 12 in 1998 up to sixteen years (including a host of defenders and the title). The winners of the tournament came from different countries all over the continent. Interestingly five finals matches ended criminal.