2000 Africa Cup of Nations
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The 2000 Africa Cup of Nations was the continental football championship co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, where Cameroon’s national team, the Indomitable Lions, claimed the title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2000 Africa Cup of Nations canonical | 4 |
| Africa Cup of Nations 2000 | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12989912 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Context triple: [Indomitable Lions, afconTitles, 2000 Africa Cup of Nations]
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A.
2002 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2002 Africa Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Mali and won by Cameroon.
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B.
2006 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Egypt and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
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C.
Africa Cup of Nations 2004
Africa Cup of Nations 2004 was the 24th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football championship, held in Tunisia and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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D.
2010 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations was the 27th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Angola and featuring top national teams from across the continent.
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E.
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was the 26th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Ghana and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Target entity description: The 2000 Africa Cup of Nations was the continental football championship co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, where Cameroon’s national team, the Indomitable Lions, claimed the title.
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A.
2002 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2002 Africa Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Mali and won by Cameroon.
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B.
2006 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Egypt and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
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C.
Africa Cup of Nations 2004
Africa Cup of Nations 2004 was the 24th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football championship, held in Tunisia and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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D.
2010 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations was the 27th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Angola and featuring top national teams from across the continent.
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E.
2008 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was the 26th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Ghana and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Africa Cup of Nations tournament
ⓘ
international football competition ⓘ |
| bestPlayer | Laurent Pokou Award: Laurent Robert N’Doumbé (Patrick Mboma is often cited as player of the tournament) ⓘ |
| champion | Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coHost |
Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Ghana
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 22 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2000-02-13 ⓘ |
| fairPlayAward | Egypt national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalOutcome | Cameroon won on penalties ⓘ |
| finalScore | Cameroon 2–2 Nigeria ⓘ |
| finalStadium | National Stadium, Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Tunisia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Accra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumasi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostConfederation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2002 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNickNameOfChampion | Indomitable Lions GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfGoals | 73 ⓘ |
| numberOfHostCities | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfMatches | 32 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 16 ⓘ |
| numberOfVenues | 4 ⓘ |
| organiser | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penaltyShootoutScore | 4–3 ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1998 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualifiedTeams |
Algeria national football team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burkina Faso national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Congo national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Côte d’Ivoire national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghana national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Morocco national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Togo national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| startDate | 2000-01-22 ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | South Africa national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Shaun Bartlett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 5 ⓘ |
| winner | Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: 2000 Africa Cup of Nations Description of subject: The 2000 Africa Cup of Nations was the continental football championship co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, where Cameroon’s national team, the Indomitable Lions, claimed the title.
Referenced by (7)
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Africa Cup of Nations 2000
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Africa Cup of Nations 2000
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Africa Cup of Nations 2000