2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was the 33rd edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football tournament, held in Cameroon and contested by national teams from across the continent.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2021 Africa Cup of Nations canonical | 3 |
| 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Context triple: [Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, renovatedFor, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations]
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A.
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was the 31st edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Gabon and won by Cameroon.
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B.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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C.
CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African international youth football tournament for under-20 national teams, serving as a key pathway to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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D.
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was the 29th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in South Africa and won by Nigeria.
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E.
African Super Cup
The African Super Cup is an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football that pits the winners of the CAF Champions League against the CAF Confederation Cup champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Target entity description: The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was the 33rd edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football tournament, held in Cameroon and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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A.
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was the 31st edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Gabon and won by Cameroon.
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B.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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C.
CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African international youth football tournament for under-20 national teams, serving as a key pathway to the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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D.
2013 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was the 29th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in South Africa and won by Nigeria.
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E.
African Super Cup
The African Super Cup is an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football that pits the winners of the CAF Champions League against the CAF Confederation Cup champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Africa Cup of Nations edition
ⓘ
international football tournament ⓘ |
| bestGoalkeeper | Édouard Mendy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestGoalkeeperTeam | Senegal national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPlayer | Sadio Mané NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestPlayerTeam | Senegal national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Senegal national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Algeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 33 ⓘ |
| endDate | 2022-02-06 ⓘ |
| fairPlayAward | Senegal national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCity | Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 2022-02-06 ⓘ |
| finalDecidedBy | penalty shoot-out ⓘ |
| finalScore | Senegal 0–0 Egypt (a.e.t., 4–2 on penalties) ⓘ |
| finalStadium | Olembe Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Olembe Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Burkina Faso national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupStageFormat | 6 groups of 4 teams ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Bafoussam
NERFINISHED
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Douala NERFINISHED ⓘ Garoua NERFINISHED ⓘ Limbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knockoutStage | round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off, final ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConfederations | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfGoals | 100 ⓘ |
| numberOfHostCities | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfMatches | 52 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfVenues | 6 ⓘ |
| openingMatchCity | Yaoundé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchStadium | Olembe Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organiser | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalStartYear | 2021 GENERATED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationProcess | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification ⓘ |
| reasonForPostponement | COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| rescheduledToYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Egypt national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2022-01-09 ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Vincent Aboubakar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 8 ⓘ |
| topScorerTeam | Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Senegal national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
2021 Africa Cup of Nations final