2019 Africa Cup of Nations

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The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was a major continental football tournament held in Egypt, featuring 24 African national teams competing for the championship title.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Africa Cup of Nations edition
international football tournament
averageGoalsPerMatch 1.96
bestGoalkeeper Rais M’Bolhi NERFINISHED
bestPlayer Ismaël Bennacer NERFINISHED
champion Algeria national football team NERFINISHED
championCountry Algeria NERFINISHED
championTitleCount 2
continent Africa
defendingChampion Cameroon national football team NERFINISHED
editionNumber 32
fairPlayAwardTeam Senegal national football team NERFINISHED
finalCity Cairo NERFINISHED
finalScore Algeria 1–0 Senegal
finalVenue Cairo International Stadium NERFINISHED
finalWinningMargin 1 goal
fourthPlaceTeam Tunisia national football team NERFINISHED
groupStageStructure 6 groups of 4 teams
hostChangeDecisionBy Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED
hostChangeDecisionDate 2018-11-30
hostChangeReason preparation delays and security concerns in Cameroon
hostCitiesCount 4
5
hostCity Alexandria NERFINISHED
Cairo NERFINISHED
Ismailia NERFINISHED
Suez NERFINISHED
hostCountry Egypt NERFINISHED
hostSelectionDate 2014-09-20
knockoutTeamsCount 16
mascotDescription child pharaoh inspired by Tutankhamun
mascotName Tut NERFINISHED
nextEdition 2021 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED
notableFirst first Africa Cup of Nations held in June–July instead of January–February
first Africa Cup of Nations with 24 teams
numberOfGoals 102
numberOfMatches 52
numberOfParticipatingNations 24
numberOfTeams 24
numberOfVenues 6
officialMatchBallName Neo Pro NERFINISHED
officialMatchBallSupplier Umbro NERFINISHED
officialSongPerformer Dobet Gnahoré NERFINISHED
Femi One NERFINISHED
Hakim NERFINISHED
organizer Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED
organizerAbbreviation CAF NERFINISHED
originalHostCountry Cameroon NERFINISHED
previousEdition 2017 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED
qualificationCycleEndYear 2019
qualificationCycleStartYear 2017
qualificationMethodToKnockoutStage top two teams in each group and four best third-placed teams
qualificationProcessOrganizer Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED
qualifiedTeamsCountFromGroupStage 16
runnerUp Senegal national football team NERFINISHED
runnerUpCountry Senegal NERFINISHED
semiFinalist Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED
Tunisia national football team NERFINISHED
sport association football
thirdPlaceTeam Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED
topScorer Odion Ighalo NERFINISHED
topScorerGoals 5
tournamentEndDate 2019-07-19
tournamentFormat group stage and knockout stage
tournamentStartDate 2019-06-21
winningGoalScorerInFinal Baghdad Bounedjah NERFINISHED
year 2019

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Senegal national football team afconRunnerUp 2019 Africa Cup of Nations