1996 African Cup of Nations matches
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The 1996 African Cup of Nations matches were the games played during the 20th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football tournament, held in South Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1996 Africa Cup of Nations | 1 |
| 1996 African Cup of Nations matches canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5603513 — 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: 1996 African Cup of Nations matches Context triple: [National Stadium, hostedEvent, 1996 African Cup of Nations matches]
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A.
CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations is a continental football tournament for African national teams under the age of 23 that also serves as a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games.
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B.
FIFA World Cup 1994 matches
FIFA World Cup 1994 matches were a series of international football games played during the 1994 edition of the FIFA World Cup held in the United States.
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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.
CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African continental football tournament for under-17 national teams, serving as both a championship and a qualifier for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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E.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1996 African Cup of Nations matches Target entity description: The 1996 African Cup of Nations matches were the games played during the 20th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football tournament, held in South Africa.
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A.
CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-23 Africa Cup of Nations is a continental football tournament for African national teams under the age of 23 that also serves as a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games.
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B.
FIFA World Cup 1994 matches
FIFA World Cup 1994 matches were a series of international football games played during the 1994 edition of the FIFA World Cup held in the United States.
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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.
CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
The CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations is the premier African continental football tournament for under-17 national teams, serving as both a championship and a qualifier for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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E.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football match collection
ⓘ
sports event series ⓘ |
| category | African Cup of Nations matches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionStageIncluded |
final
ⓘ
group stage ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ third place play-off ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederationScope | continental ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| edition | 1996 African Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1998 African Cup of Nations matches ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBody | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCityCountry | various cities in South Africa ⓘ |
| hostConfederation | Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| level | senior national teams ⓘ |
| matchType | national team competition ⓘ |
| organizer |
CAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1996 African Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1994 African Cup of Nations matches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| tournamentEditionNumber | 20 ⓘ |
| tournamentName | African Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentType | international tournament ⓘ |
| year | 1996 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1996 African Cup of Nations matches Description of subject: The 1996 African Cup of Nations matches were the games played during the 20th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football tournament, held in South Africa.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1996 Africa Cup of Nations