2008 Africa Cup of Nations
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2008 Africa Cup of Nations canonical | 2 |
| Africa Cup of Nations 2008 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12382014 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Context triple: [Michael Essien, africaCupOfNationsParticipation, 2008 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.
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.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
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E.
1990 Africa Cup of Nations final
The 1990 Africa Cup of Nations final was the decisive championship match of the 1990 continental football tournament in Africa, determining the winner of that year’s African title.
- 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: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Target entity description: 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.
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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.
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.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
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E.
1990 Africa Cup of Nations final
The 1990 Africa Cup of Nations final was the decisive championship match of the 1990 continental football tournament in Africa, determining the winner of that year’s African title.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vincent Enyeama
this entity surface form:
Africa Cup of Nations 2008