2010 African Cup of Nations
| African Cup of Nations Angola 2010 |
African Cup of Nations 2010 official logo |
| Tournament details |
| Host country |
 Angola |
| Dates |
10 January - 31 January |
| Teams |
16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) |
4 (in 4 host cities) |
The 2010 African Cup of Nations will be the 27th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It will be hosted by Angola.[1][2] Angola was awarded the right to host the tournament by CAF in a decision to rotate the hosting of the Cup and allow new nations like Angola, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea a chance to host the tournament. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea were also awarded the hosting rights to the 2012 Nations Cup, while Libya would be hosting the event for the second time in 2014. Two-time former hosts, Nigeria is the reserve host for the 2010, 2012 and 2014 Nations Cups, in event that any of the host countries fail to meet the requirements established by CAF.
Qualification
The Confederation of African Football announced that the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification will also be the qualification for this tournament. Despite the fact Angola will be the host of the 2010 African Cup of Nations, they also need to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. A similar situation holds true for South Africa. Although they will be the hosts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, they need to compete in the qualification tournament in order to qualify for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.
Qualified teams
| Country |
Qualified as |
Date qualification was secured |
Previous appearances |
Consecutive Qualifications |
Last Appearance |
Best result |
| Angola |
Hosts |
29 July 2007 |
024 |
2 |
2008 |
Quarterfinals (2008) |
 Ghana |
Group D Winners |
20 June 2009 |
0216 |
3 |
2008 |
Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Group E Winners |
5 September 2009 |
0217 |
3 |
2008 |
Winners (1992) |
 Tunisia |
Group B Runners-Up |
6 September 2009 |
0213 |
9 |
2008 |
Winners (2004) |
 Algeria |
Group C Top three finisher |
6 September 2009 |
0213 |
1 |
2004 |
Winners (1990) |
 Egypt |
Group C Top three finisher |
10 October 2009 |
0221 |
14 |
2008 |
Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008) |
 Cameroon |
Group A Winners |
10 October 2009 |
0215 |
8 |
2008 |
Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) |
 Gabon |
Group A Runners-Up |
10 October 2009 |
023 |
1 |
2000 |
Quarterfinals (1996) |
 Nigeria |
Group B Winners |
11 October 2009 |
0215 |
6 |
2008 |
Winners (1980,1994) |
 Mali |
Group D Third Place |
11 October 2009 |
025 |
2 |
2008 |
Runners-Up (1972) |
 Benin |
Group D Runners-Up |
11 October 2009 |
022 |
2 |
2008 |
Round One (2004, 2008) |
 Burkina Faso |
Group E Runners-Up |
11 October 2009 |
026 |
1 |
2004 |
Fourth Place (1998) |
 Mozambique |
Group B Third Place |
14 November 2009 |
023 |
1 |
1998 |
Round One (1986, 1996, 1998) |
 Zambia |
Group C Third Place |
14 November 2009 |
0213 |
3 |
2008 |
Runners-Up (1974, 1994) |
 Togo |
Group A Third Place |
14 November 2009 |
026 |
1 |
2006 |
Round One (1972, 1984, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006) |
 Malawi |
Group E Third Place |
14 November 2009 |
021 |
0 |
1984 |
Round One (1984) |
Host venues
Finals
The draw for the final tournament will take place on November 20, 2009 in Luanda. CAF have also published the fixtures on May 25, 2009.[3]
References
External links
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