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African island country in the Indian Ocean
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's fourth-largest island, the second-largest island country, and the 46th-largest country overall. Its capital and largest city is Antananarivo.
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The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON in English and CAN in French, and currently known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013. The competition is expected to revert to even-numbered years and become a quadrennial event, taking place in leap years from 2028.
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Morocco and Senegal collected victories in Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations 2027 (AFCON) qualifiers, while Algeria came from two goals down to draw 2-2 away to Burundi.
The Malawi Under-23 National Football Team will be looking for a positive start to their TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of...
The 2027 Africa Cup of Nations has started, and several African countries, including Nigeria's Super Eagles, have begun striving for a ticket, Soccernet.ng