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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.
More on Wikipedia ↗Nigeria will take on Guinea-Bissau in their second match of the Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign on Tuesday at the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro.The Super Eagles go into the fixture wit...
Black Stars looking to bounce back after grim defeat against Ivory Coast
Nigeria are facing an attacking injury crisis as they prepare to face Guinea-Bissau in an AFCON qualifier on Tuesday. The Super Eagles cruised to a 2-1 defeat of Madagascar last week, but could be without both strikers who led the line in Uyo. Goalscorer George Ilenikhena and Akor Adams both missed training on Sunday,…