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Africa Cup of Nations 2019i

The Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) is the main international 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. The title holders at the time of a Fifa Confederations Cup qualify for that competition. This year's will be the 32nd edition of the competition and it will be hosted in Egypt. The reigning champions are Cameroon, while the most successful team in the competition's history are Egypt, who have won the CAN seven times. The competition begins on 21 June with the final to be held on 19 July in Cairo.

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