This African Cup is in ill fate. It was originally scheduled to be held in Côte d'Ivoire from June to July 2021. As a result, Cameroon, the original organizer of the 2019 African Cup, was cancelled, and the hosting rights were hosted by Egypt, and Cameroon changed to host the 202

January 9th to February 6th, 2022, the 2021 African Cup will be held in Cameroon . This African Cup is in a tragic fate. It was originally scheduled to be held in Côte d'Ivoire from June to July 2021. As a result, Cameroon, the original organizer of the 2019 African Cup, was cancelled, and the hosting rights were hosted by Egypt, and Cameroon changed to host the 2021 African Cup, while the original 2021 and 2023 African Cups were held in Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, successively, hosting the 2023 and 2025 African Cups. Later, due to climate and epidemic reasons, the holding time was first changed to January 9 to February 6, 2021, and then postponed to the same time in 2022. Cameroonian legend Etoo has now become the chairman of his national football association.

African Cup was founded in 1957. This African Cup is the 33rd African Cup in history. In the history of the African Cup, a total of 14 teams have won the championship. The team with the most championships is Egypt, with a total of seven times; Cameroon 5 times, Ghana 4 times, Nigeria 3 times, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria , Democratic Congo 2 times, Zambia , Tunisia, Sudan , Ethiopia , Morocco, South Africa and Congo 1 times each.

This African Cup will be held in 5 cities and 6 stadiums in Cameroon, namely:

. Yaounde Olembe Stadium: Capacity 60,000, the opening match and finals are held here, a total of 5 group matches, 1 8th final , 1 quarter-final, 1 semi-final and final 9 games.

. Yaounde Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium: Capacity of 40,000, 7 group matches will be held, 1 quarterfinal and 34 finals in total 9 games.

. Douala Japoma Stadium: Capacity of 50,000, 6 group matches, 1 quarterfinals, 2 quarterfinals and a semi-finals will be held in total 10 games.

. Bafusam Kouekong Stadium: Capacity 20,000, will hold 6 group matches and 2 quarterfinals in total 8 games.

.Garua Roumdjé Adjia Stadium: Capacity 23,000, 6 group matches, 1 quarterfinal and 1 quarterfinal will be held in total 8 games.

. Linbei Stadium: Capacity 20,000, 6 group matches and 2 quarterfinals will be held in total 8 games.

The stadium capacity of this African Cup will be open 60% during the game, while the host Cameroon will be open 80%.

Qualifiers:

A total of 52 teams participated in this African Cup qualifiers. In October 2019, 8 teams advanced to the first round of two rounds of knockout matches, and four teams were determined to participate in the qualifiers. The 48 teams participating in the qualifiers are divided into 12 groups, each with four teams. They completed the home and away double round-robin matches from November 2019 to March 2021. The top two teams in each group have advanced to the 2021 African Cup. Gambia and Comoros will participate in the African Cup for the first time in history.

021 African Cup participating teams, divided into 6 groups, four teams in each group, with a single round of group matches. The top two in each group and four best third-place teams qualified for the group to advance to the top 16, and then defeated the knockout round until the championship and runner-up were decided.

January 9th to February 6th, 2022, the 2021 African Cup will be held in Cameroon . This African Cup is in a tragic fate. It was originally scheduled to be held in Côte d'Ivoire from June to July 2021. As a result, Cameroon, the original organizer of the 2019 African Cup, was cancelled, and the hosting rights were hosted by Egypt, and Cameroon changed to host the 2021 African Cup, while the original 2021 and 2023 African Cups were held in Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea, successively, hosting the 2023 and 2025 African Cups. Later, due to climate and epidemic reasons, the holding time was first changed to January 9 to February 6, 2021, and then postponed to the same time in 2022. Cameroonian legend Etoo has now become the chairman of his national football association.

African Cup was founded in 1957. This African Cup is the 33rd African Cup in history. In the history of the African Cup, a total of 14 teams have won the championship. The team with the most championships is Egypt, with a total of seven times; Cameroon 5 times, Ghana 4 times, Nigeria 3 times, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria , Democratic Congo 2 times, Zambia , Tunisia, Sudan , Ethiopia , Morocco, South Africa and Congo 1 times each.

This African Cup will be held in 5 cities and 6 stadiums in Cameroon, namely:

. Yaounde Olembe Stadium: Capacity 60,000, the opening match and finals are held here, a total of 5 group matches, 1 8th final , 1 quarter-final, 1 semi-final and final 9 games.

. Yaounde Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium: Capacity of 40,000, 7 group matches will be held, 1 quarterfinal and 34 finals in total 9 games.

. Douala Japoma Stadium: Capacity of 50,000, 6 group matches, 1 quarterfinals, 2 quarterfinals and a semi-finals will be held in total 10 games.

. Bafusam Kouekong Stadium: Capacity 20,000, will hold 6 group matches and 2 quarterfinals in total 8 games.

.Garua Roumdjé Adjia Stadium: Capacity 23,000, 6 group matches, 1 quarterfinal and 1 quarterfinal will be held in total 8 games.

. Linbei Stadium: Capacity 20,000, 6 group matches and 2 quarterfinals will be held in total 8 games.

The stadium capacity of this African Cup will be open 60% during the game, while the host Cameroon will be open 80%.

Qualifiers:

A total of 52 teams participated in this African Cup qualifiers. In October 2019, 8 teams advanced to the first round of two rounds of knockout matches, and four teams were determined to participate in the qualifiers. The 48 teams participating in the qualifiers are divided into 12 groups, each with four teams. They completed the home and away double round-robin matches from November 2019 to March 2021. The top two teams in each group have advanced to the 2021 African Cup. Gambia and Comoros will participate in the African Cup for the first time in history.

021 African Cup participating teams, divided into 6 groups, four teams in each group, with a single round of group matches. The top two in each group and four best third-place teams qualified for the group to advance to the top 16, and then defeated the knockout round until the championship and runner-up were decided.

grouping and the situation of each team are as follows:

A group:

Cameroon: host, 20th participation, 50th in the world, 7th in Africa, well-known players include Onana (Ajax), Anguysa (Naples), Shupomotin (Bayern), 1Basogo ( Shanghai Shenhua )

Burkina Faso: 12th competition, ranking 60th in the world, 11th in Africa, well-known players include Tapsoba ( Leverkusen ), Traore ( Aston Villa )

Cape Verde : 3rd competition, ranking 73rd in the world, ranking 14th in Africa

Ethiopia: 11th time to participate, ranking 137th in the world, 40th in Africa,

B group:

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Handle: 16th time to participate, ranking 20th in the world, ranking 13th in Africa, well-known players include Menti (Chelsea ), Saar (Bayern), Coolibali (Naples), Diallo ( Paris Saint-Germain ), Baloturre (AC Milan ), Geye (PSG), Mane ( Liverpool )

Guinea: 13th competition, ranking 81 in the world, 15th in Africa, well-known players include Diavala (Rome), Moriba (RB Leipzig ), Nabiketa (Liverpool)

Zimbabwe : 5th time, world ranking 121, Africa 31

Malawi: 3rd time, world ranking 129, Africa 35

C group:

Morocco: 18th time, ranked 28th in the world, ranked 28th in Africa, and the well-known players include Bunu (Seville ), Seth (Wolf), Ashraf (Paris Saint-Germain), Amrabat (Fiorentina), Ennesri (Seville), Munier (Seville), Caebi (formerly Hebei China Fortune Land Development)

Ghana: 23rd time, ranked 52nd in the world, ranked 8th in Africa, well-known Players include Amatai (Leicester City), Thomas Patti ( Arsenal ), Vacaso (Shenzhen), Jordan Ayu ( Crystal Palace ), Boakiye (formerly Jiangsu)

Gabon : 8th participation, ranked 89th in the world, 19th in Africa, well-known players include Lemina (Nice), Aubameyang (Arsenal)

Comoros: 1st time to participate, world ranking 132, Africa No. 38

D group:

Nigeria: 19th time to participate, world ranking 36, Africa No. 5, well-known players include Aina (Turin), Ndidi (Leicester City), Ighalo ( Riyadh Youth), Ivobi ( Everton ), Ishinacho (Leicester City), Chukueze ( Villarreal )

Egypt: 25th competition, ranking 45th in the world, 6th in Africa, well-known players include Ernei (Arsenal), Salah (Liverpool), Trezege (Aston Villa)

Guinea Bissau : The third time participates, the world ranking 106, Africa No. 24

HD: The ninth time participates, the world ranking 125, Africa No. 33

E group:

Algeria: defending the crown Champion , 19th time, 29th world ranking, 3rd in Africa, well-known players include Benzebaini (Bontaine ), Bennaser (AC Milan), Mahrez (Manchester City ), Ounas (Naples), Benrahma (West Ham United ),

Côte d'Ivoire: 24th time, 56th world ranking, 10th in Africa, well-known players include Orier (Villareal), Belli ( Manchester United ), Casey (AC Milan), Zaha (Crystal Palace), Pepe (Arsenal), Ale (Ajax), Evra (Former Wuhan)

Sierra : 3rd participating, ranked 108th in the world, 25th in Africa, well-known players include Buya Toure (Henan)

Equatorial Guinea : The third time to participate, the world ranking 114, Africa No. 28

F Group:

Tunisia: The 20th time to participate, the world ranking 30, Africa No. 4

Mali : The 12th time to participate, the world ranking 53, Africa No. 9 , well-known players include Hedala (RB Leipzig), Bisuma (Brighton), Kulibali (Nante), Genebo (Southampton)

Mauritania : The second time, the world ranking 103, the 23rd place in Africa, the 23rd place in Africa, the 23rd place in Africa, the 23rd place in Africa, the 150th place in the world, the 46th place in Africa, the 46th place in the well-known players include Kole (Sampdoria ), Dalber (Rome), Mousabaro ( Bologna ), Steve (formerly Hangzhou, Yanbian , Guizhou)

Schedule: Opening match January 9th local time at 17:00 (Beijing time +7) Host Cameroon faces Burkina Faso, the final is 20:00 local time on February 6th. The specific schedule is as follows:

In addition, after two stages of competition in the 2022 Qatar World Cup Africa Qualifiers, the ten teams participating in the final stage were decided: Senegal, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Nigeria, Egypt, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, and Democratic Congo; the third phase draw will be held on January 26, and the top five teams will be the seed team, and the last five teams will face off in two rounds at home and away from March 24-29, 2022 (the seed team is home in the second leg), and the five teams participating in the 2022 Qatar World Cup will be decided.

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