2017 Africa Cup of Nations
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The <entity_3>, known as the Total <entity_4>, <entity_8> <entity_9> (also referred to as AFCON <entity_9> or CAN <entity_9>), was the 31st edition of the <entity_4>, the biennial international men's <entity_1> organized by the <entity_0> (<entity_0>). <entity_6> won their fifth title after defeating seven-time champions Egypt 2–1 in the <entity_7>. As champions, <entity_6> qualified for the <entity_9> FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Bids : <entity_0> received 3 bids before 30 September 2010, the deadline, to host either the <entity_2> or <entity_9> from DR Congo, Morocco and South Africa. <entity_0> then began an inspection procedure, on November and December 2010, intending to visit each bidding country to view stadiums, infrastructure, and <entity_5> interest. Shortly after the inspection, DR Congo informed <entity_0> that they would be withdrawing their bids for both the 2015 and <entity_3> tournaments. On 29 January, during the 2011 <entity_0> Super Cup, the <entity_0> executive committee decided that Morocco would host <entity_2>, while the <entity_9> edition would be held in South Africa. Algeria, Egypt, <entity_8>, and Ghana, were determined by the <entity_0> to be compliant with the host criteria. On 8 April 2015, <entity_0> President Issa Hayatou announced <entity_8> as the replacement hosts following votes by the <entity_0> Executive Committee. Due to the cancellation of Morocco being hosts of the <entity_2>, the national team of Morocco were originally banned by <entity_0> from entering the <entity_9> and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations. The following <entity_10> teams qualified for the <entity_7> tournament. The seedings approved by the Organising Committee of the <entity_4> at its meeting on Monday, 26 September 2016 at the <entity_0> headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, was determined taking into account the performance of the qualified teams during the following competitions: Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals. In July 2016, Total secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the <entity_0> (<entity_0>) to support ten of its principal competitions, including the <entity_4> (renamed the Total <entity_4>). On 21 January, Russian hacking group New World Hackers claimed to have taken the official <entity_0> website down in response to <entity_0>'s decision to choose <entity_8> as host nation.
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