2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final lost the 1962 final against Ethiopia at the Hailé Sélassié Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Cameroon appeared in their 18th tournament, and their 7th final. They have previously won 4 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) and lost 2 (1986, 2008). Egypt and Cameroon had met in two Africa Cup of Nations finals before (the 1986 and 2008 tournaments). Egypt won both of those finals. Egypt were 35th in the FIFA World Rankings (3rd among African nations), while Cameroon were 62nd (12th among African nations). Mohamed Elneny received the ball from Mohamed Salah and opened the scoring after 22 minutes when he
2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was withdrawing from the qualifying tournament, without giving a reason. All Djibouti matches were therefore cancelled. Zambia finished as group winner by winning the head-to-head against South Africa. The best 3 runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) would qualify for the finals. Source: Official site - qualifying 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 2008 African Cup of Nations. The 16 qualified teams were: The 47 nations were divided into 11 groups of four teams and 1 group of 3 teams, with the 12 group winners and the best 3