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
2015 Africa Cup of Nations each bidding country to view stadiums, infrastructure, and football interest. They inspected the DR Congo first. Shortly after the inspection, DR Congo informed CAF that they would be withdrawing their bids for both the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Morocco was the next country to be inspected, with CAF visiting the country in early November 2010. South Africa was inspected in December 2010. On 29 January, during the 2011 CAF Super Cup, the CAF Board decided that Morocco would host the 2015 African Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. The