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
2010 Africa Cup of Nations 2010 Africa Cup of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa (CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January. In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo after a terrorist attack on their bus upon arriving for the tournament