1959 African Cup of Nations This edition will also be remembered because of the three coaches from Eastern Europe: the Czechoslovakian Starosta (Ethiopia) and Hada (Sudan), the Hungarian Pál Titkos, coach of Egypt. Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament. 1959 African Cup of Nations The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three
2004 African Women's Championship 2004 African Women's Championship The 2004 African Women's Championship was the sixth edition of the African Women's Championship (now known as the "Africa Women Cup of Nations"), the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in South Africa between 18 September and 3 October 2004. Nigeria won its sixth title, after defeating Cameroon 5–0 in the final. South Africa were elected as hosts on 12 December 2003. South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which