1957 African Cup of Nations 1957 African Cup of Nations The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF), and was hosted by Sudan. The participating teams were Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. South Africa were due to play Ethiopia in the semi-finals, but were disqualified due to apartheid. Ethiopia therefore had a bye to the final, whilst in the other semi-final at Municipal Stadium in Khartoum, the Egyptians beat the host nation 2−1. In the final Egypt beat Ethiopia 4−0, with all four goals scored by El-Diba, who finished the tournament as
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