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CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe

Motsepe breaks silence on AFCON fiasco

The Confederation of African Football president has spoken out regarding the controversial decision to crown Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations despite losing the final match. The ruling by the governing body's Appeals Board, which handed the Atlas Lions a 3-0 victory over Senegal, has sent shockwaves through the global football community.

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Senegal government demands CAF corruption probe over AFCON final

The diplomatic fallout from the Africa Cup of Nations final has escalated as the Senegal government officially demands an investigation into the Confederation of African Football. Following a shocking decision to strip the Lions of Teranga of their recent continental title and award a default victory to Morocco, furious officials in Dakar are now alleging systemic corruption.

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Standings

Grupo A

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Cameta crestCameta632184411
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W
W
W
D
2Remo crestRemo624095410
D
D
D
W
D
2Capitao Poco crestCapitao Poco631296310
W
D
W
W
L
4Tuna Luso crestTuna Luso630335-29
L
W
W
W
L
5Santa Rosa crestSanta Rosa621347-37
L
D
W
W
L

Grupo B

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Paysandu crestPaysandu631264210
W
L
D
L
W
1Aguia de Maraba crestAguia de Maraba631287110
W
D
L
L
W
3Castanhal EC crestCastanhal EC622245-18
L
D
L
W
W
4Amazonia IFC crestAmazonia IFC6132711-46
D
D
L
L
D
5Bragantino PA crestBragantino PA612367-15
W
D
L
L
D
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Frequently asked questions

Egypt are the team who have won the most AFCON titles in history, with seven to their name. It was in 1957, the inaugural edition of AFCON, where Egypt attained glory. They would go on to add three more trophies before the turn of the century (1957, 1986, 1998), before completing a threepeat in 2006, 2008, and 2010.

The first-ever AFCON featured just three teams. Between 1968 and 1990, eight teams featured in the tournament. An expansion in 1992 saw 12 teams feature in AFCON, and 16 from 1998. The latest expansion in 2019, though, sees 24 teams fight for glory.

Cameroon legend Rigobert Song set the record of most AFCON appearances in 2010, playing in his 36th game in the tournament. That record was equalled by Ghanaian icon Andre Ayew in 2024.

Cameroon icon Samuel Eto'o leads the all-time goalscoring charts with an impressive 18 goals over the course of 29 matches during six different tournaments.

Egypt's Essam El Hadary is the oldest player ever to play in AFCON at the age of 44 years and 21 days. He achieved this feat in 2017 during Egypt's 2-1 loss to Cameroon.

Former Ghana defender Joseph Odoi made his AFCON debut in 1984 at the age of 15 years and 164 days, becoming the youngest player ever to feature in the African Cup of Nations.

Samuel Eto'o, Mohamed Salah, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba, Jay-Jay Okocha, Sadio Mane, Roger Milla, Ahmed Hassan, George Weah, etc, are some of the biggest names to have featured in the African Cup of Nations.

Charles Gyamfi, Hassan Shehata, Herve Renard, and Avram Grant are some of the most famous coaches to have led their respective teams at AFCON.