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Ronaldo & Al-Nassr dumped out of cup by 10-man Al-Ittihad

Karim Benzema starred with a goal as reigning champions Al-Ittihad reached the quarter-final of the Saudi King's Cup of Champions after edging out Pro League leaders Al-Nassr 2-1 on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo, Sadio Mane and Joao Felix had a night to forget as they failed to deliver in front of the goal despite dominating proceedings for the majority of the game with an extra player on the pitch.

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Al-Nassr boss explains why Ronaldo was left on bench vs Jeddah

Jorge Jesus has explained why he decided to leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench during Al-Nassr's Saudi King Cup of Champions round of 32 clash with Jeddah on Tuesday. In Ronaldo's absence, his compatriot Joao Felix starred for Al-Nassr as the Saudi giants beat Jeddah 4-0. Felix contributed with a goal and an assist to continue his dream start to life in Saudi Arabia.

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King Cup, fixtures & results

Thursday 27 November
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Al Kholood
ALK
4
Al Khaleej badge
Al Khaleej
ALK
3
FT
Al Ahli badge
Al Ahli
AHL
3
Al Qadsiah badge
Al Qadsiah
ALQ
3
FT
pen 5 - 4
Friday 28 November
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Al Hilal
HIL
4
Al Fateh FC badge
Al Fateh FC
ALF
1
FT
Al Ittihad badge
Al Ittihad
ITT
4
Al Shabab badge
Al Shabab
ALS
1
FT
Tuesday 17 March
Al Kholood badge
Al Kholood
ALK
2
Al Ittihad badge
Al Ittihad
ITT
2
FT
pen 5 - 4
Al Ahli badge
Al Ahli
AHL
1
Al Hilal badge
Al Hilal
HIL
1
FT
pen 2 - 4
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Standings

PosTeamPWDLFA+/-PTSForm
1Strasbourg crestStrasbourg6510115616
W
W
W
W
D
2Rakow Czestochowa crestRakow Czestochowa642092714
W
W
W
D
D
3AEK Athens crestAEK Athens6411147713
W
W
W
D
W
4Sparta Prague crestSparta Prague6411103713
W
W
W
D
L
5Rayo Vallecano crestRayo Vallecano6411137613
W
W
L
W
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.