2019 Africa Cup of Nations facts for kids

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (also known as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019) was the 32nd time this big football tournament for African countries happened. It was first planned to be held in Cameroon. However, on January 9, 2019, the CAF (Confederation of African Football) decided to change the host country. Egypt then became the new host. The tournament took place from June 7 to June 30, 2019.

Teams that Played

     Qualified      Failed to qualify      Withdrew or did not enter      Not part of CAF

Some teams had to go through special games to qualify for the tournament. Sadly, the Chad was not allowed to play because they pulled out of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Here are the teams that made it to the final tournament:

Team	How they qualified	Date they qualified	Times in finals	Last time they played	Best result before	FIFA rank at start
Egypt	Hosts / Group J runners-up	October 16, 2018	24th	2017	Winners (7 times)	58
Madagascar	Group A runners-up	October 16, 2018	1st	None	First time	108
Tunisia	Group J winners	October 16, 2018	19th	2017	Winners (2004)	25
Senegal	Group A winners	October 16, 2018	15th	2017	Runners-up (2002)	22
Morocco	Group B winners	November 17, 2018	17th	2017	Winners (1976)	47
Nigeria	Group E winners	November 17, 2018	18th	2013	Winners (3 times)	45
Uganda	Group L winners	November 17, 2018	7th	2017	Runners-up (1978)	80
Mali	Group C winners	November 17, 2018	11th	2017	Runners-up (1972)	62
Guinea	Group H winners	November 18, 2018	12th	2015	Runners-up (1976)	71
Algeria	Group D winners	November 18, 2018	18th	2017	Winners (1990)	68
Mauritania	Group I runners-up	November 18, 2018	1st	None	First time	103
Ivory Coast	Group H runners-up	November 18, 2018	23rd	2017	Winners (2 times)	62
Kenya	Group F runners-up	November 30, 2018	6th	2004	Group stage (5 times)	105
Ghana	Group F winners	November 30, 2018	22nd	2017	Winners (4 times)	50
Angola	Group I winners	March 22, 2019	8th	2013	Quarter-finals (2 times)	123
Burundi	Group C runners-up	March 23, 2019	1st	None	First time	134
Cameroon	Group B runners-up	March 23, 2019	19th	2017	Winners (5 times)	51
Guinea-Bissau	Group K winners	March 23, 2019	2nd	2017	Group stage (2017)	118
Namibia	Group K runners-up	March 23, 2019	3rd	2008	Group stage (2 times)	113
Zimbabwe	Group G winners	March 24, 2019	4th	2017	Group stage (3 times)	109
DR Congo	Group G runners-up	March 24, 2019	19th	2017	Winners (2 times)	49
Benin	Group D runners-up	March 24, 2019	4th	2010	Group stage (3 times)	88
Tanzania	Group L runners-up	March 24, 2019	2nd	1980	Group stage (1980)	131
South Africa	Group E runners-up	March 24, 2019	10th	2015	Winners (1996)	72

Images for kids

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  Tut, the official mascot of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

See also

In Spanish: Copa Africana de Naciones 2019 para niños