Africa Cup of Nations: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Added a top question about why Morocco was awarded the AFCON 2025. Mar 18, 2026
In the Africa Cup of Nations table, revised the results for 2025. Mar 17, 2026
Noted that Senegal had been stripped of the 2025 title. Mar 17, 2026
Added a bar racing chart featuring the list of AFCON winners and information about the controversy during the 2025 edition final. Jan 27, 2026
Added information about the results of the 2025 AFCON final. Jan 18, 2026
Added the winner of the 2025 edition of the competition. Jan 18, 2026
Added an update about the third place match result. Jan 17, 2026
Added an update about records broken during the 2025 edition. Jan 16, 2026
Updated the “AFCON 2025 highlights” section with the semi-final results. Jan 15, 2026
Added an update about the competition's history and highlights from the 2025 edition of the AFCON. Jan 12, 2026
Added an update about multiple changes in the tournament dates across different editions. Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Africa Cup of Nations winners � Egypt, Cameroon dominate continental showpiece. Aug 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Conf�d�ration Africaine de Football - African Cup of Nations. Nov 29, 2022
Changed the title from “African Cup of Nations” to “Africa Cup of Nations” and revised the number of participating countries. Jun 17, 2021
Media added. Feb 15, 2016
Mentions of the Togo team bus attack in 2010 and Samuel Eto'o's Cup of Nations career scoring title added. Mar 10, 2010
Table and alternate titles added. Feb 26, 2009
New article added. Jul 01, 2005
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