<p>The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men&#8217;s football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). </p>



<p>The tournament was hosted by Egypt. The competition was
held from 21 June to 19 July 2019, as per the decision of the CAF Executive
Committee on 20 July 2017 to move the Africa Cup of Nations from
January/February to June/July for the first time. ;It was also the first
Africa Cup of Nations expanded from 16 to 24 teams. </p>



<p>The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Cameroon. Cameroon would have hosted the competition for the first time since 1972. They were also the title holders after winning the previous edition. On 30 November 2018, Cameroon was stripped of hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations due to delays in the delivery of infrastructure, the Boko Haram insurgency and the Anglophone Crisis.</p>



<p> On 8 January 2019, Egypt was chosen by the CAF Executive Committee as the host nation of the competition. The tournament was also moved from the original dates of 15 June – 13 July to 21 June – 19 July due to Ramadan. </p>



<p>Cmeroon were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Nigeria. The hosts Egypt were eliminated at the same stage after losing to South Africa.</p>



<p>Algeria defeated Senegal 1–0 in the final, winning their second title and first since 1990, while Nigeria came third after beating Tunisia 1–0 in their third-place play-off match. </p>

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