Its now official that the Africa Cup of Nations set for June 15 to July 13, 2019, will be hosted in Egypt.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East as the host to replace Cameroon. Cameroon was stripped of staging duties in November because of slow preparations.
The competition which will be in its 32nd year will see 24 teams at the AFCON for the first time in history.
Qualified teams
Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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Madagascar | Group A top two | October 16, 2018 | N/A | Debut |
Tunisia | Group J top two | October 16, 2018 | 2017 | Winners (2004) |
Egypt | Group J top two | October 16, 2018 | 2017 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) |
Senegal | Group A top two | October 16, 2018 | 2017 | Runners up (2002) |
Morocco | Group B top two | November 17, 2018 | 2017 | Winners (1976) |
Nigeria | Group E top two | November 17, 2018 | 2013 | Winners (1980, 1994, 2013) |
Uganda | Group L winners | November 17, 2018 | 2017 | Runners up (1978) |
Mali | Group C top two | November 17, 2018 | 2017 | Runners up (1972) |
Guinea | Group H winners | November 18, 2018 | 2015 | Runners up (1976) |
Algeria | Group D winners | November 18, 2018 | 2017 | Winners (1990) |
Mauritania | Group I top two | November 18, 2018 | N/A | Debut |
Ivory Coast | Group H runners up | November 18, 2018 | N/A | Winners (1992, 2015) |
Kenya | Group F top two | November 18, 2018 | 2004 | Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004) |
Ghana | Group F top two | November 18, 2018 | 2017 | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) |