The African Cup of Nations is a championship in Africa every two years and is ranked third in the world after the World Cup and the European Nations Cup for the intensity of competition. The championship was established in 1957 and was the first country to be hosted by Sudan. Egypt recorded the title for 6 times.

The African Nations Cup was officially launched on 10 February 1957 on the municipal stadium in Khartoum, but the idea dates back to June 8, 1956.
The Constituent Assembly was held eight months later at the "Grand Hotel" in Khartoum two days before the opening match of the first round between Sudan and Egypt, which resulted in the victory of the last 2-1.
The first round included Ethiopia, while South Africa excluded. Egypt was the first country to win the title with a 4-0 win over Ethiopia. The second tournament was hosted by Egypt in 1959 with the participation of the same three teams, and Egypt retained the title. The third session was organized by Ethiopia in 1962 and won the match to be the second country after Egypt.

The fourth round started differently, came just one year after the third session in 1963, and was organized in Ghana with the participation of six teams - Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Sudan.
Tunisia hosted the fifth session in 1965 with the participation of Senegal, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Congo and Ghana, and Ghana retained the title.

The sixth round, which was hosted by Ethiopia in 1968, was different. Eight teams participated for the first time: Ethiopia, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Congo Kinshasa, Congo Brazzaville, Ghana, Senegal. Congo Kinshasa won the title by beating Ghana 1-0.
In 1970, Sudan hosted the finals for the second time, but this time did not miss the opportunity and won the final against Ghana 1-0.

Egypt will host the 2019 African Cup of Nations in June and July with the participation of 24 teams for the first time in the history of the continent's championships.
The teams participating in the championship:
Egypt ( the host )
Madagascar, Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco, Nigeria, Uganda, Guinea, Algeria Mauritania, Cote d'Ivoire, Kenya, Ghana, Angola, Burundi, Cameroon Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, South Africa.