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African Amputee Football Cup of Nations
StatusActive
Genresports event
Inaugurated2007
Organised byCAAF

The African Amputee Football Cup of Nations also called AAFCON, is an African tournament in association football for amputee people. It is organized by the Confederation of African Amputee Football (CAAF). It was first held in 2007 in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1] The last one was held in Cairo, Egypt in 2024.[2][3]

Competitions by year

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Number Year Host city Teams Gold Silver Bronze 4th Place
1 2007 Sierra Leone Freetown 4 Ghana Ghana Liberia Liberia Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Nigeria Nigeria
2 2008 Liberia Monrovia 5 Liberia Liberia Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Ghana Ghana Nigeria Nigeria
3 2011 Ghana Accra 6 Liberia Liberia Ghana Ghana Angola Angola Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
4 2013 Kenya Nairobi 6 Liberia Liberia Angola Angola Ghana Ghana Nigeria Nigeria
5 2019 Angola Benguela 6 Angola Angola Nigeria Nigeria Liberia Liberia Tanzania Tanzania
6 2021 Tanzania Dar es Salaam 15 Ghana Ghana Liberia Liberia Angola Angola Tanzania Tanzania
7 2024 Egypt Cairo 13 Ghana Ghana Morocco Morocco Algeria Algeria Nigeria Nigeria

Medals summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Liberia3216
2 Ghana3126
3 Angola1124
4 Sierra Leone0112
5 Morocco0101
 Nigeria0101
7 Algeria0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

Participating nations

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Team Sierra Leone
2007 		Liberia
2008 		Ghana
2011 		Kenya
2013 		Angola
2019 		Tanzania
2021 		Egypt
2024 		Years
 Algeria × × × × × × 3rd 1
 Angola × FR 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd QF 6
 Burundi × × × × × × GS 1
 Cameroon × × × × GS QF × 2
 Egypt × × × × × QF QF 2
 Ethiopia × × × × × GS × 1
 Kenya × × × GS × QF GS 3
 Liberia 2nd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd QF 7
 Gambia × × × × × GS GS 2
 Ghana 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd × 1st 1st 6
 Niger × × GS × × × × 1
 Nigeria 4th 4th GS 4th 2nd GS 4th 7
 Morocco × × × × × QF 2nd 2
 Rwanda × × × × × GS × 1
 Sierra Leone 3rd 2nd 4th GS GS GS GS 7
 Tanzania × × × × 4th 4th QF 3
 Uganda × × × × × GS GS 2
 Zanzibar × × × × × GS × 1
Total 4 5 6 6 6 15 13
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • FR – Final round
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  •  ••  — Qualified but withdrew / Disqualified after qualification
  •  •  — Did not qualify
  •  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew / Disqualified
  •    — Hosts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "African amputees' cup kicks off". BBC News. Redaction. 9 February 2007.
  2. ^ "Cairo to host African Amputee Football Nations Cup 2024". WAFF official website. Redaction. 14 August 2023.
  3. ^ "The streets of Cairo, Egypt set for the AAFCON tournament in April 2024". CAAF Fb page. Redaction. 6 February 2024.
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