African Cup of Nations quiz 1

Think you know everything about the African Cup of Nations, the premier competition for football in Africa ? Take the quiz below. Consists of basic questions. Quiz 2 will be medium, and quiz 3 is bound to make you Google for the answer, if 1 and 2 do not do that.

1.) How many editions of the African Cup of Nations have been held till date ? ( Including the 2006 one)

2.) When was the first AFCON held ? Who hosted it ?

3.) Which nation holds the record for most AFCON titles ?

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Did Ivory Coast make the right decision ?

The Ivory Coast had a splendid opportunity to send rivals Nigeria out of the African Cup of Nations. Instead they did the Super Eagles a huge favour by beating Mali 3-0, and Nigeria qualified by virtue of their 2-0 over Reinhard Fabisch’s Benin. If Nigeria had failed to qualify , it would have been their first group stage elimination since 1982.

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