As the African cup of Nations tournament begins in few days let keep you up to date with some things you may not heard before.

Below is the list of players who have appeared in six or more AFCON tournaments:

Ahmed Hassan - Egypt

Rigobert Song - Cameroon

Essam El Hadary -Egypt

Hossam Hassan - Egypt

Source: https://www.ngyab.com/2019/06/list-of-players-who-have-appeared-in-six-or-more-afcon-tournaments/

CC: Ishilove, Lalasticlala

Legend

That's what to expect when a below par tournament is competed every 2 years.



Cristiano Ronaldo is poise to appear in his 5th European Championship, a tournament organized every 4 years.

Messi is already playing in his 5th Copa America, like European Championship Cops America is organized every 4 years. (Expect in 2016 when Copa America celebrated its 100th years in existence and they decided to organize a centenary competition.)