The tournament will be hosted by Egypt who is the most successful side in the history of the tournament winning the trophy 7 times, followed by Cameroon (5 times winners ) and Nigeria (3times winner).


The defending champions Cameroon was initially scheduled to host the 32nd edition of the tournament since 1972 when they last hosted but they were stripped of hosting right on 30 November 2018 due to delays in the delivery of infrastructure. Egypt was therefore chosen to host the 2019 tournament by CAF on 8 January 2019.



The tournament will begin Friday June 21, 2019, when Egypt will host zimbabwe In the opening fixture of the tournament . The last time Egypt hosted the tournament in 2006, they emerge Champions, beating Ivory Coast at the final 4-2 in a penalty shoot out after a goalless draw encounter.


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