African Nations Cup

The African Nations Cup is the African equivalent of the European Championships. The one difference in the two tournaments is that the African Nations is held every two years rather than the four year cycle of the European Championships. The 2012 tournament, which will be staged in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, will be the last time the tournament is played on an even year as in 2013 the event will move to odds years to avoid having the tournament in the same year as a World Cup.

16 nations qualify for the tournament from all across Africa, with the hosts qualifying for the tournament automatically. The 16 qualified nations get split up into four groups of four teams. Once everyone has played every each team in their group once the top two from each table go into the quarter finals and from there the tournament is played as a normal knockout event.

Past winners of the African Nations Cup

2012 – Zambia

2010 – Egypt

2008 – Egypt

2006 – Egypt

2004 – Tunisia

2002 – Cameroon

2000 – Cameroon

1998 – Egypt

African Nations Cup Betting

The usual betting markets are available on this tournament. That means you can bet on the outright winner, for a team to make the final, on the top goalscorer and you can attempt to name the finalists. You can also bet on each first round group with markets on the group winner and to qualify for the group. Every match of the tournament is televised so the usual match betting is available throughout the competition.