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59-545: The tournament was officially announced on 26 September 2021, a few days after the Egyptian Professional Football Clubs Association was founded, with the aim of increasing the revenues of Egyptian clubs and increasing the competitiveness between them. The first edition of the tournament took place in 2022, consisting of a group stage and knockout phase, with the group stage being played during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations , which

118-408: A Burkinabé and said that Houphouët-Boigny "wanted Alassane Ouattara to concern himself only with the economy". Ouattara's nationality certificate, issued in late September 1999, was annulled by a court on 27 October. An arrest warrant for Ouattara was issued on 29 November, although he was out of the country at the time; he nevertheless said that he would return by late December. On 24 December,

177-650: A Bachelor of Science degree in 1965 from the Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University ), in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. Ouattara then obtained both his master's degree in economics in 1967 and a Ph.D. in economics in 1972 from the University of Pennsylvania . Ouattara has two children, David Dramane Ouattara and Fanta Catherine Ouattara, from his first marriage to American Barbara Jean Davis. In 1991, Ouattara married Dominique Nouvian ,

236-734: A French Algerian-born Catholic businesswoman of maternal Jewish descent. Their wedding was held in the town hall of the 16th arrondissement of Paris . Ouattara was an economist for the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C. from 1968 to 1973, and afterwards he was the Chargé de Mission in Paris of the Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (West African Central Bank) from 1973 to 1975. With

295-682: A UN embargo. Several other Ivory Coast officers were released because they had diplomatic passports. His accomplice, Michael Barry Shor, an international trader, was located in Virginia . The 2010 presidential election led to the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis and the Second Ivorian Civil War. International organizations reported numerous human-rights violations by both sides. In the city of Duékoué , hundreds of people were killed. In nearby Bloléquin , dozens were killed. UN and French forces took military action against Gbagbo. Gbagbo

354-540: A run for a third term in office. His candidacy was controversial, for the Ivorian constitution permits only two presidential terms. The Constitutional Court ruled that the first term under a different constitution did not count for the purposes of the two-term rule of the current constitution, thus allowing Ouattara's candidacy; this led to violent protests in Abidjan and throughout the country. The election of October 2020

413-456: A strong signal to dictators and tyrants.... They may not disregard the voice of their own people". In a controversial move in November 2012, President Ouattara sacked his government in a row over a new marriage law that would make wives joint heads of the household. His own party supported the changes, but the elements of the ruling coalition resisted, with the strongest opposition coming from

472-615: A surge at the entrance. Eight deaths were recorded: two women and four men, all in their thirties, in addition to two children. The ministry indicated that about 50 people were injured in the incident, including two people with multiple injuries and two others with serious head injuries, and a baby was immediately transferred to the General Hospital in Yaoundé in a medically stable condition. Initially, Japoma Stadium in Douala

531-640: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 2021 Africa Cup of Nations The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021 ), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations , the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament

590-600: Is an Ivorian politician and economist who has been President of Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) since 2010. An economist by profession, he worked for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Central Bank of West African States (French: Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest , BCEAO), and was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from November 1990 to December 1993, appointed to that post by then-President Félix Houphouët-Boigny . Ouattara became

649-469: Is the list of the 2021 AFCON broadcasting rights: The match between Tunisia and Mali , the first meeting of Group F , was not played to completion. Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe initially whistled the end of the match in the 86th minute before changing his mind, warned by his assistant referee and the protests of the Tunisian players. He then signaled the end of the game in the 90th minute, seconds from

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708-560: The 2000 presidential election . The issues surrounding this were major factors in the First Ivorian Civil War , which broke out in 2002. When asked in an interview about Ouattara's nationality, Burkinabé President Blaise Compaoré responded, "For us, things are simple: he does not come from Burkina Faso, neither by birth, marriage, or naturalization. This man has been Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire." President Gbagbo affirmed on 6 August 2007 that Ouattara could stand in

767-535: The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations , and Guinea, original hosts of 2023, will host the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations . On 30 January 2019, the CAF President confirmed the timetable shift, after a meeting with Ivory Coast President, Alassane Ouattara , in Abidjan , Ivory Coast. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place between 9 January and 6 February 2021. The preliminary round and two matchdays of

826-892: The Africa Cup of Nations expanded from 16 to 24 teams, six venues were used across five Cameroonian cities. The six stadiums selected to host matches were the Olembe Stadium and Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , both in the capital Yaoundé , the Japoma Stadium in Douala , the Limbe Stadium in Limbe , the Kouekong Stadium in Bafoussam and the Roumde Adjia Stadium in Garoua . The opening match of

885-754: The Economic Community of West African States , which suspended Ivory Coast from all its decision-making bodies while the African Union also suspended the country's membership. In 2010, a colonel of the Ivory Coast armed forces, Nguessan Yao, was arrested in New York in a year-long U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation charged with procuring and illegal export of weapons and munitions: 4,000 9 mm handguns, 200,000 rounds of ammunition, and 50,000 tear-gas grenades, in violation of

944-560: The final 4–2 on penalties , following a 0–0 draw after extra time . After the CAF Executive Committee meeting on 24 January 2014, it was announced that there were three official candidates for the 2021 edition: Bids: Rejected bids: This list was different from the list of the host nation bids for both the 2019 and 2021 edition of the Cup of Nations as announced by CAF in November 2013, with Democratic Republic of

1003-626: The old Mauritanian national anthem was played three times; the stadium announcer said that the Mauritanian players would sing the anthem themselves, but a third failed attempt was soon cut off after the old anthem of the country was played again. In Buea , in the Southwest Region of Cameroon , gunfire broke out between the Cameroon Armed Forces and gunmen. The shooting is believed to have been between members of

1062-572: The qualifying group stage had already been played between 9 October and 19 November 2019. The third and fourth matchdays of the qualifying group stage, which were initially scheduled to take place from 23 to 31 March and 1 to 9 June 2020 respectively, were postponed and all remaining qualifying matches rescheduled due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa . On 19 June 2020, the CAF stated it

1121-477: The 2019, 2021 and 2023 AFCON tournaments: 2019 to Cameroon, 2021 to Ivory Coast, and 2023 to Guinea. On 30 November 2018, CAF stripped Cameroon of hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations because of delays in the construction of stadiums and other necessary infrastructure; it was relocated to Egypt. CAF President at the time, Ahmad Ahmad , said that Cameroon had agreed to host the 2021 tournament instead. Consequently, Ivory Coast, original hosts of 2021, will host

1180-446: The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams. The teams in each group played a single round robin, and after the group stage, the top two teams from each group and the four highest ranked third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16. From then on the tournament proceeded with a knockout phase. CAF announced the official match ball named Toghu on 23 November 2021. It was made by English manufacturer Umbro . The mascot, "Mola",

1239-757: The BCEAO, he was then Special Advisor to the Governor and Director of Research from February 1975 to December 1982 and Vice Governor from January 1983 to October 1984. From November 1984 to October 1988 he was Director of the African Department at the IMF, and in May 1987 he additionally became Counsellor to the Managing Director at the IMF. On 28 October 1988 he was appointed as Governor of the BCEAO, and he

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1298-540: The CAF announced the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations to January 2022 " after consultation with stakeholders and taking into consideration the current global situation " according to a published statement, with new dates to be announced at a later date. Subsequently, other continental competitions and events to be held were rescheduled or cancelled, including new dates for the remaining AFCON qualifiers, which were now to be completed by March 2021. On 31 March 2021, it

1357-674: The Cameroon Army, deployed in large numbers during the competition, and Ambazonian separatist fighters, this incident is part of the Anglophone Crisis that has been raging since 2017 in the Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon. Before the fourth match in the knockout stage between hosts Cameroon and the Comoros , which took place on 24 January 2022 at the Olembe Stadium , Cameroonian fans were crushed in

1416-455: The Congo, Gabon and Zambia also on the original list. All three official candidates also bid for hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations . The decision of the host country was postponed from early 2014 to grant each bidding country adequate time to receive the inspection delegation. After the final vote at the CAF Executive Committee meeting, on 20 September 2014, the CAF announced the hosts for

1475-572: The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire. Ouattara won a second five-year term in 2015 with almost 84% of the vote. With 2,118,229 votes, or 83.66% of votes cast, and a 54.63% turnout, his victory was a landslide compared to the 50% required to avoid a run-off and the 9% of his closest rival, FPI leader Pascal Affi N'Guessan . At the RDR's Third Ordinary Congress on 9–10 September 2017, it was expected that Ouattara would be elected as President of

1534-625: The IMF as Deputy Managing Director, holding that post from 1 July 1994 to 31 July 1999. Prior to the October 1995 presidential election , the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire approved an electoral code that barred candidates if either of their parents were of a foreign nationality and if they had not lived in Côte d'Ivoire for the preceding five years. It was widely thought these provisions were aimed at Ouattara. Owing to his duties with

1593-423: The IMF imposition, after which Charles Konan Banny replaced him as Interim BCEAO Governor. He also held the position of Minister of Economy and Finance from October 1990 to November 1993. While serving as prime minister, Ouattara also tried, illegally and against the constitution, to carry out presidential duties for a total of 18 months, including the period from March to December 1993, when Houphouët-Boigny

1652-495: The IMF in July 1999, he was elected President of the RDR on 1 August 1999 at an extraordinary congress of the party, as well as being chosen as its candidate for the next presidential election. He said he was eligible to stand in the election, pointing to documents he said demonstrated that he and his parents were of Ivorian birth. He was accused of forging these papers, prompting investigations. President Bédié described Ouattara as

1711-731: The IMF, he had not resided in the country since 1990. Also, his father was rumoured to have been born in Burkina Faso. The Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an opposition party formed as a split from the ruling Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) in 1994, sought for Ouattara to be its presidential candidate. In late June 1995, RDR Secretary-General Djéni Kobina met with Ouattara, at which time, according to Kobina, Ouattara said: "I'm ready to join you." The party nominated Ouattara as its presidential candidate on 3 July 1995 at its first ordinary congress. The government would not change

1770-592: The PDCI are both members of the Rally of Houphouëtistes, and while Ouattara and Bédié ran separately in the first round, each agreed to support the other if only one of them made it into a potential second round. The presidential elections that should have been organized in 2005 were postponed until November 2010. The preliminary results announced independently by the president of the Electoral Commission from

1829-536: The RDR, but he instead proposed Henriette Diabaté for the post, and she was duly elected by acclamation. In March 2020, Ouattara announced he would not run again in the presidential elections of 31   October 2020, and supported Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly as the presidential candidate of the RDR. After the sudden death of Coulibaly on 8   July 2020, Ouattara considered putting forward Defense Minister Hamed Bakayoko, before changing his mind due to alleged links to drug trafficking. In July, he announced

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1888-468: The United Nations—organized an alternative inauguration. These events raised fears of a resurgence of the civil war; thousands of refugees fled the country. The African Union sent Thabo Mbeki , former president of South Africa, to mediate the conflict. The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution recognising Alassane Ouattara as winner of the elections, based on the position of

1947-535: The competition by the President of the Republic of Cameroon, Paul Biya , after which a cultural parade of about an hour took place. A cultural interlude representing the four cultural areas of Cameroon was presented with five hundred young ambassadors and the mascot Mola who participated in the dance, the host artist, Fally Ipupa offered a performance. During this parade, a virtual lion appeared to viewers, this

2006-413: The diplomatic corps, presidents of legislative and judicial institutions, members of government including the president of COCAN 2021 and the presidents of CAF and FIFA . The set-up of officials ended by 16:00 with the arrival of the presidents of Comoros and Cameroon . After the performance of the hymns, the opening speech was made by Patrice Motsepe , CAF's president followed by the solemn opening of

2065-568: The electoral code, however, and Ouattara declined the nomination. The RDR boycotted the election , along with the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) of Laurent Gbagbo , leaving the PDCI's candidate, incumbent president Henri Konan Bédié , to win an easy victory. While serving as Deputy Managing Director at the IMF, in March 1998, Ouattara expressed his intention to return to Côte d'Ivoire and take part in politics again. After leaving

2124-414: The end of regulation time, just as the assistant referee was about to announce added time. In front of the furious Tunisians, the refereeing quartet had to leave the field under police escort. Given the extent of the controversy, the resumption of the match, to play the remaining additional time, was announced. However, the Tunisian team refused to resume the match, claiming that the players were already in

2183-573: The headquarters of Ouattara due to concern about fraud in that commission. They showed a loss for Gbagbo in favour of former prime minister Alassane Ouattara. The ruling FPI contested the results before the Constitutional Council , charging massive fraud in the northern departments controlled by the rebels of the New Forces. These charges were contradicted by United Nations observers (unlike African Union observers). The report of

2242-448: The hospital, from where the presence of the fourth referee on the pitch at the time of the attempt to restart the match. According to the Tunisian player Wahbi Khazri , the referee of the match "was no longer coherent", "the referee lost the thread of the match" specified the Tunisian captain. "He was no longer consistent in his choices and decisions. He was very hot." Before the second match of Group F between Mauritania and Gambia ,

2301-431: The knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match, where a direct penalty shoot-out, without any extra time, was used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 75). There were 100 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 1.92 goals per match. 8 goals 5 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1 own goal Below

2360-466: The military seized power , ousting Bédié. Ouattara returned to Côte d'Ivoire after three months in France on 29 December, hailing Bédié's ouster as "not a coup d'état", but "a revolution supported by all the Ivorian people". A new constitution, approved by referendum in July 2000, controversially barred presidential candidates unless both of their parents were Ivorians, and Ouattara was disqualified from

2419-505: The next Ivorian presidential election. Ouattara was designated as the RDR's presidential candidate at its Second Ordinary Congress on 1–3 February 2008; he was also re-elected as President of the RDR for another five years. At the congress, he invited the former rebel New Forces , from whom he had previously distanced himself, to team up with the RDR for the election. At the time, Ouattara said publicly that he did not believe Gbagbo would organize transparent and fair elections. The RDR and

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2478-794: The president of the Rally of the Republicans (RDR), an Ivorian political party, in 1999. Ouattara was born on 1 January 1942, in Dimbokro in French West Africa . He is a descendant on his father's side of the Muslim rulers of Burkina Faso, then part of the Kong Empire —also known as the Wattara (Ouattarra) Empire. Ouattara is Muslim and is a member of the Dyula people . He received

2537-421: The results led to severe tension and violent incidents. The Constitutional Council, which consisted of Gbagbo supporters, declared the results of seven northern departments unlawful and that Gbagbo had won the elections with 51% of the vote – instead of Ouattara winning with 54%, as reported by the Electoral Commission. After the inauguration of Gbagbo, Ouattara—who was recognized as the winner by most countries and

2596-402: The round of 16. Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74): The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16: In

2655-422: The second time to January 2022 following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent, whilst retaining the name 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes. Matches were played in six venues across five cities. Algeria were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round after finishing bottom of their group. Senegal won their first AFCON title after defeating Egypt in

2714-411: The showers, or out of the stadium, therefore unfit to resume the game. The Malians having presented themselves on the lawn, the end of the match is whistled with only one team on the ground, the result of 1–0 being ratified later by CAF. Later, it was reported by different media that the referee Janny Sikazwe had in fact suffered a sunstroke in the middle of the game, so much so that he was even taken to

2773-423: The tournament and the final took place at the newly built 60,000 seater Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé . The opening ceremony of the stadium began at 10:00 with the setting up of the animation groups and the cultural activities which lasted until 14:00. Guests and officials were set up until the start of the opening match at 17:00. Among the guests were members of Confederation of African Football (CAF), members of

2832-698: The tournament in the group stages, said that "It is not of a level permitting total fluidity and what we hope for from big tournaments like the African Cup of Nations". The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: Source: Matches that ended in extra time were counted as wins and defeats, while matches that ended in penalty shootout were counted as draws. Alassane Ouattara President of Ivory Coast Government parliamentary election local elections Alassane Dramane Ouattara ( US ; French pronunciation: [alasan wataʁa] ; born 1 January 1942)

2891-406: Was confirmed that the final tournament would take place from 9 January to 6 February 2022, exactly one year after its originally scheduled start date. The following teams qualified for the tournament. A total of 24 teams competed in the final tournament. Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot, with the other 23 teams qualifying through a qualification tournament . For the finals,

2950-464: Was hosted by Cameroon , and took place from 9 January to 6 February 2022. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021. However, the CAF announced on 15 January 2020 that due to unfavourable climatic conditions during that period, the tournament had been rescheduled to be played between 9 January and 6 February 2021. On 30 June 2020, the CAF moved the tournament's dates for

3009-580: Was ill. Houphouët-Boigny died on 7 December 1993, and Ouattara announced his death to the nation, saying that "Côte d'Ivoire is orphaned". A brief power struggle ensued between Ouattara and Henri Konan Bédié , the president of the National Assembly, over the presidential succession in total disregard for the constitution that clearly gave Bedié the legal right to lead the country if Houphouet became unfit. Bédié prevailed and Ouattara resigned as prime minister on 9 December. Ouattara then returned to

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3068-507: Was originally scheduled to take place on 25 June 2021, but was postponed to 17 August 2021 due to logistical reasons relating to the COVID-19 pandemic . The 24 teams were divided into four groups of six each, with the four initial pots determined based on the August 2021 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses), listed below. Cameroon and Algeria were automatically given the top two seeds as hosts and title holders, respectively. With

3127-711: Was played in Cameroon in January and February 2022, while the knockout stage was played in July. Starting from the 2022–23 edition of the competition, the format was changed to a standard knockout format played throughout the season. Ceramica Cleopatra are the current holders, who defeated Tala'ea El Gaish 3–1 in the 2024 final to win their second League Cup title. Trophy for the Egyptian League Cup are made by London-based silversmiths Thomas Lyte . This article about an association football competition

3186-434: Was scheduled to host four matches in the knockout stage, in addition to six in the group stage. However, after the field was criticised by coaches and players alike during the group stage, the organisation committee decided mid-tournament to relocate all matches from Japoma Stadium to other stadiums such as Limbe Stadium and Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé . Djamel Belmadi , coach of defending champions, Algeria, who left

3245-403: Was set up by Belgian graphic designer Thibault Baras on an idea of the creative company lib. Made in augmented reality and turned on a game engine, this lion was sixteen meters long, eight meters high and weighed a ton. After the match, which took place from 17:00 to 19:00, there was a fireworks display. The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, advanced to

3304-795: Was sworn in on 22 December 1988. Ouattara has a reputation as a hard worker, keen on transparency and good governance. In April 1990, the IMF under the Structural Adjustment Program forced the Ivorian president, Félix Houphouët-Boigny , to accept Ouattara as Chairman of the Inter-ministerial Committee for Coordination of the Stabilization and Economic Recovery Programme of Côte d'Ivoire. While holding that position, Ouattara also remained in his post as BCEAO Governor. He subsequently became Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire on 7 November 1990, still under

3363-457: Was taken into custody after a raid into his residence on 11 April 2011. The country was severely damaged by the war, and observers say it will be a challenge for Ouattara to rebuild the economy and reunite Ivorians. The developments in the country were welcomed by world leaders. U.S. President Barack Obama applauded news of the developments in Côte d'Ivoire, and CNN quoted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as saying Gbagbo's capture "sends

3422-445: Was undecided about when continental competitions would resume, and were prioritising new schedules for the 2019–20 CAF Champions League and the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup semi-finals, the postponed 2020 African Nations Championship and the 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations , alongside the 2021 Africa Cup of Nation, as football competitions across the continent had been postponed, cancelled or suspended. On 30 June 2020, however,

3481-454: Was unveiled on 17 May 2021, during a ceremony in Yaoundé . He was a lion and his kit bore resemblance to Cameroon 's home colours, with words saying "Cameroon" with "2021" on the top and bottom of the kit. The following referees were chosen for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, with two referees from CONCACAF assigned. The list consists of 24 referees, 31 assistant referees and eight video assistant referees from 36 countries. The final draw

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