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Revision as of 06:57, 13 February 2012
| Afrika-beker van Nasies 2013 AFCON 2013 CAN 2013 | |
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| Host country | South Africa |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
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The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations will be the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[1] It was scheduled to be hosted by Libya, however a decision by CAF to move the competition to South Africa, means Libya will not host.[2] Libya won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with three other bid winning nations, Angola, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected and did not reach the shortlist. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010, Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 Cup and Libya for the 2013 edition.
The winners of the tournament will qualify for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CAF.[3]
Bids shortlist
Five countries were put on the shortlist to host the tournament including one joint bid.[citation needed]
Angola- Gabon / Equatorial Guinea
- Libya
- Nigeria (Reserved Hosts)
Other countries that failed in their bids were:[4]
Qualification
A total of 47 countries entered the qualification, including South Africa, which automatically qualified.
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Date qualification was secured | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa |
Hosts | 28 September 2011 | 7 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year
Venues
The South African Football Association have said that they will open bidding to all 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities, to host matches during the tournament.[5] The stadiums used during the World Cup were:
- ^1 Host city during 1996 African Cup of Nations
- ^2 Stadium/site used during 1996 African Cup of Nations
- ^3 Stadium expandable
- ^4 All capacities are approximate
Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan uprising against the government of Muammar Gaddafi meant that the staging of the 2013 tournament in Libya would not be feasible. In June 2011, an anonymous source at CAF stated that "CAF have decided to move the tournament to another country because of the current instability in Libya" A decision was made to move the tournament to South Africa, and Libya was instead given the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations which South Africa was initially due to host.[6] Egypt had also expressed interest in hosting the event.[7]
References
- ^ "CAF Executive Committee decisions: CAN in odd years from 2013". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
- ^ "http://supersport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/news/110613/Caf_take_Afcon_away_from_Libya". supersport.com. 2011-06-12.
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- ^ "Zimbabwe bid for 2014 Nations Cup". Newzimbabwe.com. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
- ^ "SA keen to host showpiece of African soccer".
- ^ "South Africa replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts". BBC. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "South Africa replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts". BBC. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
External links
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