With the
AFCON 2019 tournament set to kick off today, here is everything you need to know about this year’s tournament and how to start betting on the matches:
Record-breaking hosts
AFCON 2019 is the fifth African Cup of Nations hosted by Egypt, more than any other country. The country hosted the 1959, 1974, 1986 and 2006 AFCON tournaments, three of which they won. Egypt hopes to make it a fourth win at home as they take on Zimbabwe in the tournament’s opener today.
Largest AFCON tournament ever
In 1996, the number of teams competing in the African Cup of Nations was increased from 12 to 16. It retained a 16-team format for 12 consecutive tournaments. For the 2019 tournament, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) decide to increase the number of teams competing from 16 to 24
You might also like: AFCON 2019: Uganda target historic title
Tournament format
AFCON 2019 will be played from 21 June to 19 July. The 24 competing teams have been split into six groups of four. Each team will play every other team in their group once with the top two teams in each group proceeding to the round of 16. The four best third-placed teams from the group stages will fill the final places in the round of 16. Teams will then play each other in knockout stages from the round of 16 to the quarterfinals, semi-finals and eventually, just two teams will compete for top honours in the AFCON 2019 final.
Eto'o will likely remain the tournament top goalscorer
Samuel Eto'o represented Cameroon in four African up of Nations tournaments. During the four tournaments, Eto’o scored a staggering 18 goals surpassing the great Ivorian footballer, Laurent Pokou who scored 14 goals in just two tournaments. The only player on the list even close to Eto'o competing in AFCON 2019 is Ghana’s André Ayew who has scored 8 goals over 5 tournaments. It is, as a result likely that Eto’o will retain the title as the tournament’s greatest striker.
You can bet on AFCON 2019 at Betway
If you would like to
bet on any of the AFCON 2019 matches, Betway offers great odds and a wide range of exciting betting options for you to choose from. If you don’t have an account yet, you can register a new one today and you’ll receive a Free Bet to the value of 50% of your first deposit. To get started, visit
betway.ug today.
Predict the score of each match in the 2019 AFCON competition to earn points, top the leaderboard at the end of the competition, and you’ll walk away with
USh 20 million in cash.
For all the latest sports news, betting tips and promotions follow
Betway on
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram and
YouTube.
Download the Betway App.