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1102:Tournaments
720:Semi-finals
378:First round
93:Third place
69:(1st title)
1482:Categories
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1365:Niger 2019
1149:Congo 2007
1144:Benin 2005
1129:Ghana 1999
1109:Egypt 1991
991:away goals
75:Runners-up
602:Mauritius
324:Mauritius
54:Champions
1380:TBD 2025
1353:Editions
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752:Ethiopia
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706:Cameroon
627:Ethiopia
557:2nd leg
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272:Ethiopia
246:Cameroon
160:→
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958:Algeria
926:Algeria
906:Winners
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851:Team 2
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189:Algeria
185:title.
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1456:Finals
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413:Libya
311:Libya
298:Kenya
259:Egypt
215:Teams
201:Japan
172:1979
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