The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013.
The Luo are several ethnically and linguistically related Nilotic ethnic groups that inhabit an area ranging from Egypt and Sudan to South Sudan and Ethiopia, through Northern Uganda and eastern Congo (DRC), into western Kenya, and the Mara Region of Tanzania. Their Luo languages belong to the western branch of the Nilotic language family.
Tito Lutwa Okello was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the eighth president of Uganda from 29 July 1985 until 26 January 1986.
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football. The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, the governing body for football in Ghana. Prior to 1957, it played as the Gold Coast.
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is known for his career at Chelsea, where he is the club’s top goalscorer as a foreign player and is currently the club's fourth highest goalscorer of all time. In 2012, Drogba was named Chelsea's greatest ever player in a poll of 20,000 fans conducted by Chelsea Magazine. In 2020, he was named in the Chelsea team of the 2010–2020 decade. Widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, he was known for his pace, aerial abilities, and powerful and accurate strikes. Drogba was named African Footballer of the Year twice.
The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its home ground is Khartoum Stadium in the capital Khartoum. In 1957, it was one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia.
The Palestine national football team, governed by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in association football. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide.
Zoran Đorđević is a Serbian international football manager. During his 40-year career, he has coached many national and first-league teams across Asia and Africa.
The Tanzania national women's football team, is the national team of Tanzania and is controlled by the Tanzania Football Federation. They are nicknamed the Twiga Stars.
The South Sudan national football team represents South Sudan in international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.
James Joseph Saeed Moga is a South Sudanese former professional footballer who played as a striker, who represented both Sudan and South Sudan internationally. He is South Sudan's all-time top goalscorer, with six goals in 18 appearances.
Yasin Khalid Abdelrahman Hamed is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Hungarian club Győri ETO FC. Born in Romania, he represents Sudan internationally.
Noble Okello Ayo is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Atlanta United 2 in MLS Next Pro.
Kenjok "Kenny" Athiu is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Dandenong City and the South Sudan national football team.
Allan Okello is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Vipers SC, the Uganda national team, as an attacking midfielder. He was the Fufa Airtel Footballer of the Year 2019. He is regarded to be one of the best players in the UPL of this generation.
The Acholi people are a Nilotic ethnic group of Luo peoples, found in Magwi County in South Sudan and Northern Uganda, including the districts of Agago, Amuru, Gulu, Kitgum, Nwoya, Lamwo, Pader and Omoro District. The Acholi were estimated to number 2.3 million people and over 45,000 more were living in South Sudan in 2000.
Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, and South Sudan.
Mustafa Kizza is a Ugandan footballer who plays for Kampala Capital City Authority FC and the Uganda national team as left back.
Ivan Wani Adebo Levi, known as Ivan Wani, is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uganda Premier League club Busoga United FC and the South Sudan national team.
Manyumow Achol is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a midfielder for Septemvri Sofia and the South Sudan national team.
Uganda 
Djibouti 
Congo 
Kenya 
South Africa 
