AFCON 2019 FINAL: Who Would Rout in Victory?

Around the continent of Africa, the stakes are higher than Mount Everest as Senegal is set to take on Algeria in the final of AFCON 2019. The roof of Cairo International Stadium would definitely be blown off and the city of Cairo would be shaken to its crust.

Algeria has tasted victory just once. It has been 20 years since they won the trophy for the first time. Algeria would definitely give its. But can the Desert Foxes with all their team play hold their sway against the Teranga Lions who are packed with quality players.

Senegal, on the other hand, has never won the AFCON. They have everything to play for. Owing to their trophy drought they might come out against the Desert Foxes as a hungry Teranga Lions. The hungry they are for their first trophy would definitely be a big problem for the Desert Foxes to contain.

According to Africanews, Aliou Cisse said he is confident of his team, despite the trophy drought they have had in the past. He believes that his team would do better than the previous teams.

 ‘‘I have unlimited trust in my players and I felt they want to achieve something. They did all what is needed to win. This generation is better than the 2002 one. My players told me they will be better than us, and they did.’‘

Below is a list of previous winners of the Africa Cup of Nations, spanning from 1957 to-date.

Host                                                    Year                                                    Winner

Sudan                                                  1957                                                    Egypt

Egypt                                                  1957                                                    Egypt

Ethiopia                                              1962                                                    Ethiopia

Ghana                                                 1963                                                    Ghana

Tunisia                                                1965                                                    Ghana

Ethiopia                                              1968                                                    DR Congo

Sudan                                                  1970                                                    Sudan

Cameroon                                           1972                                                    Republic of Congo

Egypt                                                  1974                                                    DR Congo

Ethiopia                                              1976                                                    Morocco

Ghana                                                 1978                                                    Ghana

Nigeria                                                1980                                                    Nigeria

Libya                                                   1982                                                    Ghana

Ivory Coast                                          1984                                                    Cameroon

Egypt                                                   1986                                                    Egypt

Morocco                                              1988                                                    Cameroon

Algeria                                                 1990                                                    Algeria

Senegal                                                1992                                                    Ivory Coast

Tunisia                                                 1994                                                    Nigeria

South Africa                                        1996                                                    South Africa

Burkina Faso                                       1998                                                    Egypt

Ghana and Nigeria                              2000                                                    Cameroon

Mali                                                     2002                                                    Cameroon

Tunisia                                                 2004                                                    Tunisia

Egypt                                                   2006                                                    Egypt

Ghana                                                  2008                                                    Egypt

Angola                                                2010                                                    Egypt

Equatorial Guinea/Gabon                   2012                                                    Zambia

South Africa                                       2013                                                    Nigeria

Equatorial Guinea                               2015                                                    Ivory Coast

Gabon                                                 2017                                                    Cameroon

How would the City of Cairo stand after Friday’s final? The City would definitely experience great evaporation of emotions and pains. The winning fans would go routing. Sky rocket chants and jubilation would be held from distant far. The losers would only tend their wounds in silence. They would be locked in an emotional dungeon of the errors they should have averted.

Hope to see you catch the fever of the final. Stay tuned to us for more information.