2017 Africa Cup of Nations - wikipedia 2017 Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2017 Tournament details Host country Gabon Dates 14 January -- 5 February 2017 Teams 16 ( from 1 confederation ) Venue ( s ) 4 ( in 4 host cities ) Final positions Champions Cameroon ( 5th title ) Runners - up Egypt Third place Burkina Faso Fourth place Ghana Tournament statistics Matches played 32 Goals scored 66 ( 2.06 per match ) Top scorer ( s ) Junior Kabananga ( 3 goals ) Best player Christian Bassogog Fair play award Egypt ← 2015 2019 → The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Total Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017 ( also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017 ), was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men 's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ). The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Libya, until CAF rescinded its hosting rights in August 2014 due to ongoing war in the country. The tournament was instead hosted by Gabon. This event was also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary. Cameroon won their fifth title after defeating seven - time champions Egypt 2 -- 1 in the final. As champions, Cameroon qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Tournament hosts Gabon and defending champions Ivory Coast were both eliminated in the group stage after failing to win any of their three group games. Contents 1 Host selection 1.1 First bidding 1.2 Second bidding 2 Qualification 2.1 Qualified teams 3 Venues 4 Squads 5 Match officials 6 Format 7 Draw 8 Group stage 8.1 Tiebreakers 8.2 Group A 8.3 Group B 8.4 Group C 8.5 Group D 9 Knockout stage 9.1 Bracket 9.2 Quarter - finals 9.3 Semi-finals 9.4 Third place play - off 9.5 Final 10 Winners 11 Statistics 11.1 Goalscorers 11.2 Awards 11.3 Tournament team rankings 12 Sponsorship 13 Mascot 14 Controversy 14.1 Website attack 15 Media 15.1 Broadcasting 16 References 17 External links Host selection First bidding Bids : Nation Last hosted Botswana - Cameroon 1972 DR Congo - Guinea - Morocco 1988 South Africa Zambia - Zimbabwe - CAF received 3 bids before 30 September 2010, the deadline, to host either the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations or 2017 from DR Congo, Morocco and South Africa. All three bids were originally put on a shortlist. CAF then began an inspection procedure, on November and December 2010, intending to visit each bidding country to view stadiums, infrastructure, and football interest. They inspected the DR Congo first. Shortly after the inspection, DR Congo informed CAF that they would be withdrawing their bids for both the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Morocco was the next country to be inspected, with CAF visiting the country in early November 2010. South Africa was inspected in December 2010. Nation Last hosted Morocco 1988 South Africa On 29 January, during the 2011 CAF Super Cup, the CAF executive committee decided that Morocco would host 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. However, due to the Libyan Civil War, Libya and South Africa traded years with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017. Second bidding Bids : Algeria Egypt Gabon Ghana After Libya was withdrawn as the venue on 22 August 2014, the CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 30 September 2014. Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, and Ghana, were determined by the CAF to be compliant with the host criteria. Later, Egypt withdrew. Other countries which expressed an interest but did not bid included Ethiopia, Mali, and Tanzania. Kenya discussed a joint bid with neighbors Rwanda and Uganda, but eventually bid alone. On 8 April 2015, CAF President Issa Hayatou announced Gabon as the replacement hosts following votes by the CAF Executive Committee. Results Nation Votes Gabon 9 Algeria Ghana 0 Egypt Withdrew Total votes 13 Qualification Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Qualified Failed to qualify Withdrew or did not enter Not part of CAF The draw for the qualification stage took place on 8 April 2015, immediately after the announcement of the host nation. The host nation team were also drawn into a group and would play games against those in that group ; however, those matches would only be considered as friendlies and not counted for the standings. 51 nations entered the qualifying stage with Eritrea and Somalia declining to enter and Chad withdrawing. Due to the cancellation of Morocco being hosts of the 2015 edition, the national team of Morocco were originally banned by CAF from entering the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations. However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing Morocco to enter the tournament. Three - time champions Nigeria did not qualify. Qualified teams The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament. Team Method of qualification Date of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking at start of event Gabon Hosts 8 April 2015 7th 2015 Quarter - finals ( 1996, 2012 ) 108 Morocco Group F winners 29 March 2016 16th 2013 Winners ( 1976 ) 57 Algeria Group J winners 2 June 2016 17th 2015 Winners ( 1990 ) 39 Cameroon Group M winners 3 June 2016 18th 2015 Winners ( 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002 ) 62 Senegal Group K winners 4 June 2016 14th 2015 Runners - up ( 2002 ) 33 Egypt Group G winners 4 June 2016 23rd Winners ( 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 ) 35 Ghana Group H winners 5 June 2016 21st 2015 Winners ( 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 ) 54 Guinea - Bissau Group E winners 5 June 2016 1st none Debut 68 Zimbabwe Group L winners 5 June 2016 3rd 2006 Group stage ( 2004, 2006 ) 103 Mali Group C winners 5 June 2016 10th 2015 Runners - up ( 1972 ) 64 Ivory Coast Group I winners 3 September 2016 22nd 2015 Winners ( 1992, 2015 ) 34 Uganda Group D runners - up 4 September 2016 6th 1978 Runners - up ( 1978 ) 73 Burkina Faso Group D winners 4 September 2016 11th 2015 Runners - up ( 2013 ) 53 Tunisia Group A winners 4 September 2016 18th 2015 Winners ( 2004 ) 36 DR Congo Group B winners 4 September 2016 18th 2015 Winners ( 1968, 1974 ) 49 Togo Group A runners - up 4 September 2016 8th 2013 Quarter - finals ( 2013 ) 90 Venues Map all coordinates using : OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as : KML GPX The four venues were confirmed in October 2016. Libreville Franceville Libreville Franceville Port - Gentil Oyem Oyem Port - Gentil Stade de l'Amitié Stade de Franceville Stade d'Oyem Stade de Port - Gentil Capacity : 40,000 Capacity : 25,000 Capacity : 20,500 Capacity : 20,000 Squads Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations squads Each team can register a squad of 23 players. Match officials The following referees were chosen for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Referees Mehdi Abid Charef Joshua Bondo Sidi Alioum Denis Dembélé Gehad Grisha Bamlak Tessema Weyesa Eric Otogo - Castane Bakary Gassama Hamada Nampiandraza Redouane Jiyed Mahamadou Keita Ali Lemghaifry Daniel Bennett Malang Diedhiou Bernard Camille Youssef Essrayri Janny Sikazwe Assistant referees Albdelhak Etchiali Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos Jean - Claude Birumushahu Evarist Menkouande Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue Marius Donatien Tan Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer Théophile Vinga Aboubacar Doumbouya Marwa Range Redouane Achik Arsénio Chadreque Marengula Yahaya Mahamadou Abel Baba Olivier Safari Kabene Djibril Camara El Hadji Malick Samba Zakhele Siwela Ali Waleed Ahmed Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim Anouar Hmila Format Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot, the other 15 teams qualified through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams each. The teams in each group play a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals. The semifinal losers will play in third place match, while semifinal winners will play in final. Draw The draw took place on 19 October 2016, 18 : 30 UTC + 1, in Libreville, Gabon. The seedings approved by the Organising Committee of the Africa Cup of Nations at its meeting on Monday, 26 September 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, was determined taking into account the performance of the qualified teams during the following competitions : Africa Cup of Nations final tournaments ( 2012, 2013, 2015 ) Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers ( 2013, 2015, 2017 ) FIFA World Cup ( 2014 ) FIFA World Cup qualifiers ( 2014 ) Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Gabon ( 22 pts ; hosts, assigned to A1 ) Ivory Coast ( 63.5 pts ; title holders, assigned to C1 ) Ghana ( 56.5 pts ) Algeria ( 43.5 pts ) Tunisia ( 34.5 pts ) Mali ( 33.5 pts ) Burkina Faso ( 33.5 pts ) DR Congo ( 29.5 pts ) Cameroon ( 29 pts ) Senegal ( 24 pts ) Morocco ( 18.5 pts ) Egypt ( 15.5 pts ) Togo ( 15.5 pts ) Uganda ( 12 pts ) Zimbabwe ( 10 pts ) Guinea - Bissau ( 8.5 pts ) Group stage Group winners and runners - up advance to the quarter - finals. All times are local, WAT ( UTC + 1 ). Tiebreakers The teams are ranked according to points ( 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss ). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order ( Regulations Article 74 ) : Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned ; Goal difference in games between the teams concerned ; Goals scored in games between the teams concerned ; If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to teams concerned, two or three teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between these teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 will apply ; Goal difference in all games ; Goals scored in all games ; Drawing of lots. Group A Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Burkina Faso 0 + 2 5 Advance to knockout stage Cameroon 0 + 1 5 Gabon ( H ) 0 0 0 Guinea - Bissau 0 5 − 3 Source : CAF ( H ) Host. 14 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 14 ) 17 : 00 Gabon 1 -- 1 Guinea - Bissau Aubameyang 52 ' Report Juary 90 + 1 ' Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Attendance : 39,230 Referee : Gehad Grisha ( Egypt ) 14 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 14 ) 20 : 00 Burkina Faso 1 -- 1 Cameroon Dayo 75 ' Report Moukandjo 35 ' Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Referee : Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia ) 18 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 18 ) 17 : 00 Gabon 1 -- 1 Burkina Faso Aubameyang 38 ' ( pen. ) Report Nakoulma 23 ' Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Referee : Bakary Gassama ( Gambia ) 18 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 18 ) 20 : 00 Cameroon 2 -- 1 Guinea - Bissau Siani 61 ' Ngadeu - Ngadjui 78 ' Report Piqueti 13 ' Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Referee : Youssef Essrayri ( Tunisia ) 22 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 22 ) 20 : 00 Cameroon 0 -- 0 Gabon Report Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Referee : Daniel Bennett ( South Africa ) 22 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 22 ) 20 : 00 Guinea - Bissau 0 -- 2 Burkina Faso Report Rudinilson 12 ' ( o.g. ) B. Traoré 58 ' Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Bamlak Tessema Weyesa ( Ethiopia ) Group B Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Senegal 0 6 + 4 7 Advance to knockout stage Tunisia 0 6 5 + 1 6 Algeria 0 5 6 − 1 Zimbabwe 0 8 − 4 Source : CAF 15 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 15 ) 17 : 00 Algeria 2 -- 2 Zimbabwe Mahrez 12 ', 82 ' Report Mahachi 17 ' Mushekwi 29 ' ( pen. ) Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Bamlak Tessema Weyesa ( Ethiopia ) 15 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 15 ) 20 : 00 Tunisia 0 -- 2 Senegal Report Mané 10 ' ( pen. ) Mbodji 30 ' Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Sidi Alioum ( Cameroon ) 19 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 19 ) 17 : 00 Algeria 1 -- 2 Tunisia Hanni 90 + 2 ' Report Mandi 50 ' ( o.g. ) Sliti 66 ' ( pen. ) Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Bernard Camille ( Seychelles ) 19 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 19 ) 20 : 00 Senegal 2 -- 0 Zimbabwe Mané 9 ' Saivet 13 ' Report Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Redouane Jiyed ( Morocco ) 23 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 23 ) 20 : 00 Senegal 2 -- 2 Algeria Diop 43 ' Sow 53 ' Report Slimani 10 ', 52 ' Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Joshua Bondo ( Botswana ) 23 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 23 ) 20 : 00 Zimbabwe 2 -- 4 Tunisia Musona 42 ' Ndoro 58 ' Report Sliti 9 ' Msakni 22 ' Khenissi 36 ' Khazri 45 ' ( pen. ) Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Referee : Denis Dembélé ( Ivory Coast ) Group C Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group C Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification DR Congo 0 6 + 3 7 Advance to knockout stage Morocco 0 + 2 6 Ivory Coast 0 − 1 Togo 0 6 − 4 Source : CAF 16 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 16 ) 17 : 00 Ivory Coast 0 -- 0 Togo Report Stade d'Oyem, Oyem Referee : Eric Otogo - Castane ( Gabon ) 16 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 16 ) 20 : 00 DR Congo 1 -- 0 Morocco Kabananga 55 ' Report Stade d'Oyem, Oyem Referee : Hamada Nampiandraza ( Madagascar ) 20 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 20 ) 17 : 00 Ivory Coast 2 -- 2 DR Congo Bony 25 ' Dié 67 ' Report Kebano 10 ' Kabananga 28 ' Stade d'Oyem, Oyem Referee : Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia ) 20 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 20 ) 20 : 00 Morocco 3 -- 1 Togo Bouhaddouz 14 ' Saïss 21 ' En - Nesyri 72 ' Report Dossevi 5 ' Stade d'Oyem, Oyem Referee : Mahamadou Keita ( Mali ) 24 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 24 ) 20 : 00 Morocco 1 -- 0 Ivory Coast Alioui 64 ' Report Stade d'Oyem, Oyem Referee : Sidi Alioum ( Cameroon ) 24 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 24 ) 20 : 00 Togo 1 -- 3 DR Congo Laba 69 ' Report Kabananga 29 ' Mubele 54 ' M'Poku 80 ' Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Referee : Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal ) Group D Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group D Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Egypt 0 0 + 2 7 Advance to knockout stage Ghana 0 + 1 6 Mali 0 − 1 Uganda 0 − 2 Source : CAF 17 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 17 ) 17 : 00 Ghana 1 -- 0 Uganda A. Ayew 32 ' ( pen. ) Report Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Referee : Joshua Bondo ( Botswana ) 17 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 17 ) 20 : 00 Mali 0 -- 0 Egypt Report Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Referee : Daniel Bennett ( South Africa ) 21 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 21 ) 17 : 00 Ghana 1 -- 0 Mali Gyan 21 ' Report Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Referee : Mehdi Abid Charef ( Algeria ) 21 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 21 ) 20 : 00 Egypt 1 -- 0 Uganda Said 89 ' Report Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Referee : Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal ) 25 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 25 ) 20 : 00 Egypt 1 -- 0 Ghana M. Salah 11 ' Report Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Referee : Bakary Gassama ( Gambia ) 25 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 25 ) 20 : 00 Uganda 1 -- 1 Mali Miya 70 ' Report Bissouma 73 ' Stade d'Oyem, Oyem Referee : Ali Lemghaifry ( Mauritania ) Knockout stage Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played ( two periods of 15 minutes each ) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play - off for third place where no extra time was played ( Regulations Article 75 ). Bracket Quarter - finals Semi-finals Final 28 January -- Libreville Burkina Faso 1 February -- Libreville Tunisia 0 Burkina Faso 1 ( 3 ) 29 January -- Port - Gentil Egypt ( p ) 1 ( 4 ) Egypt 5 February -- Libreville Morocco 0 Egypt 28 January -- Franceville Cameroon Senegal 0 ( 4 ) 2 February -- Franceville Cameroon ( p ) 0 ( 5 ) Cameroon 29 January -- Oyem Ghana 0 Third place play - off DR Congo 4 February -- Port - Gentil Ghana Burkina Faso Ghana 0 Quarter - finals 28 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 28 ) 17 : 00 Burkina Faso 2 -- 0 Tunisia Bancé 81 ' Nakoulma 85 ' Report Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Referee : Daniel Bennett ( South Africa ) 28 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 28 ) 20 : 00 Senegal 0 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Cameroon Report Penalties Koulibaly Kara Sow Saivet Mané 4 -- 5 Moukandjo Oyongo Teikeu Zoua Aboubakar Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia ) 29 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 29 ) 17 : 00 DR Congo 1 -- 2 Ghana M'Poku 68 ' Report J. Ayew 63 ' A. Ayew 78 ' ( pen. ) Stade d'Oyem, Oyem Referee : Bernard Camille ( Seychelles ) 29 January 2017 ( 2017 - 01 - 29 ) 20 : 00 Egypt 1 -- 0 Morocco Kahraba 88 ' Report Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Referee : Eric Otogo - Castane ( Gabon ) Semi-finals 1 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 01 ) 20 : 00 Burkina Faso 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Egypt Bancé 73 ' Report M. Salah 66 ' Penalties Al. Traoré Diawara Yago Koffi B. Traoré 3 -- 4 Said Sobhi Hegazy M. Salah Warda Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Referee : Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal ) 2 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 02 ) 20 : 00 Cameroon 2 -- 0 Ghana Ngadeu - Ngadjui 72 ' Bassogog 90 + 3 ' Report Stade de Franceville, Franceville Referee : Bakary Gassama ( Gambia ) Third place play - off 4 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 04 ) 20 : 00 Burkina Faso 1 -- 0 Ghana Al. Traoré 89 ' Report Stade de Port - Gentil, Port - Gentil Attendance : 20,720 Referee : Mehdi Abid Charef ( Algeria ) Final Main article : 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final 5 February 2017 ( 2017 - 02 - 05 ) 20 : 00 Egypt 1 -- 2 Cameroon Elneny 22 ' Report Nkoulou 59 ' Aboubakar 88 ' Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville Attendance : 38,250 Referee : Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia ) Winners 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Champions Cameroon Fifth title Statistics Goalscorers 3 goals Junior Kabananga 2 goals Riyad Mahrez Islam Slimani Aristide Bancé Préjuce Nakoulma Michael Ngadeu - Ngadjui Paul - José M'Poku Mohamed Salah Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang André Ayew Sadio Mané Naïm Sliti 1 goal Sofiane Hanni Issoufou Dayo Alain Traoré Bertrand Traoré Vincent Aboubakar Christian Bassogog Benjamin Moukandjo Nicolas Nkoulou Sébastien Siani Neeskens Kebano Firmin Ndombe Mubele Mohamed Elneny Kahraba Abdallah Said Jordan Ayew Asamoah Gyan Piqueti Juary Soares Wilfried Bony Serey Dié Yves Bissouma Rachid Alioui Aziz Bouhaddouz Youssef En - Nesyri Romain Saïss Papakouli Diop Kara Mbodji Henri Saivet Moussa Sow Mathieu Dossevi Kodjo Fo - Doh Laba Wahbi Khazri Taha Yassine Khenissi Youssef Msakni Farouk Miya Kudakwashe Mahachi Tendai Ndoro Nyasha Mushekwi Knowledge Musona Own goals Aïssa Mandi ( against Tunisia ) Rudinilson Silva ( against Burkina Faso ) Awards The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament : Total Man of the Competition Christian Bassogog Top Scorer Junior Kabananga ( 3 goals ) Fair Play prize Egypt CAF Team of the tournament Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Substitutes Fabrice Ondoa Kara Mbodji Ahmed Hegazi Michael Ngadeu - Ngadjui Charles Kaboré Wakaso Mubarak Bertrand Traoré Christian Atsu Mohamed Salah Christian Bassogog Junior Kabananga Essam El - Hadary Cheikhou Kouyaté Préjuce Nakoulma Aristide Bancé Benjamin Moukandjo Zezinho Mbark Boussoufa Tournament team rankings Champion Runner - up Third place Fourth place Quarter - finals Group stage As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot - outs are counted as draws. Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Final result Cameroon 6 0 7 + 4 12 Champions Egypt 6 5 + 2 11 Runner - up Burkina Faso 6 0 8 + 5 12 Third place Ghana 6 0 5 − 1 9 Fourth place 5 Senegal 0 6 + 4 8 Eliminated in Quarter - finals 6 DR Congo 7 5 + 2 7 7 Morocco 0 + 1 6 8 Tunisia 0 6 7 − 1 6 9 Gabon ( H ) 0 0 0 Eliminated in Group stage 10 Algeria 0 5 6 − 1 11 Ivory Coast 0 − 1 12 Mali 0 − 1 13 Uganda 0 − 2 14 Guinea - Bissau 0 5 − 3 15 Zimbabwe 0 8 − 4 16 Togo 0 6 − 4 Source : linternaute ( H ) Host. Sponsorship In July 2016, Total secured an eight - year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football ( CAF ) to support ten of its principal competitions, including the Africa Cup of Nations ( renamed the Total Africa Cup of Nations ). Mascot The official mascot of the tournament was `` Samba '', a black panther. Controversy Website attack On 21 January, Russian hacking group New World Hackers claimed to have taken the official CAF website down in response to CAF 's decision to choose Gabon as host nation. `` We did this in protest against Gabon '', the person claiming to be one of the hackers wrote in an email. `` They are running the Africa Cup in a country where the dictator Ali Bongo is killing innocent people ! 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Question: who took the african cup of nations 2017
Answer: Cameroon