Complex sentence: The road to the title in the 1959 African Cup of Nations was unique; used round-robin group instead of a knockout stage, The final three teams were United Arab Republic (host country), Sudan and Ethiopia.
Split into simpler sentences: The road to the title in the 1959 African Cup of Nations was unique, with a round-robin group instead of a knockout stage. The three competiton teams were United Arab Republic (host country), Sudan and Ethiopia.