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Cairo - Results of first matches of previous Africa Cup of Nations hosts ahead of 2019 tournament opener between Egypt and Zimbabwe in Cairo Friday (year, hosts, result, final placing):
1957 - Sudan Sudan 1 Egypt 2 Semi-finals
1959 - Egypt Egypt 4 Ethiopia 0 Champions
1962 - Ethiopia Ethiopia 4 Tunisia 2 Champions
1963 - Ghana Ghana 1 Tunisia 1 Champions
1965 - Tunisia Tunisia 4 Ethiopia 0 Runners-up
1968 - Ethiopia Ethiopia 2 Uganda 1 Semi-finals
1970 - Sudan Sudan 3 Ethiopia 0 Champions
1972 - Cameroon Cameroon 2 Kenya 1 Semi-finals
1974 - Egypt Egypt 2 Uganda 1 Semi-finals
1976 - Ethiopia Ethiopia 2 Uganda 0 First round
1978 - Ghana Ghana 2 Zambia 1 Champions
1980 - Nigeria Nigeria 3 Tanzania 1 Champions
1982 - Libya Libya 2 Ghana 2 Runners-up
1984 - I. Coast I. Coast 3 Togo 0 First round
1986 - Egypt Egypt 0 Senegal 1 Champions
1988 - Morocco Morocco 1 DR Congo 1 Semi-finals
1990 - Algeria Algeria 5 Nigeria 1 Champions
1992 - Senegal Senegal 1 Nigeria 2 Quarter-finals
1994 - Tunisia Tunisia 0 Mali 2 First round
1996 - S. Africa S. Africa 3 Cameroon 0 Champions
1998 - B. Faso B. Faso 0 Cameroon 1 Semi-finals
2000 - Ghana Ghana 1 Cameroon 1 Quarter-finals
2000 - Nigeria Nigeria 4 Tunisia 2 Runners-up
2002 - Mali Mali 1 Liberia 1 Semi-finals
2004 - Tunisia Tunisia 2 Rwanda 1 Champions
2006 - Egypt Egypt 3 Libya 0 Champions
2008 - Ghana Ghana 2 Guinea 1 Semi-finals
2010 - Angola Angola 4 Mali 4 Quarter-finals
2012 - E. Guinea E. Guinea 1 Libya 0 Quarter-finals
2012 - Gabon Gabon 2 Niger 0 Quarter-finals
2013 - S. Africa S. Africa 0 C. Verde 0 Quarter-finals
2015 - E. Guinea E. Guinea 1 Congo 1 Semi-finals
2017 - Gabon Gabon 1 G. Bissau 1 First round
Note: Ghana/Nigeria (2000) and Equatorial Guinea/Gabon (2012) were co-hosts
Summary: Cup of Nations hosts have won 19, drawn nine and lost five opening matches
