2015 Africa Cup of Nations
| Copa Africana de Naciones 2015 Campeonato Africano das Nações de 2015 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2015 AFCON 2015 CAN 2015 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 17 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Ivory Coast (2nd title)
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| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  DR Congo |
| Fourth place |  Equatorial Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 68 (2.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 617,374 (19,293 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Ahmed Akaïchi André Ayew Javier Balboa Thievy Bifouma Dieumerci Mbokani(3 goals each) |
| Best player |
Christian Atsu
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| Best goalkeeper |
Sylvain Gbohouo
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| Fair play award | DR Congo |
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international football championship of Africa. It was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was held from 17 January to 8 February 2015.
The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Morocco who later demanded postponement of the event because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa; subsequently Morocco was ruled out as a host country and replaced by Equatorial Guinea.
The Ivory Coast won the tournament for their second Africa Cup of Nations title, defeating Ghana 9–8 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished goalless following extra time. The DR Congo came third and the hosts Equatorial Guinea fourth, while defending champions Nigeria did not qualify.
The following countries expressed an interest in hosting the tournament: Botswana, Cameroon, DR Congo, Guinea, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
CAF received 3 bids before 30 September 2010, the deadline, to host either the 2015 or 2017 Africa Cup of Nations 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. South Africa was inspected last.
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