2017 Africa Cup of Nations
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2017 | |
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| 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)
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| 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
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| Fair play award | Egypt |
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 The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Libya, until CAF rescinded its hosting rights in August 2014 due to ongoing war in the country.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.
The following countries expressed an interest in hosting the tournament: Botswana, Cameroon, DR Congo, Guinea, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
CAF received three bids before the 30 September 2010 deadline, to host either the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations or 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The three bids were from DR Congo, Morocco and South Africa. All three bids were originally put on a short list.
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