Egypt hosts the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations which takes place from June 21 to July 19 with the participation of 24 teams for the first time in the history of the tournament. Where Egypt is the most winning of this tournament seven times, three times in a row ( 2006 - 2008 and 2010 ).

With the end of the group stage many teams was able to achieve the full mark and progressed to the round of 16 with superiority, with 12 teams qualified directly to the next round while four teams qualified as the best thirds.

Egypt’s youth and Sports gate presents the statistics of AFCON 2019 first round:

36 games.

68 goals.

117 yellow cards.

 3 red cards.

Teams qualified for the round of 16:

Group A ( Egypt- Uganda ).

Group B ( Madagascar- Nigeria ).

Group C ( Algeria- Senegal ).

Group D ( Morocco- Ivory Coast ).

Group E ( Mali- Tunisia ).

Group F ( Ghana- Cameroon ).

While the teams qualified for the third place are: ( Benin – DR Congo – South Africa and Guinea ).