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80-727: Nations Cup may refer to: Association football [ edit ] Africa Cup of Nations , continental association football tournament in Africa OFC Nations Cup , also known as Oceania Nations Cup , continental association football tournament in Oceania 2011 Nations Cup , association football tournament involving Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales Taça das Nações (or "Nations' Cup") association football tournament played in Brazil in 1964 UEFA European Nations Cup ,

160-498: A snow removal vehicle in Vnukovo International Airport , killing four, including three crew members and CEO of Total S.A. Christophe de Margerie on board. Alcohol presence was confirmed in the blood of the driver of the vehicle on the ground. Patrick Pouyanne , who was Total's Refining Chief at that time, was appointed as CEO, and also as chairman of Total in 2015. In 2015, Total unveiled plans to cut 180 jobs in

240-514: A $ 1.1bn deal, to boost its development in renewable energy and electricity businesses. In 2016, Total agreed to acquire $ 2.2-billion in upstream and downstream assets from Petrobras as part of the firms' strategic alliance announced earlier that year. For Total, these new partnerships with Petrobras reinforce Total's position in Brazil through access to new fields in the Santos Basin while entering

320-456: A 1–0 victory against Senegal in the final. The title was Algeria's second ever and first since 1990. Nigeria came third after beating Tunisia 1–0 in their third-place decider match. The prize money awarded to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations winner amounted to $ 4.5 million while runners-up Senegal got $ 2.5 million. Match days 3 and 4 of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers , which was slated from 25 to 30 March 2020, were postponed due to

400-545: A 40 percent interest in two licences in the Gainsborough Trough area of northern England for $ 48 million. In July 2014, the company disclosed it was in talks to sell its LPG distribution business in France to Pennsylvania-based UGI Corporation for €450 million ($ 615 million). On 20 October 2014, at 23:57 MST , a Dassault Falcon 50 business jet heading to Paris caught fire and exploded during takeoff after colliding with

480-750: A 50% stake in its joint venture in Malaysia (SapuraOMV) for $ 903 million. The deal includes the repayment of a $ 350 million loan from OMV to the joint venture. On 21 February 2024, TotalEnergies and Airbus entered a strategic partnership to meet emission-reduction goals through the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF). TotalEnergies will provide more than 50% of Airbus’ European fuel requirements. Compared to fossil fuels, SAF can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 90%. TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy entered an agreement on 6 March 2024 to purchase participating interests in South Africa ’s Orange Basin offshore oil field. Under

560-563: A French colony, began in 1946, with Algeria becoming a leading source of oil in the 1950s. In 1954, CFP introduced its downstream product – Total brand of gasoline in Africa and Europe. Total entered the United States in 1971 by acquiring Leonard Petroleum of Alma, Michigan and several Standard Oil of Indiana stations in Metro Detroit . In 1980, Total Petroleum (North America) Ltd.,

640-544: A biennial to a quadrennial tournament, and the switching of the Africa Cup of Nations from even to odd-number years, meant that some previous Africa Cup of Nations champions such as Egypt , Zambia , and Ivory Coast (winners of the 2010, 2012, and 2015 tournaments respectively) were deprived from participating in the Confederations Cup tournament . In 2011, Morocco won the bid to host the 2015 edition , and Libya won

720-474: A company controlled 50% by CFP, bought the American refining and marketing assets of Vickers Petroleum as part of a sell-off by Esmark of its energy holdings. This purchase gave Total refining capacity, transportation, and a network of 350 service stations in 20 states. Total's leadership had been aware of the deleterious effects of global warming since at least 1971; The company nevertheless openly denied

800-491: A consequence Ethiopia were handed a bye straight to the final. Hence only two matches were played, with Egypt being crowned as the first continental champion after defeating hosts Sudan in the semi-final by 2–1 and Ethiopia in the final by a score of 4–0. Two years later in 1959, Egypt hosted the second ANC in Cairo with the participation of the same three teams. Host and defending champions Egypt again won, after defeating Sudan in

880-468: A consortium led by CNPC (37.5%), which also included TOTAL (18.75%) and Petronas (18.75%) was awarded a production contract for the " Halfaya field " in the south of Iraq, which contains an estimated 4.1 billion barrels (650,000,000 m ) of oil. In 2010 Total and Erg merged their respective subsidiaries Total Italia and Erg Petroli , forming TotalErg , 49% controlled by the French group and 51% by

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960-460: A decades-long ban was lifted with the end of apartheid in the country, which had been followed by a failed attempt to qualify in 1994. The number of final-round participants in 1996 was expanded to 16, split into four groups. However, the actual number of teams playing in the final was only 15, because Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment for political reasons. Bafana Bafana won their first title on home soil, defeating Tunisia in

1040-660: A few hundred meters from the crash site of the 1993 air disaster of their national team. The 2013 tournament was won by Nigeria, beating first time finalists Burkina Faso. In 2014–15, the West African Ebola virus epidemic disrupted the tournament. All football activities in Liberia were suspended, and the Antoinette Tubman Stadium in Monrovia was converted into an Ebola treatment unit. The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

1120-527: A figure skating competition known for many years as the "Nations Cup" FEI Nations Cup , an equestrian showjumping competition Nations Cup (sailing) , match racing competition Nations Cup (snooker) , professional snooker tournament World Under 23 Rowing Championships , formerly known as the Nations Cup Nations Cup (theatre on ice) , an international theatre on ice competition World Team Cup , international team tennis championship of

1200-470: A joint venture called Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Company (SATORP)- in which a 62.5% stake was held by Saudi Aramco and the balance 37.5% held by Total. Total withdrew in 2006 from all Iranian development work because of United Nations concerns that resulted in sanctions over possible weaponization of the Nuclear program of Iran . During the 2009–2010 Iraqi oil services contracts tender ,

1280-733: A new African record, not being defeated for 19 consecutive Cup of Nations matches, since a 2–1 loss against Algeria in Tunisia in 2004 , and a record 9 consecutive win streak. In May 2010, it was announced that the tournament would be moved to odd-numbered years from 2013 in order to prevent the tournament from taking place in the same year as the World Cup . It also meant there were two tournaments within twelve months in January 2012 ( co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea ) and January 2013 ( hosted by South Africa ). The change of FIFA Confederations Cup from

1360-458: A penalty shootout that saw each side make 11 attempts to determine the winner. Ivory Coast set a record for the competition by holding each of their opponents scoreless in the six matches of the final tournament. The 12-team, three-group format was used again two years later, where hosts Tunisia were humiliated by their first-round elimination. Nigeria , who had just qualified to the World Cup for

1440-423: A system that remained in use for the finals until 1992. The Democratic Republic of Congo won its first title, beating Ghana in the final. Starting with the 1968 tournament, the competition was regularly held every two years in even-numbered years; this ended with the 2012 tournament, which was followed by a tournament in 2013, and successor editions in each odd-numbered year. Ivory Coast forward Laurent Pokou led

1520-754: A traditional name for the UEFA European Football Championship Coupe des Nations , (or "Nations' Cup") association football tournament played in Switzerland in 1930 Hockey [ edit ] Ice hockey [ edit ] Nations Cup (women's ice hockey) , is a women's ice hockey tournament contested every year in Germany or Switzerland Field hockey [ edit ] Women's FIH Hockey Nations Cup , an international women's field hockey tournament organised annually Roller hockey [ edit ] Nations Cup (roller hockey) ,

1600-723: Is a roller hockey tournament held in Montreux each two years Motor racing [ edit ] Australian Nations Cup Championship , a national motor racing series (2000 to 2004) Netball [ edit ] Nations Cup (netball) , an annual netball competition organised by Netball Singapore Netball Nations Cup , a four nation international netball tournament Rugby [ edit ] World Rugby Nations Cup , an international men's rugby union competition held since 2006 Women's Nations Cup (rugby union) , an international women's rugby union series held from 2008 to 2013 Other sports [ edit ] Bofrost Cup on Ice ,

1680-513: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations , commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa . It is sanctioned by

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1760-548: Is the biggest discovery of oil reserves since 1968. In 2013, Total increased its stake in Novatek to 16.96%. In 2013, Total and its joint venture partner agreed to buy Chevron Corporation 's retail distribution business in Pakistan for an undisclosed amount. In January 2014, Total became the first major oil and gas firm to acquire exploration rights for shale gas in the UK after it bought

1840-495: The 1974 edition (it won its first as the Democratic Republic of Congo ) came after facing Zambia in the final. For the only time to date in the history of the competition, the match had to be replayed as the first contest between the two sides ended in a 2–2 draw after extra time. The final was re-staged two days later with Zaire winning 2–0. Forward Mulamba Ndaye scored all four of Zaire's goals in these two matches: he

1920-479: The COVID-19 pandemic . The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, hosted by Cameroon , and was postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Confederation of African Football increased the cash prize for the winner from $ 4.5 million to $ 5 million for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations while the second-best team will get $ 2.75 million. Senegal won the tournament for the first time after beating Egypt on penalties in

2000-495: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957 . Since 1968 , it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013. In the first tournament in 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt , Sudan , and Ethiopia . South Africa who were originally scheduled to join, but all were disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power. Since then,

2080-523: The Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index . In the 2023 Forbes Global 2000 , TotalEnergies was ranked as the 21st largest company in the world. The company was founded after World War I, when petrol was seen as vital in case of a new war with Germany. The then-French President Raymond Poincaré rejected the idea of forming a partnership with Royal Dutch Shell in favour of creating an entirely French oil company. At Poincaré's behest, Col. Ernest Mercier , with

2160-477: The Girassol oil field was discovered and operated by TotalEnergies SE. After Total's takeover of Petrofina of Belgium in 1999, it became known as Total Fina. Afterwards, it also acquired Elf Aquitaine . First named TotalFinaElf after the merger in 2000, its name reverted to Total in 2003. During that rebranding, the globe logo was unveiled. In 2003, Total signed for a 30% stake in the gas exploration venture in

2240-476: The UEFA European Championship , with qualifying groups of four to seven teams depending on the editions where each selection plays a round-trip opposition against each of its opponents, the qualified country being decided according to its classification within its group. Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot, with the other 23 teams qualifying through a qualification tournament . At

2320-466: The final by a score at of 2–1 . The field grew to include nine teams for the third ANC in 1962 in Addis Ababa , and for the first time there was a qualification round to determine which four teams would play for the title. Host Ethiopia and reigning champion Egypt received automatic berths and were joined in the final four by Nigeria and Tunisia . Egypt made its third consecutive final appearance, but

2400-404: The final . The number of teams and the format of each final tournament have varied over the years. In most tournaments, the tournament consists of a round-robin group stage followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. Since the 1962 edition , this competition has been held in two phases: a qualification phase (or called the elimination phase) and a final tournament. The host country of

2480-520: The penalty shootout to become champions. In 1990, the 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Algeria . Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1–0. Nigeria lost once again as they made their third final appearance in four tournaments, this time falling to host Algeria . The 1992 Cup of Nations expanded

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2560-528: The 1968 and 1970 tournaments in scoring, with six and eight goals respectively, and his total of 14 goals remained the all-time record until 2008. Play was covered for television for the first time during the 1970 tournament in Sudan, as the hosts lifted the trophy after defeating Ghana – who were playing their fourth consecutive final. Six nations won titles from 1970 to 1980: Sudan , Congo-Brazzaville , Zaire , Morocco , Ghana, and Nigeria. Zaire's second title in

2640-704: The ATP, formerly known as the Nations Cup See also [ edit ] Cup of Nations (disambiguation) European Nations' Cup (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nations Cup . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nations_Cup&oldid=1209186974 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

2720-559: The Africa Cup of Nations consecutively and have become two-time champions (two consecutive titles) or three-time champions (three consecutive titles). Bold indicate tournament hosts There are currently six post-tournament awards TotalEnergies TotalEnergies has its head office in the Tour Total in La Défense district in Courbevoie , west of Paris . The company is a component of

2800-639: The Africa Cup of Nations. In July 2017, two changes were proposed: switching the timing of the competition from January to the Northern Hemisphere summer and expanding from 16 to 24 teams (effective from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations ). On 20 July 2017, the CAF Executive Commission approved the propositions at a meeting in Rabat, Morocco . Algeria won the African Cup of Nations 2019 , achieving

2880-887: The African Nations Cup dates from June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon . There were immediate plans for a continental tournament to be held and, in February 1957, the first Africa Cup of Nations was held in Khartoum , Sudan . There was no qualification for this tournament, the field being made up of the four founding nations of CAF ( Egypt , Sudan , Ethiopia , and South Africa ). South Africa's insistence on selecting only white players for its squad due to its apartheid policy led to its disqualification, and as

2960-469: The African level after defeating Ghana 1–0 in the final, retaining the gold-plated cup indefinitely and extending its record to seven continental titles (including when Egypt was known as UAR between 1958 and 1961). Egypt became the first African nation to win three consecutive cups and joined Mexico , Argentina , and Iran who also won their continent cup three times in a row. On 31 January 2010, Egypt set

3040-462: The CAF introduced a rule that limited the number of overseas players in each team to two. The rule persisted until 1982. The 1968, competition 's final tournament format expanded to include eight of the 22 teams entered in the preliminary rounds. The qualifying teams were distributed in two groups of four to play single round-robin tournaments , with the top two teams of each group advancing to semi-finals,

3120-419: The CAF participated in the final tournament, namely Egypt , Ethiopia and Sudan ( South Africa was excluded just after its foundation due to Apartheid ). In 1962, new nations were affiliated and forced CAF to set up a qualifying phase for the final tournament in the form of knockout matches. This system was used until the 1992 edition , when the organization of the qualifying phase became closer to that of

3200-463: The Ethiopia team emerged as victors, first beating Tunisia and then downing Egypt in extra time . In 1963, Ghana made its first appearance as it hosted the event and won the title after beating Sudan in the final. They repeated that as they became champions two years later in Tunisia —equalling Egypt as two-time winners—with a squad that included only two returning members from the 1963 team. In 1965,

3280-573: The European nation’s commitment to fossil fuels beyond 2050. In 2023, Total invested $ 300 million in a renewable energy joint venture with Adani Green Energy . The joint venture's portfolio capacity is 1,050 MW - 300 MW of operating capacity, 500 MW of solar projects under construction and 250 MW of projects under development, as well as solar and wind power projects in India . At the end of January 2024, TotalEnergies reached an agreement with OMV to purchase

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3360-639: The Iranian South Pars gas field because of sanctions pressure from the US. In 2019, Total announced the sale of a 30% stake in the Trapil pipeline network to crude oil storage operator Pisto SAS for €260 million. Later that year, Total signed deals to transfer 30% and 28.33% of its assets in Namibia 's Block 2913B and Block 2912 respectively to QatarEnergy . The company will also transfer 40% of its existing 25% interests in

3440-572: The Italian one. As of 2010, Total had over 96,000 employees and operated in more than 130 countries. In 2010, Total announced plans to pull out of the forecourt market in the United Kingdom. In 2012, Total announced it was selling its 20% stake and operating mandate in its Nigerian offshore project to a unit of China Petrochemical Corp for $ 2.5 billion. In 2013, Total started the operation at Kashagan with North Caspian Operating Company . It

3520-582: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) – South Rub' al-Khali joint venture along with Royal Dutch Shell and Saudi Aramco . The stake was later bought out by its partners. In 2006, Saudi Aramco and Total signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the Jubail Refinery and Petrochemical project in Saudi Arabia which targeted 400,000 barrels per day (bpd). Two years later, the two companies officially established

3600-581: The Orinduik and Kanuku blocks of Guyana and 25% interest in Blocks L11A, L11B, and L12 of Kenya to QatarEnergy. In July 2020 the company changed its name from Total SA to Total SE as part of registration as a European company. In 2020, the company announced its intention to cut 500 voluntary jobs in France. In 2021, Total left the American Petroleum Institute lobby, due to differences in

3680-577: The SHPGX. In July 2023, Iraq signed a $ 27 billion energy agreement with TotalEnergies to develop the country’s energy sector and boost output of oil, gas and renewables. Additionally, Indian Oil Corp , has signed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deals with ADNOC LNG and TotalEnergies in the same month. In October 2023, TotalEnergies sold its Canadian operations to Suncor Energy for C$ 1.47 billion($ 1.07 billion). TotalEnergies has agreed to buy liquefied natural gas from Qatar for 27 years, cementing

3760-458: The Super Eagles to capture their first championship. After the 1980 edition , Algeria reached the semi-finals of every edition except the 1986 cup until they eventually won the competition in 1990 . Ghana's fourth continental title came in the 1982 cup tournament , where they beat host Libya in the final. The match ended in a 1–1 draw after 120 minutes and Ghana national football team won

3840-472: The United Kingdom, reduce refinery capacity and slow spending on North Sea fields after it fell to a $ 5.7bn final-quarter loss. The company said it would also sell off $ 5bn worth of assets worldwide and cut exploration costs by 30%. In 2016, Total signed a $ 224M deal to buy Lampiris, the third-largest Belgian supplier of gas and renewable energy to expand its gas and power distribution activities. In 2016, Total bought French battery maker Saft Groupe S.A. in

3920-543: The Unity Cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2000. In 2001, the third trophy was revealed, a gold-plated cup designed and made in Italy . Cameroon, permanent holders of the previous trophy, were the first nation to be awarded the new trophy after they won the 2002 edition. Egypt won the gold-plated cup indefinitely after they became three-time champions in 2010. Unlike previous winners who would have then taken

4000-541: The agreement, TotalEnergies will have the exclusive right to operate its wells in Block 3B/4B with a 33% interest holding, while QatarEnergy will receive a 24% interest in the same block. In 22 April 2024, OmanLNG and TotalEnergies signed a deal in which OmanLNG will provide 800,000 metric tons of liquified natural gas. On 14 November, 2024, TotalEnergies announced that it will fill all of its upstream assets with real-time methane leak detection equipment by 2025 to help minimize

4080-583: The common vision of how to tackle the fight against climate change. In 2021, Total said that it had registered an income of $ 3 billion for the period of January–March, which is close to the levels registered before the pandemic. In 2021, the company announced a name change to TotalEnergies as an intended illustration of its investments in the production of green electricity. At the Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting in May of that year, shareholders approved

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4160-554: The company's stock but by 1996 had reduced its stake to less than 1 percent. In the period between 1990 and 1994, foreign ownership of the firm increased from 23 percent to 44 percent. Meanwhile, Total continued to expand its retail presence in North America under several brand names. In 1989, Denver, Colorado –based Total Petroleum, Total CFP's North American unit, purchased 125 Road Runner retail locations from Texarkana, Texas –based Truman Arnold Companies. By 1993, Total Petroleum

4240-456: The final of the Africa Cup three times in a row, winning the competition twice in 1984 and 1988 and losing once on penalties against Egypt in the 1986 edition , the other dominant team during this period was Algeria , along with their solid 1982 and decent 1986 World Cup appearances, the North African nation lost in the final against hosts Nigeria in the 1980 tournament allowing

4320-412: The final tournament is automatically qualified, and in the first editions the defending champion was also qualified for the following tournament. The qualification phase has evolved over time according to the increasing number of nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was set up from 1962 , during the first two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, the founding nations of

4400-537: The final. The South Africans would reach the final again two years later in Burkina Faso , but were unable to defend their title, losing to Egypt who claimed their fourth cup. The 2000 edition was hosted jointly by Ghana and Nigeria , who replaced the originally designated host Zimbabwe . Following a 2–2 draw after extra time in the final, Cameroon defeated Nigeria on penalty kicks. In 2002, Cameroon's Indomitable Lions won their second consecutive title. This

4480-421: The finals, the 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams each. The teams in each group played a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16. The winners advanced to the quarter-finals. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals. The losers of the semi-finals played in a third-place play-off, while winners of

4560-495: The findings of climate science until the 1990s; Total also pursued a number of strategies to cover up the threat and contribution to climate change . The company renamed itself Total CFP in 1985, to build on the popularity of its gasoline brand. Later in 1991, the name was changed to Total, when it became a public company listed on the New York Stock Exchange . In 1991, the French government held more than 30 percent of

4640-468: The first time in their history, won the tournament , beating Zambia , who a year before had been struck by disaster when most of their national squad died in a plane crash while traveling to play a 1994 World Cup qualification match. Nigerian forward Rashidi Yekini , who had led the 1992 tournament with four goals, repeated as the top scorer with five goals. South Africa hosted the 20th ACN competition in 1996, marking its first ever appearance after

4720-484: The gas value chain. Between 2013 and 2017, Total organized the ARGOS Challenge , a robotic competition with the aim to develop robots for their oil and gas production sites. It was won by an Austrian-German team using a variant of the taurob tracker robot. In 2017, Total signed a deal for a total amount of $ 4.8b with Iran for the development and production of South Pars , the world's largest gas field. The deal

4800-488: The international calendar, although this would preclude many countries in central and west Africa from hosting the competition (for these months occur during their wet season ). The 2008 tournament was hosted by Ghana, and saw Egypt retain the trophy, winning its record-extending sixth tournament by defeating Cameroon 1–0 in the final. Egypt set a new record in the 2010 tournament (hosted by Angola ) by winning its third consecutive title in an unprecedented achievement on

4880-560: The launch on the French residential market of Total Spring, a natural gas and green power offering that is 10% cheaper than regulated tariffs. Total is thus pursuing its strategy of downstream integration in the gas and power value chain in Europe. On 10 January 2018 TotalErg was acquired by Gruppo API , with the exception of the Special Fluids division, acquired by the newly formed Total Italia . In 2018, Total officially withdrew from

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4960-459: The name change to TotalEnergies. In 2022, TotalEnergies announced it would end all operations in Myanmar , citing rampant human rights abuses and deteriorating rule of law since the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état and has also called for international sanctions targeting the oil and gas sector in the country, which is one of the main sources of revenue for Myanmar's government. As of 11 March 2022, Total

5040-410: The number of final tournament participants to 12; the teams were divided into four groups of three, with the top two teams of each group advancing to quarter-finals. Ghanaian midfielder Abedi "Pele" Ayew , who scored three goals, was named the best player of the tournament after his contributions helped Ghana reach the final; he was, however, suspended for that match and Ghana lost to Ivory Coast in

5120-528: The right to host the 2013 tournament , but the 2011 Libyan civil war prompted Libya and South Africa to trade years, with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017. Ongoing fighting in Libya ultimately prompted CAF to move the 2017 tournament to Gabon ). In 2012, Zambia won the final after a penalty shootout against Ivory Coast. This drew increased media attention since the match took place in Gabon, only

5200-499: The semi-finals played in the final. Throughout the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, three trophies have been awarded to the winners of the competition. The original trophy, made of silver, was the Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem Trophy, named after the first CAF president, Egyptian Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem . As the first winner of three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, Ghana obtained the right to permanently hold

5280-782: The support of 90 banks and companies, founded Total in 1924, as the Compagnie française des pétroles (CFP) (in English, the French Petroleum Company). As per the agreement reached during the San Remo conference of 1920, the French state received the 25% share held by Deutsche Bank in the Turkish Petroleum Company (TPC) as part of the compensation for war damages caused by Germany during World War I . The French government's stake in TPC

5360-411: The top two teams of each group advancing to a "knock-out" stage. On 20 July 2017, the 2019 edition of the tournament was moved from January to June and all future tournaments were expanded from 16 to 24 teams. Egypt is the most successful nation in the cup's history, winning the tournament seven times, with Cameroon winning five times and Ghana four times. Three trophies have been awarded during

5440-420: The tournament has expanded greatly, making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams were to compete in 1996, but Nigeria withdrew, reducing the field to 15, and the same happened with Togo 's withdrawal in 2010), and until 2017, the format had been unchanged, with the 16 teams being drawn into four groups of four teams each, with

5520-400: The tournament's history; the current trophy was first awarded in 2002. Egypt won an unprecedented three consecutive titles in 2006, 2008, and 2010. In 2013, the tournament format was switched to being held in odd-numbered years so as not to interfere with the FIFA World Cup . Ivory Coast are the tournament's current champions, having beaten Nigeria 2–1 in the 2023 final . The origin of

5600-421: The trophy home, Egypt was presented with a special full-size replica that they were allowed to keep. The winner of each edition receives a replica whose dimensions are equal to that of the original trophy. CAF give 30 gold medals to the winning team, 30 silver medals to the runners-up, 30 bronze medals to the team ranked third and 30 diplomas to the team ranked fourth in the final tournament. Teams that have won

5680-406: The trophy in 1978. The second trophy was awarded from 1980 to 2000 and was named "Trophy of African Unity" or "African Unity Cup". It was given to CAF by the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa prior to the 1980 tournament and it was a cylindrical piece with the Olympic rings over a map of the continent engraved on it. It sat on a squared base and had stylized triangular handles. Cameroon won

5760-495: Was also the top scorer of the tournament with nine goals, setting a single-tournament record that remains unmatched. Three months earlier, Zaire had become the first Sub-Saharan African nation to qualify to the FIFA World Cup . Morocco won their first title in the 1976 ANC held in Ethiopia and Ghana took its third championship in 1978, becoming the first nation to win three titles. Between 1980 and 1990, Cameroon managed to reach

5840-457: Was also won by the hosts, Egypt , who reached a continental-record fifth title. Ahead of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations several European clubs called for a rethink of the tournament's schedule. Given that it takes place during the European season, players who are involved miss several matches for their clubs. In January 2008, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced that he wanted the tournament to be held in either June or July by 2016, to fit in

5920-570: Was one of the only Western oil companies to continue operating in Russia after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine . In June 2022, TotalEnergies signed a partnership with QatarEnergy for the worlds largest LNG expansion project, the North Field East (NFE). Holding the largest stake, 6.25%, TotalEnergies will hold the equivalent of one of the four trains. In September 2022, an additional agreement

6000-512: Was operating 2,600 retail stores under the Vickers, Apco , Road Runner, and Total brands. That year, the company began remodeling and rebranding all of its North American gasoline and convenience stores to use the Total name. Four years later, Total sold its North American refining and retail operations to Ultramar Diamond Shamrock for $ 400 million in stock and $ 414 million in assumed debt. In 1996,

6080-601: Was scheduled to be held in Morocco, but they refused to hold the tournament on the allotted dates due to concerns of the Ebola outbreak, so it was moved to Equatorial Guinea. In July 2016, Total secured the rights to an eight-year sponsorship package to support 10 of CAF 's principal competitions. This began with the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon which was renamed the "Total Africa Cup of Nations". Under Ahmad Ahmad 's presidency, there were discussions regarding further changes to

6160-587: Was signed to include the North Field South (NFS) which is the second phase of the NFE. This gave TotalEnergies a stake of 9.375% of the 25% stakes available to international companies. On 30 March 2023, Total sold a shipment of LNG which it sourced from UAE to CNOOC on the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange. It was reportedly the first trade to be settled in the renminbi (Chinese yuan) currency on

6240-686: Was the first foreign investment in Iran since in the 2015 sanctions over Iran's nuclear weaponisation were lifted by the JCPOA . In 2017, Total announced the acquisition of Maersk Oil for $ 7.45 billion in a share and debt transaction. This deal positioned Total as the second operator in the North Sea. In 2017, Total signed an agreement with EREN Renewable energy to acquire an interest of 23% in EREN RE for an amount of €237.5 million. In November 2017, Total announced

6320-419: Was the first repeat since Ghana had done it in the 1960s and after Egypt had done it before in 1957 and 1959. The Cameroonians beat first-time finalists Senegal , who also debuted in the World Cup later that year, via penalty kicks . Both finalists were eliminated in the quarter-finals two years later in Tunisia , where the hosts won their first title, beating Morocco 2–1 in the final. The 2006 tournament

6400-1006: Was transferred to CFP, and the Red Line agreement in 1928 rearranged the shareholding of CFP in TPC (later renamed the Iraq Petroleum Company in 1929) to 23.75%. The company from the start was regarded as a private sector company in view of its listing on the Paris Stock Exchange in 1929. During the 1930s, the company was engaged in exploration and production, primarily from the Middle East. Its first refinery began operating in Normandy in 1933. After World War II, CFP engaged in oil exploration in Venezuela, Canada, and Africa while pursuing energy sources within France. Exploration in Algeria , then

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