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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men’s football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by Cameroon, and took place from 9 January to 6 February 2022. Algeria were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage. The hosts Cameroon lost their bid for the title in the semi-finals after losing on penalties to Egypt and eventually finished third. Senegal won the trophy for the first time after beating Egypt on penalties in the final. Total Energies Man of the Competition - Sadio Mané (Senegal) Top Scorer - Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) 8 goals Best Goalkeeper - Édouard Mendy (Senegal) Best Young Player - Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso) Fair Play Award - Senegal
