Kenya's defender Abud Omar Sfantu (left) fights for the ball with Tanzania's forward Thomas Ulimwengu during their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations match at the Stadium in Cairo on June 27, 2019. PHOTO | KHALED DESOUKI |
Speaking loosely, the current edition of the African Cup of Nations, being held in Egypt, is the “EAC Afcon.”
Four teams represent East Africa for the first time since the launch of the modern Afcon in 1968. The old Afcon was born in 1957 with only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
