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for sponsorship purposes, is the 18th edition (25th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial
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239:West A Zone
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167:Appearance
926:Categories
819:Egypt 2023
809:Niger 2019
593:Congo 2007
588:Benin 2005
573:Ghana 1999
553:Egypt 1991
394:References
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797:Editions
708:Editions
382:See also
372:Kinshasa
99:football
64:→
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120:Senegal
900:Finals
869:Squads
760:Squads
650:Squads
366:Venues
161:Zone
158:Team
114:Chile
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