How African Nations Cup hosts fared in opening match of tournament (host first):
1957
Sudan 1 Egypt 2
1959
Egypt 4 Ethiopia 0
1962
Ethiopia 4 Tunisia 2
1963
Ghana 1 Tunisia 1
1965
Tunisia 4 Ethiopia 0
1968
Ethiopia 2 Uganda 1
1970
Sudan 3 Ethiopia 0
1972
Cameroon 2 Kenya 1
1974
Egypt 2 Uganda 1
1976
Ethiopia 2 Uganda 0
1978
Ghana 2 Zambia 1
1980
Nigeria 3 Tanzania 1
1982
Libya 2 Ghana 2
1984
Ivory Coast 3 Togo 0
1986
Egypt 0 Senegal 1
1988
Morocco 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 1
1990
Algeria 5 Nigeria 1
1992
Senegal 1 Nigeria 2
1994
Tunisia 0 Mali 2
1996
South Africa 3 Cameroon 0
1998
Burkina Faso 0 Cameroon 1
2000 (co-hosts)
Ghana 1 Cameroon 1 and Nigeria 4 Tunisia 2
2002
Mali 1 Liberia 1
2004
Tunisia 2 Rwanda 1
2006
Egypt 3 Libya 0
2008
Ghana 2 Guinea 1
Summary of hosts results
17 - wins
5 - draws
5 - defeats