In odd-numbered years, the Africa Cup of Nations occurs.
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:2012 edition: points to be multiplied by 32010 edition: points to be multiplied by 22008 edition: points to be multiplied by 1The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking

