The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was the first held in an odd-numbered year, leading to a 3-year gap between the 2010 and 2013 tournaments.
== Host selection ==Bids :AngolaGabon / Equatorial GuineaLibyaNigeriaRejected Bids :Benin / Central African RepublicBotswanaMozambiqueNamibiaSenegalZimbabweOn 4 September 2006, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled out Nigeria
 In July 2017, two changes were proposed: switching the timing of the competition from January to the Northern Hemisphere summer and expanding from 16 to 24 teams (effective from the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations)

