In the tournament , the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams . The withdrawal of Togo after a terrorist attack on their bus upon arriving for the tournament reduced the number of participating nations to 15 . A total of 29 games were played , instead of the scheduled 32 games . Egypt won the tournament , their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row , beating Ghana 1 – 0 in the final
terrorist attack on their bus
Togo national football team attack
2010 Africa Cup of Nations