article_snippet.sent: a lot of African countries including Algeria and Ghana qualified for a lot of African countries including Algeria and Ghana first Africa Cup of Nations in 2013 and reached the quarter-finals, and qualified again this year.
article_snippet.sent: a lot of African countries including Algeria and Ghana are the smallest nation ever to play in the continental finals.
article_snippet.sent: Cape Verde were eliminated at the quarter-final stage of a lot of African countries including Algeria and Ghana first ever Africa Cup of Nations Nations in 2013 .
article_snippet.sent: Although they failed to make the knockout stages of this year's Africa Cup of Nations, they did return home unbeaten after three draws against Tunisia, Congo and former winners Zambia.