21.   The African Cup of Nations tournament takes place in February in Burkina Faso.

22.   The African Cup of Nations tournament takes place in February in Burkina Faso, with South Africa going as defending champions.

23.   The previous tournament took place in Dubai in April.

24.   The tournament took a somber turn as the players learned of the death of golfing great Ben Hogan.

25.   The tournament will take place Wednesday and Thursday.

26.   The tournament will still take place from Saturday to Monday.

27.   The tournament took place in Paris at the Croix Catelan in the Bois de Boulogne in western Paris.

28.   The whole tournament took place in an atmosphere of jingoistic nationalism encouraged by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

29.   Major football tournaments have taken Thailand by storm over the past few years.

30.   The four round tournament took in four Asian capitals -- Taipei, Seoul, Manila and Bangkok.