Panini Africa Cup 2008

 

After the Africa Cup 1996 album and the African All-Star collection the following year, Panini returned to African football with an album dedicated to the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. The size of both the album and stickers is smaller compared to standard Panini collections. The album begins with a one-page introduction featuring the roll of honour, accompanied by two shiny stickers: the Panini logo and the Africa Cup logo. It continues with two pages outlining the competition program, which includes a two-sticker poster of the team flags.

The 16 competing teams are presented according to the group stage division. Each team is represented with 19 stickers spread across two pages. This includes a shiny flag sticker, a team photo composed of two stickers, and 16 player stickers. However, three teams—Benin, Sudan, and Angola—have a simplified layout with 10 stickers on a single page. These pages include the shiny flag, the team photo, and eight player stickers, each featuring two players per sticker, resulting in a total of 16 player images.

There are no additional or update stickers in this collection. In 2008, Egypt won the Africa Cup of Nations, defeating Cameroon 1-0 in the final. Samuel Eto'o was the tournament's top scorer with 5 goals.

Back cover

Ghana top players: Essien and Appiah

Nigeria famous names: Nwankwo Kanu and Obi Mikel

Ivory Coast stars: Yaya Touré and Didier Drogba

Samuel Eto'o, top scorer of the Africa Cup 2008 with 5 goals, and El Hadji Diouf, striker of Senegal

Album details:

Full name: Africa Cup 2008

Publisher: Panini

Tournament: Africa Cup of Nations

Year: 2008

Number of teams: 16

Stickers per team: 19 (except Benin, Sudan, and Angola with 10)

Other sections:

• Roll of honour (2 stickers)
• Programme (2 stickers)

Extra/Updates: No

Checklist: click here

Total number of stickers: 281