Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

This is a list of records and statistics of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Summary

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total
Egypt	7 (1957, 1959 ¹, 1986 , 1998, 2006 *, 2008, 2010)	3 (1962¹, 2017, 2021)	3 (1963¹, 1970¹, 1974 *)	3 (1976, 1980, 1984)	16
Cameroon	5 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)	2 (1986, 2008)	2 (1972 , 2021 )	1 (1992)	10
Ghana	4 (1963 , 1965, 1978 , 1982)	5 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015)	1 (2008 *)	4 (1996, 2012, 2013, 2017)	14
Nigeria	3 (1980 *, 1994, 2013)	5 (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000 *, 2023)	8 (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019)	—	16
Ivory Coast	3 (1992, 2015, 2023 *)	2 (2006, 2012)	4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994)	2 (1970, 2008)	11
Algeria	2 (1990 *, 2019)	1 (1980)	2 (1984, 1988)	2 (1982, 2010)	7
DR Congo	2 (1968², 1974³)	—	2 (1998, 2015)	2 (1972³, 2023)	6
Zambia	1 (2012)	2 (1974, 1994)	3 (1982, 1990, 1996)	—	6
Tunisia	1 (2004 *)	2 (1965 *, 1996)	1 (1962)	3 (1978, 2000, 2019)	7
Sudan	1 (1970 *)	2 (1959, 1963)	1 (1957 *)	—	4
Senegal	1 (2021)	2 (2002, 2019)	—	3 (1965, 1990, 2006)	6
South Africa	1 (1996 *)	1 (1998)	2 (2000, 2023)	—	4
Ethiopia	1 (1962 *)	1 (1957)	1 (1959)	2 (1963, 1968 *)	5
Morocco	1 (1976)	1 (2004)	1 (1980)	2 (1986, 1988 *)	5
Congo	1 (1972)	—	—	1 (1974)	2
Mali	—	1 (1972)	2 (2012, 2013)	3 (1994, 2002 *, 2004)	6
Burkina Faso	—	1 (2013)	1 (2017)	2 (1998 *, 2021)	4
Uganda	—	1 (1978)	—	1 (1962)	2
Guinea	—	1 (1976)	—	—	1
Libya	—	1 (1982 *)	—	—	1
Equatorial Guinea	—	—	—	1 (2015 *)	1

* hosts

¹ as United Arab Republic

² as Congo-Kinshasa

³ as Zaire

Debut of national teams

Year	Debuting teams
Year	Teams	No.	Cum.
1957	Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan	3	3
1962	Tunisia, Uganda	2	5
1963	Ghana, Nigeria	2	7
1965	Congo-Léopoldville, Ivory Coast, Senegal	3	10
1968	Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville	2	12
1970	Cameroon, Guinea	2	14
1972	Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Togo	4	18
1974	Mauritius, Zambia	2	20
1978	Upper Volta	1	21
1980	Tanzania	1	22
1982	Libya	1	23
1984	Malawi	1	24
1986	Mozambique	1	25
1994	Gabon, Sierra Leone	2	27
1996	Angola, Liberia, South Africa	3	30
1998	Namibia	1	31
2004	Benin, Rwanda, Zimbabwe	3	34
2012	Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Niger	3	37
2013	Cape Verde	1	38
2017	Guinea-Bissau	1	39
2019	Burundi, Madagascar, Mauritania	3	42
2021	Comoros, Gambia	2	44

Teams yet to qualify: Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Lesotho, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.^[1]

As of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Egypt^{[n 1]}	26	111	60	24	27	175	97	+78	204
2	Nigeria	20	104	57	24	23	146	95	+50	195
3	Ghana	24	105	54	23	28	138	93	+45	185
4	Ivory Coast	25	106	48	30	28	152	111	+41	174
5	Cameroon	21	95	46	31	18	142	90	+52	169
6	Morocco	19	74	29	25	20	87	65	+22	112
7	Senegal	17	71	30	18	23	87	58	+29	108
8	Algeria	20	80	28	24	28	97	93	+4	108
9	Tunisia	21	83	25	30	27	99	97	+2	105
10	Zambia	18	69	27	19	23	83	70	+13	100
11	DR Congo^{[n 2]}	20	80	21	29	30	94	107	−13	92
12	Mali	13	59	21	21	17	71	69	+2	84
13	South Africa	11	50	18	16	16	55	48	+7	70
14	Guinea	14	52	15	18	19	65	72	−7	63
15	Burkina Faso^{[n 3]}	13	52	10	17	25	51	78	−27	47
16	Angola	9	31	7	13	11	39	43	−4	34
17	Gabon	8	25	7	10	8	24	27	−3	31
18	Equatorial Guinea	4	19	8	5	6	20	18	+2	29
19	Congo	7	26	7	7	12	27	37	−10	28
20	Sudan	9	27	7	7	13	29	42	−13	28
21	Ethiopia	11	30	7	4	19	31	67	−36	25
22	Cape Verde	4	16	5	8	3	14	12	+2	21
23	Togo	8	25	3	8	14	19	42	−23	17
24	Uganda	7	23	4	3	16	21	38	−17	15
25	Libya	3	11	3	5	3	12	13	−1	14
26	Zimbabwe	5	15	3	2	10	16	31	−15	11
27	Gambia	2	8	3	1	4	6	10	-4	10
28	Kenya	6	17	2	4	11	11	31	−20	10
29	Madagascar	1	5	2	2	1	7	7	0	8
30	Malawi	3	10	2	2	6	9	15	−6	8
31	Sierra Leone	3	8	1	3	4	4	14	−10	6
32	Namibia	4	13	1	3	9	11	31	−20	6
33	Liberia	2	5	1	2	2	5	7	−2	5
34	Mauritania	3	10	1	2	7	4	16	−12	5
35	Benin	4	14	0	5	9	7	24	−17	5
36	Rwanda	1	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
37	Mozambique	5	15	0	4	11	8	33	−25	4
38	Comoros	1	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	3
39	Tanzania	3	9	0	3	6	6	18	−12	3
40	Guinea-Bissau	4	12	0	3	9	4	19	−15	3
41	Niger	2	6	0	1	5	1	9	−8	1
42	Burundi	1	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0
43	Mauritius	1	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0
44	Botswana	1	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

^ Including one appearance as "United Arab Republic" representing a political union between Egypt and Syria, and another three appearances representing just Egypt but still under the name "United Arab Republic".
^ Including seven appearances as Zaire.
^ Including one appearance as Upper Volta.

Medal table

Comprehensive team results by tournament

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team	1957 (3)	1959 (3)	1962 (4)	1963 (6)	1965 (6)	1968 (8)	1970 (8)	1972 (8)	1974 (8)	1976 (8)	1978 (8)	1980 (8)	1982 (8)	1984 (8)	1986 (8)	1988 (8)	1990 (8)	1992 (12)	1994 (12)	1996 (15)	1998 (16)	2000 (16)	2002 (16)	2004 (16)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (15)	2012 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (24)	2021 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (24)	2027 (24)	Apps.
North Africa Members
Algeria	Part of France				×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	4th	3rd	GS	3rd	1st	GS	••	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	•	•	4th	•	GS	QF	GS	1st	GS	GS			20
Egypt	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	×	×	3rd	•	3rd	4th	•	4th	×	4th	1st	GS	GS	GS	QF	QF	1st	QF	QF	GS	1st	1st	1st	•	•	•	2nd	R16	2nd	R16			26
Libya						•	×	•	×	×	×	×	2nd	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•			3
Morocco	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	GS	×	1st	GS	3rd	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	••	QF	R16	QF	R16	Q		20
Tunisia	Prot. of France		3rd	GS	2nd	•	×	×	×	•	4th	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	QF	4th	GS	1st	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	GS			21
West Africa Members
Benin	Part of France				×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•			4
Burkina Faso	Part of France				×	•	×	×	•	×	GS	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	GS	3rd	•	4th	R16	Q		14
Cape Verde	Part of Portugal																		•	×		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	R16	QF			4
Gambia	Part of the United Kingdom					×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	QF	GS			2
Ghana	UK		•	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	•	•	•	1st	GS	1st	GS	•	•	•	2nd	QF	4th	GS	QF	QF	•	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	R16	GS	GS			24
Guinea	FRA			••	•	•	GS	•	GS	2nd	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	×	QF	QF	QF	•	GS	•	QF	•	R16	R16	QF			14
Guinea-Bissau	Part of Portugal															×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	GS			4
Ivory Coast	Part of France				3rd	3rd	4th	•	GS	•	••	GS	×	GS	3rd	GS	GS	1st	3rd	GS	QF	GS	GS	•	2nd	4th	QF	2nd	QF	1st	GS	QF	R16	1st			25
Liberia				×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•			2
Mali	Part of France				•	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	GS	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	R16	R16	QF			13
Mauritania	Part of France									×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	R16			3
Niger	Part of France					×	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•			2
Nigeria			×	GS	×	•	×	•	•	3rd	3rd	1st	GS	2nd	•	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	••	×	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	QF	3rd	•	1st	•	•	3rd	R16	2nd			20
Senegal	Part of France				4th	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	GS	•	4th	QF	QF	•	•	QF	2nd	QF	4th	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	2nd	1st	R16			17
Sierra Leone	Part of the UK					×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•			3
Togo	Part of France				×	•	•	GS	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	•	••	•	QF	•	GS	•	•	•			8
Central Africa Members
Cameroon	Part of France				×	•	GS	3rd	•	•	•	•	GS	1st	2nd	1st	GS	4th	•	GS	QF	1st	1st	QF	QF	2nd	QF	•	•	GS	1st	R16	3rd	R16			21
Congo	Part of France					GS	×	1st	4th	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	QF	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•			7
DR Congo	Part of Belgium				GS	1st	GS	4th	1st	GS	×	•	•	×	•	GS	•	QF	QF	QF	3rd	GS	QF	GS	QF	•	•	•	GS	3rd	QF	R16	•	4th			20
Equatorial Guinea	Part of Spain															×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	4th	•	•	QF	R16			4
Gabon	Part of France						×	•	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	GS	•	R16	•			8
East Africa Members
Burundi	Part of Belgium								×	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•			1
Ethiopia	2nd	3rd	1st	4th	GS	4th	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•			11
Kenya			•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	GS	GS	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	×		Q	7
Rwanda	Part of Belgium										×	×	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•			1
Sudan	3rd	2nd	•	2nd	•	•	1st	GS	•	GS	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	QF	•	•	•	•	GS	•			9
Tanzania						×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS		Q	4
Uganda			4th	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	2nd	×	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	R16	•	•		Q	8
Southern Africa Members
Angola	Part of Portugal												•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	GS	QF	QF	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	QF			9
Botswana	Part of the United Kingdom										×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•			1
Comoros	Part of France																							×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•			1
Madagascar	Part of France				×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	•			1
Malawi	Part of the United Kingdom								×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	R16	•			3
Mauritius						•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•		1
Mozambique	Part of Portugal											×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS			5
Namibia	Part of South Africa																	×	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	R16			4
South Africa	••	Banned because of apartheid																	•	1st	2nd	3rd	QF	GS	GS	GS	•	•	QF	GS	•	QF	•	3rd			11
Zambia					×	×	•	•	2nd	•	GS	•	3rd	•	GS	×	3rd	QF	2nd	3rd	GS	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	QF	1st	GS	GS	•	•	•	GS			18
Zimbabwe													•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	×			5
Team	1957 (3)	1959 (3)	1962 (4)	1963 (6)	1965 (6)	1968 (8)	1970 (8)	1972 (8)	1974 (8)	1976 (8)	1978 (8)	1980 (8)	1982 (8)	1984 (8)	1986 (8)	1988 (8)	1990 (8)	1992 (12)	1994 (12)	1996 (15)	1998 (16)	2000 (16)	2002 (16)	2004 (16)	2006 (16)	2008 (16)	2010 (15)	2012 (16)	2013 (16)	2015 (16)	2017 (16)	2019 (24)	2021 (24)	2023 (24)	2025 (24)	2027 (24)	Apps.

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals
R16 – Round of 16
GS – Group stage

Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew / Disqualified after qualification
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / Withdrew / Disqualified
— Hosts
— Not affiliated to CAF

Results of host nations

Year	Host nation	Result
1957	Sudan	Third place
1959	United Arab Republic	Champions
1962	Ethiopia	Champions
1963	Ghana	Champions
1965	Tunisia	Runners-up
1968	Ethiopia	Fourth place
1970	Sudan	Champions
1972	Cameroon	Third place
1974	Egypt	Third place
1976	Ethiopia	Group stage
1978	Ghana	Champions
1980	Nigeria	Champions
1982	Libya	Runners-up
1984	Ivory Coast	Group stage
1986	Egypt	Champions
1988	Morocco	Fourth place
1990	Algeria	Champions
1992	Senegal	Quarter-finals
1994	Tunisia	Group stage
1996	South Africa	Champions
1998	Burkina Faso	Fourth place
2000	Ghana	Quarter-finals
2000	Nigeria	Runners-up
2002	Mali	Fourth place
2004	Tunisia	Champions
2006	Egypt	Champions
2008	Ghana	Third place
2010	Angola	Quarter-finals
2012	Equatorial Guinea	Quarter-finals
2012	Gabon	Quarter-finals
2013	South Africa	Quarter-finals
2015	Equatorial Guinea	Fourth place
2017	Gabon	Group stage
2019	Egypt	Round of 16
2021	Cameroon	Third place
2023	Ivory Coast	Champions
2025	Morocco	To be determined
2027	Kenya	To be determined
	Tanzania
	Uganda

Results of defending champions

Year	Defending champions	Result
1959	United Arab Republic	Champions
1962	United Arab Republic	Runners-up
1963	Ethiopia	Fourth place
1965	Ghana	Champions
1968	Ghana	Runners-up
1970	Congo-Kinshasa	Group stage
1972	Sudan	Group stage
1974	Congo	Fourth place
1976	Zaire	Group stage
1978	Morocco	Group stage
1980	Ghana	Group stage
1982	Nigeria	Group stage
1984	Ghana	Group stage
1986	Cameroon	Runners-up
1988	Egypt	Group stage
1990	Cameroon	Group stage
1992	Algeria	Group stage
1994	Ivory Coast	Third place
1996	Nigeria	Withdrew
1998	South Africa	Runners-up
2000	Egypt	Quarter-finals
2002	Cameroon	Champions
2004	Cameroon	Quarter-finals
2006	Tunisia	Quarter-finals
2008	Egypt	Champions
2010	Egypt	Champions
2012	Egypt	Did not qualify
2013	Zambia	Group stage
2015	Nigeria	Did not qualify
2017	Ivory Coast	Group stage
2019	Cameroon	Round of 16
2021	Algeria	Group stage
2023	Senegal	Round of 16
2025	Ivory Coast	To be determined

General statistics by tournament

Year	Hosts	Champions (titles)	Winning coach^[2]	Top scorer(s) (goals)^{[citation needed]}	Most valuable player^{[citation needed]}
1957	Sudan	Egypt (1)	Mourad Fahmy	Ad-Diba (5)	Ad-Diba
1959	United Arab Republic	United Arab Republic (2)	Pál Titkos	Mahmoud El-Gohary (3)	Mahmoud El-Gohary
1962	Ethiopia	Ethiopia (1)	Ydnekatchew Tessema	Mengistu Worku (3) Badawi Abdel Fattah (3)	Mengistu Worku
1963	Ghana	Ghana (1)	Charles Gyamfi	Hassan El-Shazly (6)	Hassan El-Shazly
1965	Tunisia	Ghana (2)	Charles Gyamfi	Ben Acheampong (3) Osei Kofi (3) Eustache Manglé (3)	Osei Kofi
1968	Ethiopia	Congo-Kinshasa (1)	Ferenc Csanádi	Laurent Pokou (6)	Kazadi Mwamba
1970	Sudan	Sudan (1)	Jiří Starosta	Laurent Pokou (8)	Laurent Pokou
1972	Cameroon	Congo (1)	Adolphe Bibanzoulou	Salif Keïta (5)	François M'Pelé
1974	Egypt	Zaire (2)	Blagoje Vidinić	Ndaye Mulamba (9)	Ndaye Mulamba
1976	Ethiopia	Morocco (1)	Virgil Mărdărescu	Mamadou Aliou Keïta (4)	Ahmed Faras
1978	Ghana	Ghana (3)	Fred Osam-Duodu	Phillip Omondi (3) Opoku Afriyie (3) Segun Odegbami (3)	Karim Abdul Razak
1980	Nigeria	Nigeria (1)	Otto Glória	Khalid Labied (3) Segun Odegbami (3)	Christian Chukwu
1982	Libya	Ghana (4)	Charles Gyamfi	George Alhassan (4)	Fawzi Al-Issawi
1984	Ivory Coast	Cameroon (1)	Radivoje Ognjanović	Taher Abouzaid (4)	Théophile Abega
1986	Egypt	Egypt (3)	Mike Smith	Roger Milla (4)	Roger Milla
1988	Morocco	Cameroon (2)	Claude Le Roy	Lakhdar Belloumi (2) Roger Milla (2) Abdoulaye Traoré (2) Gamal Abdelhamid (2)	Aziz Bouderbala
1990	Algeria	Algeria (1)	Abdelhamid Kermali	Djamel Menad (4)	Rabah Madjer
1992	Senegal	Ivory Coast (1)	Yeo Martial	Rashidi Yekini (4)	Abedi Pele
1994	Tunisia	Nigeria (2)	Clemens Westerhof	Rashidi Yekini (5)	Rashidi Yekini
1996	South Africa	South Africa (1)	Clive Barker	Kalusha Bwalya (5)	Kalusha Bwalya
1998	Burkina Faso	Egypt (4)	Mahmoud El-Gohary	Hossam Hassan (7) Benni McCarthy (7)	Benni McCarthy
2000	Ghana Nigeria	Cameroon (3)	Pierre Lechantre	Shaun Bartlett (5)	Lauren
2002	Mali	Cameroon (4)	Winfried Schäfer	Patrick Mboma (3) Salomon Olembé (3) Julius Aghahowa (3)	Rigobert Song
2004	Tunisia	Tunisia (1)	Roger Lemerre	Patrick Mboma (4) Frédéric Kanouté (4) Youssef Mokhtari (4) Jay-Jay Okocha (4) Francileudo Santos (4)	Jay-Jay Okocha
2006	Egypt	Egypt (5)	Hassan Shehata	Samuel Eto'o (5)	Ahmed Hassan
2008	Ghana	Egypt (6)	Hassan Shehata	Samuel Eto'o (5)	Hosny Abd Rabo
2010	Angola	Egypt (7)	Hassan Shehata	Mohamed Nagy (5)	Ahmed Hassan
2012	Gabon Equatorial Guinea	Zambia (1)	Hervé Renard	Manucho (3) Didier Drogba (3) Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (3) Cheick Diabaté (3) Houssine Kharja (3) Christopher Katongo (3) Emmanuel Mayuka (3)	Christopher Katongo
2013	South Africa	Nigeria (3)	Stephen Keshi	Mubarak Wakaso (4) Emmanuel Emenike (4)	Jonathan Pitroipa
2015	Equatorial Guinea	Ivory Coast (2)	Hervé Renard	Thievy Bifouma (3) Dieumerci Mbokani (3) Javier Balboa (3) André Ayew (3) Ahmed Akaïchi (3)	Christian Atsu
2017	Gabon	Cameroon (5)	Hugo Broos	Junior Kabananga (3)	Christian Bassogog
2019	Egypt	Algeria (2)	Djamel Belmadi	Odion Ighalo (5)	Ismaël Bennacer
2021	Cameroon	Senegal (1)	Aliou Cissé	Vincent Aboubakar (8)	Sadio Mané
2023	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast (3)	Emerse Faé	Emilio Nsue (5)	William Troost-Ekong

Records

Most titles: 7

Egypt

Teams winning on debut: 3

Consecutive title wins: 3

Egypt (2006, 2008, 2010)

Most appearances: 26

Egypt

Most consecutive appearances: 16

Tunisia (1994–2023)^[3]

Goalscorers

Overall top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active at international level.

Rank	Player	Team	Goals scored	Matches played	Goals per match	Tournament(s)
1	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	18	29	0.62	6 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
2	Laurent Pokou	Ivory Coast	14	12	1.17	4 (1968, 1970, 1974, 1980)
3	Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	13	20	0.65	4 (1988, 1990, 1992, 1994)
4	Hassan El-Shazly	Egypt	12	8	1.50	3 (1963, 1970, 1974)
5	Patrick Mboma	Cameroon	11	17	0.65	4 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004)
	Hossam Hassan	Egypt	11	21	0.52	7 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)
	Didier Drogba	Ivory Coast	11	24	0.45	5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
8	Ndaye Mulamba	DR Congo	10	10	1.00	2 (1974, 1976)
	Francileudo Santos	Tunisia	10	12	0.83	3 (2004, 2006, 2008)
	Joel Tiéhi	Ivory Coast	10	15	0.67	4 (1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
	Mengistu Worku	Ethiopia	10	17	0.59	6 (1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970)
	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	10	23	0.43	6 (1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
	André Ayew	Ghana	10	36	0.28	8 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
14	Manucho	Angola	9	14	0.64	4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
	Vincent Aboubakar	Cameroon	9	16	0.56	4 (2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)
	Sadio Mané	Senegal	9	22	0.41	5 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
	Abdoulaye Traoré	Ivory Coast	9	22	0.41	6 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)
18	Pascal Feindouno	Guinea	8	13	0.61	4 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2012)
	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	8	31	0.26	8 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
	Seydou Keita	Mali	8	31	0.26	7 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)
	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	8	31	0.26	7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
22	Osei Kofi	Ghana	7	8	0.87	3 (1963, 1965, 1968)
	Ali Abo Gresha	Egypt	7	9	0.78	2 (1970, 1974)
	Taher Abouzeid	Egypt	7	10	0.70	2 (1984, 1986)
	Frédéric Kanouté	Mali	7	11	0.64	3 (2004, 2008, 2010)
	Flávio	Angola	7	12	0.58	4 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
	Benni McCarthy	South Africa	7	12	0.58	3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
	Christopher Katongo	Zambia	7	17	0.41	5 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
	Roger Milla	Cameroon	7	18	0.39	4 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
	Abedi Pele	Ghana	7	18	0.39	5 (1982, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	7	19	0.37	4 (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
	Jay-Jay Okocha	Nigeria	7	22	0.32	5 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
	Youssef Msakni	Tunisia	7	29	0.24	8 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
34	George Alhassan	Ghana	6	7	0.86	3 (1978, 1982, 1984)
	Wilberforce Mfum	Ghana	6	8	0.75	2 (1963, 1968)
	Ahmed Faras	Morocco	6	9	0.67	3 (1972, 1976, 1978)
	Mayanga Maku	DR Congo	6	10	0.60	3 (1970, 1972, 1974)
	Segun Odegbami	Nigeria	6	10	0.60	2 (1978, 1980)
	Mohamed Aboutrika	Egypt	6	11	0.54	2 (2006, 2008)
	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	Gabon	6	13	0.46	4 (2010, 2012, 2015, 2017)
	Shaun Bartlett	South Africa	6	14	0.43	4 (1996, 2000, 2002, 2004)
	Emilio Nsue	Equatorial Guinea	6	14	0.43	3 (2015, 2021, 2023)
	Julius Aghahowa	Nigeria	6	15	0.40	4 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
	Gervinho	Ivory Coast	6	17	0.35	5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)
	Lakhdar Belloumi	Algeria	6	18	0.33	4 (1980, 1982, 1984, 1988)
	Karl Toko Ekambi	Cameroon	6	18	0.33	4 (2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
	Riyad Mahrez	Algeria	6	20	0.30	5 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
	Jordan Ayew	Ghana	6	25	0.24	6 (2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
	Yaya Touré	Ivory Coast	6	29	0.20	6 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)

Goalscoring records

Landmark goalscorers

Raafat Attia scored the first ever goal at the Africa Cup of Nations; in the first match of the inaugural tournament on 10 February 1957, he got the opening goal for Egypt against hosts Sudan in a 2–1 victory.^[4]

Ad-Diba was the first ever player to score a hat-trick in an Africa Cup of Nations match; he scored four for Egypt in a 4–0 victory against Ethiopia on 16 February 1957, the final match of the inaugural tournament.^[4]^[5]

Ad-Diba was also the first ever top goalscorer for an Africa Cup of Nations tournament, scoring 5 goals for Egypt in 1957.^[6]

Oldest goalscorer

Hossam Hassan was 39 years and 174 days old when he scored for Egypt against DR Congo in a 4–1 victory on 3 February 2006.

Fastest goals

1st minute, Hassan El-Shazly for Egypt against Ivory Coast in 1974 (2–0 victory).
1st minute, Chérif Fetoui for Morocco against Congo in 1976 (2–2 draw).
1st minute, Phillip Omondi for Uganda against Congo in 1978 (3–1 victory).
1st minute, Tueba Menayame for Zaire against Cameroon in 1992 (1–1 draw).
1st minute, Ayman Mansour for Egypt against Gabon in 1994 (4–0 victory).
1st minute, Tijani Babangida for Nigeria against South Africa in 2000 (2–0 victory).
1st minute, Soufiane Alloudi for Morocco against Namibia in 2008 (5–1 victory).

Latest goal (regulation time)

90+10th minute, Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé for Gabon against Morocco in 2012 (3–2 victory).

Latest goals (including extra time)

120th minute, Brighton Sinyangwe for Zambia against Zaire in 1974 (2–2 draw).
120th minute, Jaouad Zairi for Morocco against Algeria in 2004 (3–1 victory).
120th minute, Oumar Diakité for Ivory Coast against Mali in 2023 (2–1 victory).

Most goals in a single match

Laurent Pokou scored 5 goals for Ivory Coast in a 6–1 victory against Ethiopia in 1970.

Most goals in a single tournament

Ndaye Mulamba scored 9 goals for Zaire in the 1974 tournament.

Goalscoring goalkeeper in the tournament

Kennedy Mweene is the first and only goalkeeper to score a goal (for Zambia) in an Africa Cup of Nations, in 2013.

Most hat-tricks

Hassan El-Shazly scored 2 tournament hat-tricks for the United Arab Republic: one in 1963 and one in 1970.

Most tournaments with a goal

Kalusha Bwalya (for Zambia), Samuel Eto'o (for Cameroon), Asamoah Gyan and André Ayew (both for Ghana) each scored at least one goal in a record six different tournaments.

No. of tournaments	Player	Country	Years (No. of goals scored)	Total goals
6	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	2000 (4), 2002 (1), 2004 (1), 2006 (5), 2008 (5), 2010 (2)	18
	André Ayew	Ghana	2010 (1), 2012 (2), 2015 (3), 2017 (2), 2019 (1), 2021 (1)	10
	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	1986 (1), 1992 (1), 1994 (1), 1996 (5), 1998 (1), 2000 (1)	10
	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	2008 (1), 2010 (3), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2015 (1), 2017 (1)	8
5	Didier Drogba	Ivory Coast	2006 (3), 2008 (3), 2010 (1), 2012 (3), 2013 (1)	11
	Abdoulaye Traoré	Ivory Coast	1986 (3), 1988 (2), 1990 (2), 1992 (1), 1994 (1)	9
	Youssef Msakni	Tunisia	2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2017 (1), 2019 (2), 2021 (1)	7
	Yaya Touré	Ivory Coast	2006 (1), 2008 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2015 (1)	6
4	Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	1988 (1), 1990 (3), 1992 (4), 1994 (5)	13
	Mengistu Worku	Ethiopia	1962 (3), 1963 (2), 1968 (2), 1970 (3)	10
	Joel Tiéhi	Ivory Coast	1992 (1), 1994 (4), 1996 (1), 1998 (4)	10
	Sadio Mané	Senegal	2017 (2), 2019 (3), 2021 (3), 2023 (1)	9
	Seydou Keita	Mali	2002 (1), 2010 (3), 2012 (1), 2013 (3)	8
	Mohamed Salah	Egypt	2017 (2), 2019 (2), 2021 (2), 2023 (1)	7
	Christopher Katongo	Zambia	2006 (1), 2008 (2), 2010 (1), 2012 (3)	7
	Jordan Ayew	Ghana	2015 (1), 2017 (1), 2019 (2), 2023 (2)	6
	Gervinho	Ivory Coast	2006 (1), 2008 (1), 2010 (1), 2012 (3)	6
	Wilfried Bony	Ivory Coast	2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2015 (2), 2017 (1)	5

Goalscorers in all tournament appearances

The following are all the former international players who scored at least once in all of their tournament appearances (at least three appearances).

No. of tournaments	Player	Country	Years (No. of goals scored)	Total goals
6	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	2000 (4), 2002 (1), 2004 (1), 2006 (5), 2008 (5), 2010 (2)	18
6	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	1986 (1), 1992 (1), 1994 (1), 1996 (5), 1998 (1), 2000 (1)	10
5	Didier Drogba	Ivory Coast	2006 (3), 2008 (3), 2010 (1), 2012 (3), 2013 (1)	11
4	Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	1988 (1), 1990 (3), 1992 (4), 1994 (5)	13
4	Joel Tiéhi	Ivory Coast	1992 (1), 1994 (4), 1996 (1), 1998 (4)	10
3	Francileudo Santos	Tunisia	2004 (4), 2006 (4), 2008 (2)	10
3	Frédéric Kanouté	Mali	2004 (4), 2008 (1), 2010 (2)	7

Highest goalscorers in a single tournament

The following players finished as top goalscorer with five or more goals in a single tournament.

Goals	Player	Country	Year
9	Ndaye Mulamba	Zaire	1974
8	Laurent Pokou	Ivory Coast	1970
8	Vincent Aboubakar	Cameroon	2021
7	Hossam Hassan	Egypt	1998
7	Benni McCarthy	South Africa	1998
6	Hassan El-Shazly	Egypt	1963
6	Laurent Pokou	Ivory Coast	1968
5	Ad-Diba	Egypt	1957
	Salif Keïta	Mali	1972
	Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	1994
	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	1996
	Shaun Bartlett	South Africa	2000
	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	2006
	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	2008
	Mohamed Nagy	Egypt	2010
	Odion Ighalo	Nigeria	2019
	Emilio Nsue	Equatorial Guinea	2023

Top goalscorers in multiple tournaments

The following players finished as the top goalscorer in at least two different tournaments.

	Indicates the top goalscorer was shared with other players.

Player	Country	Years	Goals
Laurent Pokou	Ivory Coast	1968	6
Laurent Pokou	Ivory Coast	1970	8
Segun Odegbami	Nigeria	1978	3
Segun Odegbami	Nigeria	1980	3
Roger Milla	Cameroon	1986	4
Roger Milla	Cameroon	1988	2
Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	1992	4
Rashidi Yekini	Nigeria	1994	5
Patrick M'Boma	Cameroon	2002	3
Patrick M'Boma		2004	4
Samuel Eto'o		2006	5
Samuel Eto'o		2008	5

Hat-tricks

Appearances

Most tournament appearances

The following players appeared in at least six different AFCON tournaments:^[7]

No. of tournaments	Player	Country	Years
8	Rigobert Song	Cameroon	1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
	André Ayew	Ghana	2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
	Youssef Msakni	Tunisia	2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
7	Geremi Njitap	Cameroon	1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
	Boubacar Barry	Ivory Coast	2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
	Max Gradel		2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
	Siaka Tiéné		2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
	Kolo Touré		2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
	Essam El Hadary	Egypt	1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017
	Hossam Hassan	Egypt	1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006
	Asamoah Gyan	Ghana	2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
	Seidou Keita	Mali	2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
6	Rabah Madjer	Algeria	1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992
	Mahieddine Meftah		1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
	Islam Slimani		2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
	Samuel Eto'o	Cameroon	2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
	Salomon Kalou	Ivory Coast	2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
	Yaya Touré		2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
	Didier Zokora		2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
	Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa	Egypt	1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010
	Hany Ramzy	Egypt	1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
	Jordan Ayew	Ghana	2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023
	Soumbeïla Diakité	Mali	2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
	Noureddine Naybet	Morocco	1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
	Nwankwo Kanu	Nigeria	2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
	Riadh Bouazizi	Tunisia	1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
	Kaies Ghodhbane		1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006
	Aymen Mathlouthi		2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
	Kalusha Bwalya	Zambia	1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000

Player records

Oldest player

Essam El Hadary was 44 years and 21 days old when he played for Egypt in the final against Cameroon on 5 February 2017.

Most matches played

Rigobert Song (for Cameroon, between 1998 and 2010) and André Ayew (for Ghana, between 2008 and 2023) each played in a record 36 matches at the tournament.^[8]

Most titles won

No. of titles	Player	Country	Years
4	Essam El Hadary	Egypt	1998, 2006, 2008, 2010
4	Ahmed Hassan	Egypt	1998, 2006, 2008, 2010

Coaching

Titles won

Most titles won as coach

3, Charles Gyamfi (as manager of Ghana in 1963, 1965 and 1982)
3, Hassan Shehata (as manager of Egypt in 2006, 2008 and 2010)

Most consecutive titles won as coach

3, Hassan Shehata (as manager of Egypt in 2006, 2008 and 2010)

Coaches who retained title

2 times, Hassan Shehata (as manager of Egypt in 2008 and 2010)
1 time, Charles Gyamfi (as manager of Ghana in 1965)

Coaches who won titles with multiple teams

Hervé Renard (as manager of Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast in 2015)

Won title as both player and coach

Mahmoud El-Gohary (in 1959 as a player and 1998 as a manager, both with Egypt)
Stephen Keshi (in 1994 as a player and in 2013 as a manager, both with Nigeria)

Appearance in final as both player and coach

Emerse Faé (lost 2006 final as a player, won 2023 final as a manager, both with Ivory Coast)
Aliou Cissé (lost 2002 final as a player, lost 2019 final and won 2021 final as a manager, all with Senegal)
Mahmoud El-Gohary (won 1959 final as a player and won 1998 final as a manager, both with Egypt)
Stephen Keshi (lost both 1984 final and 1988 final and won 1994 final as a player; and won 2013 final as a manager, all with Nigeria)

Most nations coached in tournament

6, Claude Le Roy (managed Cameroon in 1986 and 1988, Senegal in 1990 and 1992, Ghana in 2008, DR Congo in 2006 and 2013, Congo in 2015 and Togo in 2017)

Most tournament appearances as coach

9, Claude Le Roy (as manager of Cameroon in 1986 and 1988, Senegal in 1990 and 1992, Ghana in 2008, DR Congo in 2006 and 2013, Congo in 2015 and Togo in 2017)

Titles won by foreign coaches

First foreign coach to win tournament

Pál Titkos (as manager of Egypt in 1959)

Most titles won as foreign coach

2, Hervé Renard (as manager of Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast in 2015)

Foreign coaches who also won other major tournaments

Roger Lemerre (won 2004 AFCON as manager of Tunisia, and won Euro 2000 and 2001 Confederations Cup as manager of France)

Most titles by coaches from a foreign country

5 managers, France

Most tournaments hosted

No. of times hosted	Country	Year(s)	Wins as host
5	Egypt	1959, 1974, 1986, 2006, 2019	3/5
4	Ghana	1963, 1978, 2000*, 2008	2/4
3	Ethiopia	1962, 1968, 1976	1/3
3	Tunisia	1965, 1994, 2004	1/3
2	Sudan	1957, 1970	1/2
	Cameroon	1972, 2021	0/2
	Nigeria	1980, 2000*	1/2
	Ivory Coast	1984, 2023	1/2
	South Africa	1996, 2013	1/2
	Equatorial Guinea	2012*, 2015	0/2
	Gabon	2012*, 2017	0/2
	Morocco	1988, 2025**	0/1
1
	Libya	1982	0/1
	Algeria	1990	1/1
	Senegal	1992	0/1
	Burkina Faso	1998	0/1
	Mali	2002	0/1
	Angola	2010	0/1
	Kenya	2027*	0/1
	Tanzania	2027*	0/1
	Uganda	2027*	0/1

* Co-hosts

** Upcoming tournament

Other team records

Nine nations have won the tournament as hosts:
- Egypt (1959, 1986 and 2006)
- Ghana (1963 and 1978)
- Ethiopia (1962)
- Sudan (1970)
- Nigeria (1980)
- Algeria (1990)
- South Africa (1996)
- Tunisia (2004)
- Ivory Coast (2023)
Egypt (in 1957), Ghana (in 1963) and South Africa (in 1996) are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearance.
Sudan (in 1957), Ghana (in 1963), Libya (in 1982), South Africa (in 1996) and Equatorial Guinea (in 2012) are the five teams to have hosted the tournament in their debut appearance.
Ghana (in 1963) and South Africa (in 1996) are the only teams to have hosted and won the tournament in their debut appearance.
Egypt became the first ever team to win the Africa Cup of Nations finals in 1957, and also the first team to retain the title in 1959.
Egypt has played the most matches in the tournament finals, with 111.
Egypt has participated in the most tournaments, with 26.
Egypt has the most points from matches played at the tournament finals, with 204.
Egypt is the only team to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations finals (in 2006, 2008 and 2010).
Egypt has appeared in the most final matches of the tournament, with ten appearances and seven wins.
Egypt had a penalty shoot-out winning streak of six, winning every shoot-out since their 5–4 win to Cameroon in the 1986 final. This streak ended on 6 February 2022, when Egypt lost 4–2 on penalties 35 years later to Senegal.
Tunisia is the team with the most consecutive appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations, with sixteen from 1994 to 2023.
Cameroon (in 2002) and Ivory Coast (in 2012) share the record for most clean sheets in a single tournament, with six each; they are also the only sides to reach the final of the tournament and not concede a single goal.
Nigeria has placed on the podium a record sixteen times at the tournament (three gold medals, five silver medals and eight bronze medals).
In 2017, Egypt set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last tournament appearance in 2010. During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating Ghana in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final.

Egypt's run

No.	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
1.	3 February 2004	Cameroon	0–0	Draw
2.	20 January 2006	Libya	3–0	Win
3.	24 January 2006	Morocco	0–0	Draw
4.	28 January 2006	Ivory Coast	3–1	Win
5.	3 February 2006	DR Congo	4–1	Win
6.	7 February 2006	Senegal	2–1	Win
7.	10 February 2006	Ivory Coast	0–0 (4–2 p)	Draw
8.	22 January 2008	Cameroon	4–2	Win
9.	26 January 2008	Sudan	3–0	Win
10.	30 January 2008	Zambia	1–1	Draw
11.	4 February 2008	Angola	2–1	Win
12.	7 February 2008	Ivory Coast	4–1	Win
13.	10 February 2008	Cameroon	1–0	Win
14.	12 January 2010	Nigeria	3–1	Win
15.	16 January 2010	Mozambique	2–0	Win
16.	20 January 2010	Benin	2–0	Win
17.	25 January 2010	Cameroon	3–1	Win
18.	28 January 2010	Algeria	4–0	Win
19.	31 January 2010	Ghana	1–0	Win
20.	17 January 2017	Mali	0–0	Draw
21.	21 January 2017	Uganda	1–0	Win
22.	25 January 2017	Ghana	1–0	Win
23.	29 January 2017	Morocco	1–0	Win
24.	1 February 2017	Burkina Faso	1–1 (4–3 p)	Draw

Consecutive championships

Teams that have won the Africa Cup of Nations consecutively and have become two-time champions (two consecutive titles) or three-time champions (three consecutive titles).

Team	Two championships	Three championships
Egypt	1: (1957, 1959*)	1: (2006*, 2008, 2010)
Ghana	1: (1963*, 1965)	—
Cameroon	1: (2000, 2002)	—

* indicate tournament hosts

Debut of teams in qualification

Year	Debutants in qualification	Total
1957	No qualification round	0
1959	No qualification round	0
1962	Ethiopia Ghana Morocco Nigeria Kenya Tunisia Uganda Zanzibar	8
1963	Egypt (as United Arab Republic) Guinea Sudan	3
1965	DR Congo (as Congo-Léopoldville) Ivory Coast Mali Senegal	4
1968	Algeria Burkina Faso (as Upper Volta) Cameroon Congo (as Congo-Brazzaville) Liberia Libya Mauritius Tanzania Togo	9
1970	Niger Sierra Leone Somalia Zambia	4
1972	Benin (as Dahomey) Gabon Madagascar	3
1974	Central African Republic Lesotho	2
1976	Burundi Gambia Malawi	3
1978	None	0
1980	Mauritania	1
1982	Angola Equatorial Guinea Mozambique Rwanda Zimbabwe	5
1984	Swaziland	1
1986	None	0
1988	None	0
1990	Seychelles	1
1992	Chad	1
1994	Botswana Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau South Africa	4
1996	Namibia	1
1998	None	0
2000	Djibouti Eritrea São Tomé and Príncipe	3
2002	None	0
2004	None	0
2006	None	0
2008	None	0
2010	Comoros	1
2012	None	0
2013	None	0
2015	South Sudan	1
2017	None	0
2019	None	0
2021	None	0
2023	None	0

Teams yet to qualify for finals

Ten teams are yet to qualify for AFCON finals:

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[2] Including one appearance as "United Arab Republic" representing a political union between Egypt and Syria, and another three appearances representing just Egypt but still under the name "United Arab Republic".

[3] Including seven appearances as Zaire.

[4] Including one appearance as Upper Volta.

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v t e Africa Cup of Nations
Editions	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Egypt 2019 Cameroon 2021 Ivory Coast 2023 Morocco 2025 Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027 TBD 2029
Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Bids	2027 2029
Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Statistics	Finals Appearances Awards Records and statistics Hat-tricks
Miscellaneous	Balls Mascots Music Trophy
Notes The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. Football in Africa portal