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

Debut of national teams

Year Debuting teams
Teams No. Cum.
1957  Egypt,  Ethiopia,  Sudan 3 3
1962  Tunisia,  Uganda 2 5
1963  Ghana,  Nigeria 2 7
1965 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Léopoldville,  Ivory Coast,  Senegal 3 10
1968  Algeria, Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville 2 12
1970  Cameroon,  Guinea 2 14
1972  Kenya,  Mali,  Morocco,  Togo 4 18
1974  Mauritius,  Zambia 2 20
1978 Republic of Upper Volta 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
2023 None 0 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 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Egypt[n 1] 2510760202716890+78200
2  Ghana 2310254212713387+46183
3  Nigeria 199753222213791+46181
4  Cameroon 209145301613782+55165
5  Ivory Coast 2499443025143101+42162
6  Algeria 19772822279489+5106
7  Morocco 18702724198263+19105
8  Tunisia 20802529269994+5104
9  Senegal 16672717237856+2298
10  Zambia 17672620218169+1298
11  DR Congo[n 2] 197320242988102−1484
12  Mali 12541919166565076
13  South Africa 10421613144845+361
14  Guinea 13471317176166−556
15  Burkina Faso[n 3] 1248916234772−2543
16  Gabon 82571082427−331
17  Sudan 92777132942−1328
18  Congo 72677122740−1328
19  Ethiopia 113074193167−3625
20  Angola 826412103039−924
21  Equatorial Guinea 3156451114−322
22  Togo 82538141942−2317
23  Uganda 72343162138−1715
24  Libya 3113531213−114
25  Cape Verde 31126369−312
26  Zimbabwe 51532101631−1511
27  Gambia 1531143+110
28  Kenya 61724111231−1910
29  Madagascar 152217708
30  Malawi 310226915−68
31  Sierra Leone 38134414−106
32  Liberia 2512257−25
33  Benin 414059724−175
34  Rwanda 131113304
35  Comoros 1410347−33
36  Guinea-Bissau 39036212−103
37  Mauritania 26024111−102
38  Namibia 390271024−142
39  Mozambique 4120210426−222
40  Niger 2601519−81
41  Tanzania 26015514−91
42  Burundi 1300304−40
43  Mauritius 1300328−60
44  Botswana 1300329−70
  1. ↑ 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".
  2. ↑ Including seven appearances as Zaire.
  3. ↑ Including one appearance as Upper Volta.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt73313
2 Cameroon5229
3 Ghana45110
4 Nigeria34815
5 Ivory Coast2248
6 Algeria2125
7 DR Congo2024
8 Zambia1236
9 Sudan1214
 Tunisia1214
11 Senegal1203
12 Ethiopia1113
 Morocco1113
 South Africa1113
15 Congo1001
16 Mali0123
17 Burkina Faso0112
18 Guinea0101
 Libya0101
 Uganda0101
Totals (20 entries)33333399

Comprehensive team results by tournament

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

Team Sudan
1957
(3)		 United Arab Republic
1959
(3)		 Ethiopia
1962
(4)		 Ghana
1963
(6)		 Tunisia
1965
(6)		 Ethiopia
1968
(8)		 Sudan
1970
(8)		 Cameroon
1972
(8)		 Egypt
1974
(8)		 Ethiopia
1976
(8)		 Ghana
1978
(8)		 Nigeria
1980
(8)		 Libya
1982
(8)		 Ivory Coast
1984
(8)		 Egypt
1986
(8)		 Morocco
1988
(8)		 Algeria
1990
(8)		 Senegal
1992
(12)		 Tunisia
1994
(12)		 South Africa
1996
(15)		 Burkina Faso
1998
(16)		 Ghana
Nigeria
2000
(16)		 Mali
2002
(16)		 Tunisia
2004
(16)		 Egypt
2006
(16)		 Ghana
2008
(16)		 Angola
2010
(15)		 Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
2012
(16)		 South Africa
2013
(16)		 Equatorial Guinea
2015
(16)		 Gabon
2017
(16)		 Egypt
2019
(24)		 Cameroon
2021
(24)		 Ivory Coast
2023
(24)		 Morocco
2025
(24)		 Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
2027
(24)		 Apps.
North Africa Members
 Algeria Part of France×GS•••••2nd4th3rdGS3rd1stGS••QFGSQFGSQF••4th•GSQFGS1stGSQ 20
 Egypt 1st1st2nd3rd××3rd•3rd4th•4th×4th1stGSGSGSQFQF1stQFQFGS1st1st1st•••2ndR162ndQ 26
 Libya •×•××××2nd••×××××ו••GS••GS•••••• 3
 Morocco ו×וGS×1stGS3rd••4th4th•GS••QFGSGS2ndGSGS•GSGS••QFR16QFQQ 20
 Tunisia 3rdGS2nd•××ו4th×GS•••••GS2ndQF4thGS1stQFQFGSQFGSQFQF4thQFQ 21
West Africa Members
 Benin Part of France××ו××וו•••••×•••GS•GSGS••••QF•• 4
 Burkina Faso Part of Franceו×ו×GSו××ו•×GS4thGSGSGS••GSGS2ndGS3rd•4thQ 13
 Cape Verde Part of Portugal•×•••••••QFGS••R16Q 4
 Gambia Part of the United Kingdom×××וו••••×•×××ו••••••×••QFQ 2
 Ghana UK•1st1st2nd2nd•••1stGS1stGS•••2ndQF4thGSQFQF•GS3rd2nd4th4th2nd4thR16GSQ 24
 Guinea FRA••••GS•GS2nd•GS••••••GS•GS•×QFQFQF•GS•QF•R16R16Q 14
 Guinea-Bissau Part of Portugal××ו××××וו•••GSGSGSQ 4
 Ivory Coast Part of France3rd3rd4th•GS•••GS×GS3rdGSGS1st3rdGSQFGSGS•2nd4thQF2ndQF1stGSQFR16Q 25
 Liberia ×ו××ו×וו••×•GS••GS••••••••••• 2
 Mali Part of France•••2nd••••••••••4th•••4th4th•GSGS3rd3rdGSGSR16R16Q 13
 Mauritania Part of France×ו•×•×וו•×•••••×ו•GSGSQ 3
 Niger Part of Franceו•×•××ו××ו•×ו•••••GSGS••••• 2
 Nigeria ×GSוו•3rd3rd1stGS2nd•2nd2nd3rd1st••×2nd3rd3rd3rdQF3rd•1st••3rdR16Q 20
 Senegal Part of France4thGS•••••×••GS•4thQFQF••QF2ndQF4thGS•GS•GSQF2nd1stQ 17
 Sierra Leone Part of the UK××ווו•×•×•GSGS×ו••••••••×GS• 3
 Togo Part of Franceו•GSו•••GS••×•×•GSGSGS•GS••••QF•GS••• 8
Central Africa Members
 Cameroon Part of FranceוGS3rd••••GS1st2nd1stGS4th•GSQF1st1stQFQF2ndQF••GS1stR163rdQ 21
 Congo Part of FranceGS×1st4th•GS•••••×QF•••GS•••••••QF•••• 7
 DR Congo Part of BelgiumGS1stGS4th1stGSו•×•GS•QFQFQF3rdGSQFGSQF•••GS3rdQFR16•Q 20
 Equatorial Guinea Part of Spainו××××ו••••QF•4th••QFQ 4
 Gabon Part of Franceו×ו×ו••••GSQF•GS••••GSQF•GSGS•R16• 8
East Africa Members
 Burundi Part of Belgiumו×××××××ו×ו•••••••••GS•• 1
 Ethiopia 2nd3rd1st4thGS4thGS••GS••GS•×וו••×••••×•GS•••GS• 11
 Kenya •••••GS•••••×•GSGSGS•×•••GS•••••••GS•×Q 7
 Rwanda Part of Belgium×ו•××××××ו•GS•••••×•••• 1
 Sudan 3rd2nd•2nd••1stGS•GSווו••••×ו••GS•QF••••GS• 9
 Tanzania ו••••GSוו••×••••×•••••••GS•QQ 4
 Uganda 4thוGS••GSGS2nd×ו••×•••••••••••••GSR16••Q 8
Southern Africa Members
 Angola Part of Portugal••×••••GSGS•••GSQFQFGSGS••GS•Q 9
 Botswana Part of the United Kingdom×××××××ו••••••••GS•••••• 1
 Comoros Part of France××ו•••••R16• 1
 Madagascar Part of France××ו•×ו••••×•××ו•••••••••QF•• 1
 Malawi Part of the United Kingdomו•••GS••••••••••••GS•••••R16• 3
 Mauritius •••GS••••••×••••••••••••×••••• 1
 Mozambique Part of Portugalו•GS••••GSGS•••••GS••••••Q 5
 Namibia Part of South Africa×וGS••••GS•••••GS•Q 4
 South Africa ••Banned because of apartheid•1st2nd3rdQFGSGSGS••QFGS•QF•Q 11
 Zambia ×ו•2nd•GS•3rd•GS×3rdQF2nd3rdGSGSGS•GSGSQF1stGSGS•••Q 18
 Zimbabwe •••••••••••GSGS•••••GSGSGS× 5
Team Sudan
1957
(3)		 United Arab Republic
1959
(3)		 Ethiopia
1962
(4)		 Ghana
1963
(6)		 Tunisia
1965
(6)		 Ethiopia
1968
(8)		 Sudan
1970
(8)		 Cameroon
1972
(8)		 Egypt
1974
(8)		 Ethiopia
1976
(8)		 Ghana
1978
(8)		 Nigeria
1980
(8)		 Libya
1982
(8)		 Ivory Coast
1984
(8)		 Egypt
1986
(8)		 Morocco
1988
(8)		 Algeria
1990
(8)		 Senegal
1992
(12)		 Tunisia
1994
(12)		 South Africa
1996
(15)		 Burkina Faso
1998
(16)		 Ghana
Nigeria
2000
(16)		 Mali
2002
(16)		 Tunisia
2004
(16)		 Egypt
2006
(16)		 Ghana
2008
(16)		 Angola
2010
(15)		 Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
2012
(16)		 South Africa
2013
(16)		 Equatorial Guinea
2015
(16)		 Gabon
2017
(16)		 Egypt
2019
(24)		 Cameroon
2021
(24)		 Ivory Coast
2023
(24)		 Morocco
2025
(24)		 Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
2027
(24)		 Apps.
Legend

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
 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
 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 To be determined
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 Qualified

General statistics by tournament

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

Records

Most titles: 7

Teams winning on debut: 3

Consecutive title wins: 3

Most appearances: 25

Most consecutive appearances: 16

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 34 0.29 7 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
14 Manucho  Angola 9 14 0.64 4 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013)
Vincent Aboubakar  Cameroon 9 15 0.60 3 (2015, 2017, 2021)
Abdoulaye Traoré  Ivory Coast 9 22 0.41 6 (1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)
17 Pascal Feindouno  Guinea 8 13 0.61 4 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2012)
Sadio Mané  Senegal 8 18 0.44 4 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
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)
Jay-Jay Okocha  Nigeria 7 22 0.32 5 (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Youssef Msakni  Tunisia 7 26 0.26 7 (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
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)
Julius Aghahowa  Nigeria 6 15 0.40 4 (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Riyad Mahrez  Algeria 6 17 0.35 4 (2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Gervinho  Ivory Coast 6 17 0.35 5 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)
Mohamed Salah  Egypt 6 17 0.35 3 (2017, 2019, 2021)
Lakhdar Belloumi  Algeria 6 18 0.33 4 (1980, 1982, 1984, 1988)
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.

Youngest goalscorer

Shiva N'Zigou was 16 years and 93 days old when he scored for  Gabon against  South Africa in a 1–3 defeat on 23 January 2000.

Fastest goals

Latest goal (regulation time)

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

Latest goals (including extra time)

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 Cameroon2000 (4), 2002 (1), 2004 (1), 2006 (5), 2008 (5), 2010 (2)18
Kalusha Bwalya Zambia1986 (1), 1992 (1), 1994 (1), 1996 (5), 1998 (1), 2000 (1)10
André Ayew Ghana2010 (1), 2012 (2), 2015 (3), 2017 (2), 2019 (1), 2021 (1)10
Asamoah Gyan Ghana2008 (1), 2010 (3), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2015 (1), 2017 (1)8
5 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast2006 (3), 2008 (3), 2010 (1), 2012 (3), 2013 (1)11
Abdoulaye Traoré Ivory Coast1986 (3), 1988 (2), 1990 (2), 1992 (1), 1994 (1)9
Youssef Msakni Tunisia2012 (2), 2013 (1), 2017 (1), 2019 (2), 2021 (1)7
Yaya Touré Ivory Coast2006 (1), 2008 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2015 (1)6
4 Rashidi Yekini Nigeria1988 (1), 1990 (3), 1992 (4), 1994 (5)13
Mengistu Worku Ethiopia1962 (3), 1963 (2), 1968 (2), 1970 (3)10
Joel Tiéhi Ivory Coast1992 (1), 1994 (4), 1996 (1), 1998 (4)10
Seydou Keita Mali2002 (1), 2010 (3), 2012 (1), 2013 (3)8
Christopher Katongo Zambia2006 (1), 2008 (2), 2010 (1), 2012 (3)7
Gervinho Ivory Coast2006 (1), 2008 (1), 2010 (1), 2012 (3)6
Wilfried Bony Ivory Coast2012 (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 Cameroon2000 (4), 2002 (1), 2004 (1), 2006 (5), 2008 (5), 2010 (2)18
Kalusha Bwalya Zambia1986 (1), 1992 (1), 1994 (1), 1996 (5), 1998 (1), 2000 (1)10
5 Didier Drogba Ivory Coast2006 (3), 2008 (3), 2010 (1), 2012 (3), 2013 (1)11
4 Rashidi Yekini Nigeria1988 (1), 1990 (3), 1992 (4), 1994 (5)13
Joel Tiéhi Ivory Coast1992 (1), 1994 (4), 1996 (1), 1998 (4)10
3 Francileudo Santos Tunisia2004 (4), 2006 (4), 2008 (2)10
Frédéric Kanouté Mali2004 (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
9Ndaye Mulamba Zaire1974
8Laurent Pokou Ivory Coast1970
Vincent Aboubakar Cameroon2021
7Hossam Hassan Egypt1998
Benni McCarthy South Africa
6Hassan El-Shazly Egypt1963
Laurent Pokou Ivory Coast1968
5Ad-Diba Egypt1957
Salif Keïta Mali1972
Rashidi Yekini Nigeria1994
Kalusha Bwalya Zambia1996
Shaun Bartlett South Africa2000
Samuel Eto'o Cameroon2006
2008
Mohamed Nagy Egypt2010
Odion Ighalo Nigeria2019

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 Coast19686
19708
Segun Odegbami Nigeria19783
1980
Roger Milla Cameroon19864
19882
Rashidi Yekini Nigeria19924
19945
Patrick M'Boma Cameroon20023
20044
Samuel Eto'o20065
2008

Hat-tricks

Appearances

Most tournament appearances

The following players appeared in at least six different AFCON tournaments:

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
7
Geremi Njitap  Cameroon 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Boubacar Barry  Ivory Coast 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
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 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006
André Ayew  Ghana 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Asamoah Gyan 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019
Seidou Keita  Mali 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015
Youssef Msakni  Tunisia 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
6 Rabah Madjer  Algeria 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992
Mahieddine Meftah 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010
Max Gradel  Ivory Coast 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Salomon Kalou 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 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
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.

Youngest player

Shiva N'Zigou was 16 years and 93 days old when he played for  Gabon in a group stage match against  South Africa on 23 January 2000.

Most titles won

No. of titles Player Country Years
4Essam El Hadary Egypt1998, 2006, 2008, 2010
Ahmed Hassan

Coaching

Titles won

Most titles won as coach

Most consecutive titles won as coach

Coaches who retained title

Coaches who won titles with multiple teams

Won title as both player and coach

Appearance in final as both player and coach

Most nations coached in tournament

Most tournament appearances as coach

Titles won by foreign coaches

First foreign coach to win tournament

Most titles won as foreign coach

Foreign coaches who also won other major tournaments

Most titles by coaches from a foreign country

Most tournaments hosted

No. of times hostedCountryYear(s)Wins as host
5 Egypt1959, 1974, 1986, 2006, 20193/5
4 Ghana1963, 1978, 2000*, 20082/4
3 Ethiopia1962, 1968, 19761/3
 Tunisia1965, 1994, 20041/3
2  Sudan1957, 19701/2
 Cameroon1972, 20210/2
 Nigeria1980, 2000*1/2
 Ivory Coast1984, 2023**0/1
 South Africa1996, 20131/2
 Equatorial Guinea2012*, 20150/2
 Gabon2012*, 20170/2
 Morocco1988, 2025**0/1
1
 Libya19820/1
 Algeria19901/1
 Senegal19920/1
 Burkina Faso19980/1
 Mali20020/1
 Angola20100/1
 Kenya2027*0/1
 Tanzania2027*0/1
 Uganda2027*0/1
* Co-hosts
** Upcoming tournament

Other team records

  • Eight nations have won the tournament as hosts:
  •  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 107.
  •  Egypt has participated in the most tournaments, with 25.
  •  Egypt has the most points from matches played at the tournament finals, with 200.
  •  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.
  •  South Africa (as hosts) vs  Cape Verde (as debutantes) on 19 January 2013 was the first ever opening match of the tournament to end with goalless draw since the inaugural tournament on 10 February 1957.
  •  Cameroon and  Ivory Coast have most clean sheets and perfect clean sheets with 6 each in a single tournament of 2002 (Cameroon) and 2012 (Ivory Coast).
  •  South Africa is the only team to exit AfCON with no win, no draw and no goal in 2006.
  •  Nigeria has placed on the podium a record fifteen times at the tournament (three gold medals, four 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

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
Republic of Upper Volta 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
 Malawi		 2
1976  Burundi
 Gambia		 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:

References

  1. ↑ "African Cup of Nations 1957-2015 - All-Time Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "African Nations Cup - Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ↑ @CAF_Online. "Tunisia hasn't missed a single #TotalEnergiesAFCON since 1994!". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. 1 2 (Polish) - Onet sport : Puchar Narodów Afryki, czyli piłkarska fantazja w środku ligowego sezonu, by PAWEŁ BANACZYK (14 January 2017) Archived 26 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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