Soccer: Africa Cup of Nations

Last Champion:

2023: Ivory Coast

Soccer: Africa Cup of Nations, Champions by Year

Information about the international soccer tournament Africa Cup of Nations including champions by year, logos, links, results and other data.

Since 1957, the field has grown to include almost every African nation, thus making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams were to compete in 1996 but Nigeria withdrew from the tournament, reducing the field to 15).

Summary and Data

Champions by Year

Titles by Country

Years: 2023 - 2021 - 2019 - 2017 - 2015 - 2013 - 2012 - 2010 - 2008 - 2006 - 2004 - 2002 - 2000 - 1998 - 1996 - 1994 - 1992 - 1990 - 1988 - 1986 - 1984 - 1982 - 1980 - 1978 - 1976 - 1974 - 1972 - 1970 - 1968 - 1965 - 1963 - 1962 - 1959 - 1957

Africa Cup of Nations, Champions by Year

2023 African Cup

Champion 2023
Trophy

Ivory Coast

Final: Feb/11/2024 Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé, Ebimpé (Ivory Coast)
Nigeria	1 - 2	Ivory Coast

38' William Troost-Ekong 62' Franck Kessié 81' Sébastien Haller

2021 African Cup

Champion 2021
Trophy

Senegal

Final: Feb/06/2022 Paul Biya Stadium, Yaoundé (Cameroon)
Senegal	0 - 0	Egypt


* Senegal won 4-2 on penalties after the extra time.

2019 African Cup

Champion 2019
Trophy

Algeria

Final: Jul/19/2019 Estadio Internacional de El Cairo, Cairo (Egypt)
Algeria	1 - 0	Senegal

2' Baghdad Bounedjah

2017 African Cup

Champion 2017
Trophy

Cameroon

Final: Feb/05/2017
Egypt	1 - 2	Cameroon

22' Mohamed Elneny 59' Nicolas Nkoulou 88' Vincent Aboubakar

2015 African Cup

Champion 2015
Trophy

Ivory Coast

Final: Feb/08/2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata
Ivory Coast	0 - 0	Ghana


* Ivory Coast won 9-8 on penalties

2013 African Cup

Champion 2013
Trophy

Nigeria

Final: Feb/10/2013 Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburgo
Nigeria	1 - 0	Burkina Faso

40' Sunday Mba

2012 African Cup

Champion 2012
Trophy

Zambia

Final: Feb/12/2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Zambia	0 - 0	Ivory Coast


* Zambia won 8-7 on penalties

2010 African Cup

Champion 2010
Trophy

Egypt

Final: Jan/31/2010 Accra Sports Stadium
Egypt	1 - 0	Ghana

85' Mohamed Gedo

2008 African Cup

Champion 2008
Trophy

Egypt

Final: Feb/10/2008 Accra
Egypt	1 - 0	Cameroon

77' Mohamed Aboutreika

2006 African Cup

Champion 2006
Trophy

Egypt

Final: Feb/10/2006 Cairo
Egypt	0 - 0	Ivory Coast


* Egypt won 4-2 on penalties

2004 African Cup

Champion 2004
Trophy

Tunisia

Final: Feb/14/2004 Radès
Tunisia	2 - 1	Morocco

5' Dos Santos 52' Ziad Jaziri 38' Youssef Mokhtari

2002 African Cup

Champion 2002
Trophy

Cameroon

Final: Feb/13/2002 Bamako
Cameroon	0 - 0	Senegal


* Cameroon won 3-2 on penalties

2000 African Cup

Champion 2000
Trophy

Cameroon

Final: Feb/13/2000 Lagos
Cameroon	2 - 2	Nigeria

26' Samuel Eto'o 31' Patrick Mboma 45' Raphael Chukwu 46' Austin Okocha
* Cameroon won 4-3 on penalties

1998 African Cup

Champion 1998
Trophy

Egypt

Final: Feb/28/1998 Stade du 4 Août (Ouagadougou)
Egypt	2 - 0	South Africa

5' Ahmed Hassan 13' Tarek Mostafa

1996 African Cup

Champion 1996
Trophy

South Africa

Final: Feb/03/1996 Johannesburg
South Africa	2 - 0	Turkey

72' Williams 74' Williams

1994 African Cup

Champion 1994
Trophy

Nigeria

Final: Apr/10/1994 Tunis
Nigeria	2 - 1	Zambia

5' Amunike 46' Amunike 3' Litana

1992 African Cup

Champion 1992
Trophy

Ivory Coast

Final: Jan/26/1992 Dakar
Ivory Coast	0 - 0	Ghana


* Ivory Coast won 11-10 on penalties

1990 African Cup

Champion 1990
Trophy

Algeria

Final: Mar/16/1990 Algiers
Algeria	1 - 0	Nigeria

38' Oudjani

1988 African Cup

Champion 1988
Trophy

Cameroon

Final: Mar/27/1988 Stade Mohammed V (Casablanca)
Cameroon	1 - 0	Nigeria

55' (pen) Emmanuel Kundé

1986 African Cup

Champion 1986
Trophy

Egypt

Final: Mar/21/1986 Cairo
Egypt	0 - 0	Cameroon


* Egypt won 5-4 on penalties

1984 African Cup

Champion 1984
Trophy

Cameroon

Final: Mar/18/1984 Stade Houphouet-Boigny (Abidjan)
Cameroon	3 - 1	Nigeria

32' René N'Djeya 79' Richard Abéna 84' Ernest Ebongué 10' Muda Lawal

1982 African Cup

Champion 1982
Trophy

Ghana

Final: Mar/19/1982 Tripoli
Ghana	1 - 1	Libya

35' Alhassan 70' Beshari
* Ghana won 7-6 on penalties

1980 African Cup

Champion 1980
Trophy

Nigeria

Final: Mar/22/1980 National stadium (Lagos)
Nigeria	3 - 0	Algeria

2' Segun Odegbami 42' Segun Odegbami 50' Muda Lawal

1978 African Cup

Champion 1978
Trophy

Ghana

Final: Mar/16/1978 Accra
Ghana	2 - 0	Uganda

38' Opoku Afriye 64' Opoku Afriye

1976 African Cup

Champion 1976
Trophy

Morocco

1974 African Cup

Champion 1974
Trophy

Zaire

Final: Mar/12/1974 Cairo
Zaire	2 - 2	Zambia

65' Mulamba N'Daye 117' Mulamba N'Daye 40' Kaushi 120' Sinyangwe

Final: Mar/14/1974 Cairo
Zaire	2 - 0	Zambia

30' Mulamba N'Daye 76' Mulamba N'Daye

1972 African Cup

Champion 1972
Trophy

Congo

Final: Mar/05/1972 Yaoundé
Congo	3 - 2	Mali

57' M'Bono 59' M'Bono 63' M'Pelé 42' Moussa Diakhité 75' Moussa Traoré

1970 African Cup

Champion 1970
Trophy

Sudan

Final: Feb/16/1970 Khartoum
Sudan	1 - 0	Ghana

12' El-Issed

1968 African Cup

Champion 1968
Trophy

Zaire

Final: Jan/21/1968 Addis-Abeba
Zaire	1 - 0	Ghana

66' Kalala

1965 African Cup

Champion 1965
Trophy

Ghana

Final: Nov/25/1965 Tunis
Ghana	3 - 2	Tunisia

37' Odoi 79' Osei Kofi 96' Odoi 47' Abdelmajid Chetali 67' Tahar Chaibi
* Ghana won 1-0 the extra time.

1963 African Cup

Champion 1963
Trophy

Ghana

Final: Dec/01/1963 Accra
Ghana	3 - 0	Sudan

62' (pen) Aggrey-Finn 72' Mfum 82' Mfum

1962 African Cup

Champion 1962
Trophy

Ethiopia

Final: Jan/21/1962 Addis-Abeba
Ethiopia	4 - 2	Egypt

74' Girma 84' Mengistou 101' Italo 117' Mengistou 35' Abdelfattah Badawi 79' Abdelfattah Badawi
* Ethiopia won 2-0 the extra time.

1959 African Cup

Champion 1959
Trophy

Egypt

Final: May/29/1959 Cairo
Egypt	2 - 1	Sudan

12' Issam 89' Issam 65' Manzul

1957 African Cup

Champion 1957
Trophy

Egypt

Final: Feb/16/1957 Khartoum
Egypt	4 - 0	Ethiopia

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Summary and Data

Champions by Year

Titles by Country