Soccer: Africa Cup of Nations

Last Champion

2019: Algeria

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: 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

2019 African Cup

Champion 2019

Algeria


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

2' Baghdad Bounedjah

2017 African Cup

Champion 2017

Cameroon


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

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

2015 African Cup

Champion 2015

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

Nigeria


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

40' Sunday Mba

2012 African Cup

Champion 2012

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

Egypt


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

85' Mohamed Gedo

2008 African Cup

Champion 2008

Egypt


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

77' Mohamed Aboutreika

2006 African Cup

Champion 2006

Egypt


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


* Egypt won 4-2 on penalties

2004 African Cup

Champion 2004

Tunisia


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

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

2002 African Cup

Champion 2002

Cameroon


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


* Cameroon won 3-2 on penalties

2000 African Cup

Champion 2000

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

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

South Africa


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

72' Williams 74' Williams

1994 African Cup

Champion 1994

Nigeria


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

5' Amunike 46' Amunike 3' Litana

1992 African Cup

Champion 1992

Ivory Coast


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


* Ivory Coast won 11-10 on penalties

1990 African Cup

Champion 1990

Algeria


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

38' Oudjani

1988 African Cup

Champion 1988

Cameroon


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

55' (pen) Emmanuel Kundé

1986 African Cup

Champion 1986

Egypt


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


* Egypt won 5-4 on penalties

1984 African Cup

Champion 1984

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

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

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

Ghana


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

38' Opoku Afriye 64' Opoku Afriye

1976 African Cup

Champion 1976

Morocco

1974 African Cup

Champion 1974

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

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

Sudan


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

12' El-Issed

1968 African Cup

Champion 1968

Zaire


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

66' Kalala

1965 African Cup

Champion 1965

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

Ghana


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

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

1962 African Cup

Champion 1962

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

Egypt


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

12' Issam 89' Issam 65' Manzul

1957 African Cup

Champion 1957

Egypt


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

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Summary and Data

Champions by Year

Titles by Country