National Teams with the Most Finals Played in the Africa Cup of Nations
Full list of national soccer teams that played finals in the Africa Cup of Nations, ordered from those who played the most to those who played at least one final.
* Note: in 1976 the champion was not defined with a final match. That year is not included in the statistics shown on this page.
Which national team has played in the most finals?
Egypt is the national team with the most finals played in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations with 10 appearances in definitions with final game format. That means that it has been present in the 30.3% of a total of 33 finals.
Of its 10 finals played, Egypt won 7 and lost 3.
Most Finals Played
10 finals
Egypt
A total of 20 national teams at least once played the final of of the Africa Cup of Nations in one of the 33 editions that were decided with this format. Of them, 13 national teams did it 2 or more times, 5 did it 5 or more times and only one did it in 10 opportunities or more. Here you can see the full list of these national teams ordered by finals played.
National Teams with the Most Finals Played - Full List
| National Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. | | Egypt | 10 | 1957, 1959, 1962, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017, 2021 | 30.3% | 7 | 3 | 70.0% |
| 2. |  | Ghana | 9 | 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1992, 2010, 2015 | 27.3% | 4 | 5 | 44.4% |
| 3. |  | Nigeria | 8 | 1980, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2000, 2013, 2023 | 24.2% | 3 | 5 | 37.5% |
| 4. |  | Cameroon | 7 | 1984, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2017 | 21.2% | 5 | 2 | 71.4% |
| 5. |  | Ivory Coast | 5 | 1992, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2023 | 15.2% | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 6. |  | Algeria | 3 | 1980, 1990, 2019 | 9.1% | 2 | 1 | 66.7% |
 | Senegal | 3 | 2002, 2019, 2021 | 9.1% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | Sudan | 3 | 1959, 1963, 1970 | 9.1% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | Zambia | 3 | 1974, 1994, 2012 | 9.1% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
| National Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 10. |  | RD Congo | 2 | 1968, 1974 | 6.1% | 2 | - | 100.0% |
 | Ethiopia | 2 | 1957, 1962 | 6.1% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | South Africa | 2 | 1996, 1998 | 6.1% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Tunisia | 2 | 1965, 2004 | 6.1% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 14. |  | Congo | 1 | 1972 | 3.0% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2013 | 3.0% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Libya | 1 | 1982 | 3.0% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Mali | 1 | 1972 | 3.0% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Morocco | 1 | 2004 | 3.0% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Turkey | 1 | 1996 | 3.0% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Uganda | 1 | 1978 | 3.0% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |