Template:Africa Cup of Nations Champions

Keys

a.e.t.: after extra time
p: penalty shoot-out
awd: awarded result.
TBD: to be determined.

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Ed.	Year	Host	First place game			Third place game			Teams
Ed.	Year	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Teams
1	1957	Sudan	Egypt	4–0	Ethiopia	Sudan	—	—	3^{[n 1]}
2	1959	United Arab Republic	United Arab Republic	round-robin ^{[n 2]}	Sudan	Ethiopia	—	—	3
3	1962	Ethiopia	Ethiopia	4–2 (a.e.t.)	United Arab Republic	Tunisia	3–0	Uganda	4
4	1963	Ghana	Ghana	3–0	Sudan	United Arab Republic	3–0	Ethiopia	6
5	1965	Tunisia	Ghana	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Tunisia	Ivory Coast	1–0	Senegal	6
6	1968	Ethiopia	Congo-Kinshasa	1–0	Ghana	Ivory Coast	1–0	Ethiopia	8
7	1970	Sudan	Sudan	1–0	Ghana	United Arab Republic	3–1	Ivory Coast	8
8	1972	Cameroon	PR Congo	3–2	Mali	Cameroon	5–2	Zaire	8
9	1974	Egypt	Zaire	2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (replay)	Zambia	Egypt	4–0	PR Congo	8
10	1976	Ethiopia	Morocco	round-robin ^{[n 3]}	Guinea	Nigeria	round-robin ^{[n 4]}	Egypt	8
11	1978	Ghana	Ghana	2–0	Uganda	Nigeria	2–0 (awd)^{[n 5]}	Tunisia	8
12	1980	Nigeria	Nigeria	3–0	Algeria	Morocco	2–0	Egypt	8
13	1982	Libya	Ghana	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Libya	Zambia	2–0	Algeria	8
14	1984	Ivory Coast	Cameroon	3–1	Nigeria	Algeria	3–1	Egypt	8
15	1986	Egypt	Egypt	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Cameroon	Ivory Coast	3–2	Morocco	8
16	1988	Morocco	Cameroon	1–0	Nigeria	Algeria	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Morocco	8
17	1990	Algeria	Algeria	1–0	Nigeria	Zambia	1–0	Senegal	8
18	1992	Senegal	Ivory Coast	0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p)	Ghana	Nigeria	2–1	Cameroon	12
19	1994	Tunisia	Nigeria	2–1	Zambia	Ivory Coast	3–1	Mali	12
20	1996	South Africa	South Africa	2–0	Tunisia	Zambia	1–0	Ghana	15^{[n 6]}
21	1998	Burkina Faso	Egypt	2–0	South Africa	DR Congo	4–4 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p)	Burkina Faso	16
22	2000	Ghana Nigeria	Cameroon	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Nigeria	South Africa	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Tunisia	16
23	2002	Mali	Cameroon	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Senegal	Nigeria	1–0	Mali	16
24	2004	Tunisia	Tunisia	2–1	Morocco	Nigeria	3–1	Mali	16
25	2006	Egypt	Egypt	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Ivory Coast	Nigeria	1–0	Senegal	16
26	2008	Ghana	Egypt	1–0	Cameroon	Ghana	4–2	Ivory Coast	16
27	2010	Angola	Egypt	1–0	Ghana	Nigeria	1–0	Algeria	15^{[n 7]}
28	2012	Equatorial Guinea Gabon	Zambia	0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	Ivory Coast	Mali	2–0	Ghana	16
29	2013	South Africa	Nigeria	1–0	Burkina Faso	Mali	3–1	Ghana	16
30	2015	Equatorial Guinea	Ivory Coast	0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	Ghana	DR Congo	0–0 (4–2 p)	Equatorial Guinea	16
31	2017	Gabon	Cameroon	2–1	Egypt	Burkina Faso	1–0	Ghana	16
32	2019	Egypt	Algeria	1–0	Senegal	Nigeria	1–0	Tunisia	24
33	2021	Cameroon	Senegal	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Egypt	Cameroon	3–3 (5–3 p)	Burkina Faso	24
34	2023	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	2–1	Nigeria	South Africa	0–0 (6–5 p)	DR Congo	24

Notes

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^ South Africa were disqualified due to the country's apartheid policies.
^ The United Arab Republic won 2–1 over Sudan in the decisive match to claim the title.
^ Morocco drew 1–1 with Guinea in the decisive match to claim the title.
^ Nigeria won 3–2 over Egypt in the decisive match to claim the third place.
^ The match was abandoned at 1–1 after the Tunisian team withdrew from the field in the 42nd minute in protest at the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 walkover.
^ Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals amidst political tension between the country and the host South Africa. Guinea were offered the spot but declined it.
^ Togo were formally disqualified for failing to fulfil their opening match, after they had withdrawn after a terrorist attack against their bus on their way to the tournament.

[1] South Africa were disqualified due to the country's apartheid policies.

[2] The United Arab Republic won 2–1 over Sudan in the decisive match to claim the title.

[3] Morocco drew 1–1 with Guinea in the decisive match to claim the title.

[4] Nigeria won 3–2 over Egypt in the decisive match to claim the third place.

[5] The match was abandoned at 1–1 after the Tunisian team withdrew from the field in the 42nd minute in protest at the officiating. Nigeria were awarded a 2–0 walkover.

[6] Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals amidst political tension between the country and the host South Africa. Guinea were offered the spot but declined it.

[7] Togo were formally disqualified for failing to fulfil their opening match, after they had withdrawn after a terrorist attack against their bus on their way to the tournament.

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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