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

Summary TeamWinnersRunners-upThird placeFourth placeTotal7 (1957, 1959*1, 1986*, 1998, 2006*, 2008, 2010)3 (19621, 2017, 2021)3 (19631, 19701, 1974*)4 (1976, 1980, 1984, 2025)175 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)2 (1986, 2008)2 (1972*, 2021*)1 (1992)104 (1963*, 1965, 1978*, 1982)5 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015)1 (2008*)4 (1996, 2012, 2013, 2017)143 (1980*, 1994, 2013)5 (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000*, 2023)9 (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019, 2025)173 (1992, 2015, 2023*)2 (2006, 2012)4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994)2 (1970, 2008)112 (1990*, 2019)1 (1980)2 (1984, 1988)2 (1982, 2010)72 (1976, 2025*)1 (2004)1 (1980)2 (1986, 1988*)62 (19682, 19743)2 (1998, 2015)2 (19723, 2023)61 (2021)3 (2002, 2019, 2025)3 (1965, 1990, 2006)71 (2012)2 (1974, 1994)3 (1982, 1990, 1996)61 (2004*)2 (1965*, 1996)1 (1962)3 (1978, 2000, 2019)71 (1970*)2 (1959, 1963)1 (1957*)41 (1996*)1 (1998)2 (2000, 2023)41 (1962*)1 (1957)1 (1959)2 (1963, 1968*)51 (1972)1 (1974)21 (1972)2 (2012, 2013)3 (1994, 2002*, 2004)61 (2013)1 (2017)2 (1998*, 2021)41 (1978)1 (1962)21 (1976)11 (1982*)11 (2015*)1 * hosts 1 as United Arab Republic 2 as Congo-Kinshasa 3 as Zaire

Debut of national teams Year Debuting teams Teams 1957 , , 3 3 1959 none 0 3 1962 , 2 5 1963 , 2 7 1965 Congo-Léopoldville, , 3 10 1968 , Congo-Brazzaville 2 12 1970 , 2 14 1972 , , , 4 18 1974 , 2 20 1976 none 0 20 1978 Upper Volta 1 21 1980 1 22 1982 1 23 1984 1 24 1986 1 25 1988 none 0 25 1990 none 0 25 1992 none 0 25 1994 , 2 27 1996 , , 3 30 1998 1 31 2000 none 0 31 2002 none 0 31 2004 , , 3 34 2006 none 0 34 2008 none 0 34 2010 none 0 34 2012 , , 3 37 2013 1 38 2015 none 0 38 2017 1 39 2019 , , 3 42 2021 , 2 44 2023 none 0 44 2025 none 0 44 2027 to be determined ? ?

Teams yet to qualify for finals Ten teams are yet to qualify for AFCON finals:

Droughts As of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Team Last appearance Number of missed tournaments 1974 27 2002 12 2004 11 2012 7 2013 6 2015 5 2017 4 2019 3 2019 3 2021 2 2021 2 2021 2 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1 2023 1

Streaks Team Qualified Since Number of participations 1994 17 2006 11 2008 10 2013 7 2015 6 2015 6 2017 5 2017 5 2019 4 2021 3 2021 3 2023 3 2023 2 2023 2 2023 2 2023 2 2023 2 2025 2 2025 1 2025 1 2025 1 2025 1 2025 1 2025 1 2027 1

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.

Rank Team 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". 27 118 64 26 28 184 102 +82 2182 21 111 62 26 23 160 99 +61 2123 24 105 54 23 28 138 93 +45 1854 26 111 51 29 31 162 117 +45 1825 22 100 49 32 19 148 96 +52 1796 20 81 34 27 20 99 67 +32 1297 18 78 35 19 24 99 63 +36 1248 21 85 32 24 29 105 96 +9 1209 22 87 26 32 29 106 103 +3 11010 19 73 26 24 23 84 76 +8 10211 Including seven appearances as Zaire. 21 84 23 30 31 99 109 −10 9912 14 63 21 24 18 74 73 +1 8713 12 54 20 17 17 61 54 +7 7714 14 52 15 18 19 65 72 −7 6315 Including one appearance as Upper Volta. 14 56 12 17 27 55 83 −28 5316 10 34 7 15 12 41 46 −5 3617 9 28 7 10 11 28 37 −9 3118 10 31 8 7 16 31 50 −19 3119 5 22 8 5 9 22 24 -2 2920 7 26 7 7 12 27 40 −13 2821 11 30 7 4 19 31 67 −36 2522 4 16 5 8 3 14 12 +2 2323 8 25 3 8 14 19 42 −23 1724 8 26 4 4 18 24 45 −21 1625 3 11 3 5 3 12 13 −1 1426 6 18 3 3 12 20 37 −17 1227 2 8 3 1 4 6 10 -4 1028 6 17 2 4 11 11 31 −20 1029 1 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 830 3 10 2 2 6 9 15 −6 831 5 18 1 5 12 9 31 −22 832 6 19 1 4 14 12 42 −30 733 3 8 1 3 4 4 14 −10 634 4 13 1 3 9 11 31 −20 635 2 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 536 2 7 1 2 4 4 9 −5 537 3 10 1 2 7 4 16 −12 538 4 13 0 5 8 9 23 −14 539 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 440 4 12 0 3 9 4 19 −15 341 2 6 0 1 5 1 9 −8 142 1 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 043 1 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 044 2 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0

Medal table

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

Team1957(3)1959(3)1962(4)1963(6)1965(6)1968(8)1970(8)1972(8)1974(8)1976(8)1978(8)1980(8)1982(8)1984(8)1986(8)1988(8)1990(8)1992(12)1994(12)1996(15)1998(16)2000(16)2002(16)2004(16)2006(16)2008(16)2010(15)2012(16)2013(16)2015(16)2017(16)2019(24)2021(24)2023(24)2025(24)2027(24)Apps.North Africa Members × GS • • • • • 2nd 4th 3rd GS 3rd 1st GS •• QF GS QF GS QF • • 4th • GS QF GS 1st GS GS QF 211st 1st 2nd 3rd × × 3rd • 3rd 4th • 4th × 4th 1st GS GS GS QF QF 1st QF QF GS 1st 1st 1st • • • 2nd R16 2nd R16 4th 27 • × • × × × × 2nd • • × × × × × × • • • GS • • GS • • • • • • • 3 × × • • × • × × • × • • × • • • • • × × • • GS GS R16 • 3 × × × • × × • GS × 1st GS 3rd • • 4th 4th • GS • • QF GS GS 2nd GS GS • GS GS •• QF R16 QF R16 1st 20 × × 3rd GS 2nd • × × × • 4th × GS • • • • • GS 2nd QF 4th GS 1st QF QF GS QF GS QF QF 4th QF GS R16 22West Africa Members × × × • × × × • × • • • • • • × • • • GS • GS GS • • • • QF • • R16 5 × • × × • × GS × • × × × • • × GS 4th GS GS GS • • GS GS 2nd GS 3rd • 4th R16 R16 14 • × • • • • • • • QF GS • • R16 QF • 4 × × × × • × • • • • • × • × × × × • • • • • • • × • • QF GS • 2 • 1st 1st 2nd 2nd • • • 1st GS 1st GS • • • 2nd QF 4th GS QF QF • GS 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 4th R16 GS GS • 24 •• • • GS • GS 2nd • GS • • • • • • GS • GS • × QF QF QF • GS • QF • R16 R16 QF • 14 × × × • × × × × × • × • • • • GS GS GS GS • 4 3rd 3rd 4th • GS • •• GS × GS 3rd GS GS 1st 3rd GS QF GS GS • 2nd 4th QF 2nd QF 1st GS QF R16 1st QF 26 × × • × × × • × × • × • • • × • GS • • GS • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 • • • 2nd • • • • • • • • • • 4th • • • 4th 4th • GS GS 3rd 3rd GS GS R16 R16 QF QF 14 × • • × • × × × • × × × • • × × • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • • 2 × GS × • × • • 3rd 3rd 1st GS 2nd • 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st •• × 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd QF 3rd • 1st • • 3rd R16 2nd 3rd 21 4th GS • • • • • × • • GS • 4th QF QF • • QF 2nd QF 4th GS • GS • GS QF 2nd 1st R16 2nd 18 × × × • × • × • • × • × • GS GS × × • • • • • • • • • × GS • • 3 × • • GS × • • • • GS • • × • × • GS GS GS • GS • •• • QF • GS • • • • 8Central Africa Members × • GS 3rd • • • • GS 1st 2nd 1st GS 4th • GS QF 1st 1st QF QF 2nd QF • • GS 1st R16 3rd R16 QF 22 GS × 1st 4th • GS • • • • • × QF • • • GS • • • • • • • QF • • • • • 7 GS 1st GS 4th 1st GS × • • × • GS • QF QF QF 3rd GS QF GS QF • • • GS 3rd QF R16 • 4th R16 21 × • × × × × × • • • • • QF • 4th • • QF R16 GS 5 × • × × • × × • • • • • GS QF • GS • • • • GS QF • GS GS • R16 • GS 9East Africa Members × • × × × × × × × × • × × • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • 12nd 3rd 1st 4th GS 4th GS • • GS • • GS • × × • × • • • × • • • • × • GS • • • GS • • 11 • • • • • GS • • • • • × • GS GS GS • × • • • GS • • • • • • • GS • × • Q 7 × × • • × × × × × × × • • GS • • • • • × • • • • • 13rd 2nd • 2nd • • 1st GS • GS × • × • × • • • • • × × • • • GS • QF • • • • GS • R16 10 × • • • • • GS × • × • • • × • • • • × • • • • • • • GS • GS R16 Q 5 4th × • GS • • GS GS 2nd × × • • • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS R16 • • GS Q 9Southern Africa Members • • × • • • • GS GS • • • GS QF QF GS GS • • GS • QF GS 10 × × × × × × × × • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • • GS 2 × × × • • • • • • R16 • GS 2 × × × • • × × • • • • • × • × × × • • • • • • • • • • QF • • • 1 × • • • • GS • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • R16 • • 3 • • • GS • • • • • • × • • • • • • • • • • • • × • • • • • • 1 × • • GS • • • • GS GS • • • • • GS • • • • • • GS R16 6 × × • GS • • • • GS • • • • • GS • R16 • 4 •• • 1st 2nd 3rd QF GS GS GS • • QF GS • QF • 3rd R16 12 × × • • 2nd • GS • 3rd • GS × 3rd QF 2nd 3rd GS GS GS • GS GS QF 1st GS GS • • • GS GS 19 • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • GS GS GS × GS 6Team1957(3)1959(3)1962(4)1963(6)1965(6)1968(8)1970(8)1972(8)1974(8)1976(8)1978(8)1980(8)1982(8)1984(8)1986(8)1988(8)1990(8)1992(12)1994(12)1996(15)1998(16)2000(16)2002(16)2004(16)2006(16)2008(16)2010(15)2012(16)2013(16)2015(16)2017(16)2019(24)2021(24)2023(24)2025(24)2027(24)Apps.

Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place QF – Quarter-finals R16 – Round of 16 GS – Group stage

Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament — Qualified but withdrew / Disqualified after qualification — Did not qualify — Did not enter / Withdrew / Disqualified — Hosts — Not affiliated to CAF

Results of host nations Year Host nation Result 1957 Third place 1959 Champions 1962 Champions 1963 Champions 1965 Runners-up 1968 Fourth place 1970 Champions 1972 Third place 1974 Third place 1976 Group stage 1978 Champions 1980 Champions 1982 Runners-up 1984 Group stage 1986 Champions 1988 Fourth place 1990 Champions 1992 1994 Group stage 1996 Champions 1998 Fourth place2000 Quarter-finals Runners-up 2002 Fourth place 2004 Champions 2006 Champions 2008 Third place 2010 Quarter-finals2012 Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 2013 Quarter-finals 2015 Fourth place 2017 Group stage 2019 Round of 16 2021 Third place 2023 Champions 2025 Champions 2027 To be determined

Results of defending champions Year Defending champions Result 1959 Champions 1962 Runners-up 1963 Fourth place 1965 Champions 1968 Runners-up 1970 Group stage 1972 Group stage 1974 Fourth place 1976 Group stage 1978 Group stage 1980 Group stage 1982 Group stage 1984 Group stage 1986 Runners-up 1988 Group stage 1990 Group stage 1992 Group stage 1994 Third place 1996 Withdrew 1998 Runners-up 2000 Quarter-finals 2002 Champions 2004 Quarter-finals 2006 Quarter-finals 2008 Champions 2010 Champions 2012 2013 Group stage 2015 Did not qualify 2017 Group stage 2019 Round of 16 2021 Group stage 2023 Round of 16 2025 Quarter-finals 2027 To be determined

General statistics by tournament