The Africa Cup of Nations is a football competition established in 1957. It is contested by the men's national teams of members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the African governing body for the sport, and is held every two years. The winner of the first final was Egypt, who defeated Ethiopia 4–0 in Khartoum after extra time. The most recent final was played in Rabat in January 2026; Morocco won the match by forfeiture after Senegal's national team had decided to abandon the match during regular time.

The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team declared African champions. As of the 2025 edition, if the score is tied after 90 minutes of regular play, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a match remains tied after extra time, it is decided by a penalty shoot-out. The team that wins the penalty shoot-out is then declared the champions.

The 34 finals to-date have produced thirteen drawn matches, the eventual winners of which have been determined variously by replay (1974), extra time (1962, 1965, 2025), or penalty shoot-out (1982, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2021). Egypt is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, winning seven times.

List of finals +Key to the list a.e.t. Result after extra time pen. Match was won on a penalty shoot-out re. Match was won after a replay

+List of finals of the Africa Cup of NationsTournamentWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendanceRef. 1957 4–0Municipal StadiumKhartoum, Sudan30,000 1959 2–1Prince Farouk StadiumCairo, Egypt30,000 1962 4–2 Hailé Sélassié StadiumAddis Ababa, Ethiopia30,000 1963 3–0Accra Sports StadiumAccra, Ghana 1965 3–2 Chedly Zouiten StadiumTunis, Tunisia16,000 1968 1–0Hailé Sélassié StadiumAddis Ababa, Ethiopia25,000 1970 1–0Municipal StadiumKhartoum, Sudan12,187 1972 3–2Stade OmnisportsYaoundé, Cameroon40,000 1974 2–2 2–0 (re.)Nasser StadiumCairo, Egypt55,0001,000 (re.) 1976 1–1Addis Ababa StadiumAddis Ababa, Ethiopia30,000 1978 2–0Accra Sports StadiumAccra, Ghana80,000 1980 3–0Surulere StadiumLagos, Nigeria85,000 1982 1–1 June 11 StadiumTripoli, Libya80,000 1984 3–1Felix Houphouet Boigny StadiumAbidjan, Ivory Coast27,456 1986 0–0 Cairo International StadiumCairo, Egypt95,000 1988 1–0Stade Mohammed VCasablanca, Morocco60,000 1990 1–0Stade du 5 JuilletAlgiers, Algeria105,032 1992 0–0 Stade de l'AmitiéDakar, Senegal47,500 1994 2–1El Menzah StadiumTunis, Tunisia25,000 1996 2–0FNB StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa80,000 1998 2–0Stade du 4 AoûtOuagadougou, Burkina Faso40,000 2000 2–2 National StadiumLagos, Nigeria60,000 2002 0–0 Stade du 26 MarsBamako, Mali50,000 2004 2–17 November StadiumRadès, Tunisia60,000 2006 0–0 Cairo International StadiumCairo, Egypt74,100 2008 1–0Ohene Djan StadiumAccra, Ghana50,000 2010 1–0Estádio 11 de NovembroLuanda, Angola50,000 2012 0–0 Stade d'AngondjéLibreville, Gabon40,000 2013 1–0FNB StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa85,000 2015 0–0 Estadio de BataBata, Equatorial Guinea32,857 2017 2–1Stade de l'AmitiéLibreville, Gabon38,250 2019 1–0Cairo International StadiumCairo, Egypt75,000 2021 0–0 Olembe StadiumYaoundé, Cameroon48,000 2023 2–1Alassane Ouattara StadiumAbidjan, Ivory Coast57,094 2025 3–0 () Prince Moulay Abdellah StadiumRabat, Morocco66,526 Notes

Results by nation Years shown in bold indicate that the country also hosted that tournament.

TeamWinnersRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up 7310 1957, 19591, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 19621, 2017, 2021 527 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017 1986, 2008 459 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015 358 1980, 1994, 2013 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2023 325 1992, 2015, 2023 2006, 2012 213 1990, 2019 1980 213 1976, 2025 2004 202 19682, 19743— 134 2021 2002, 2019, 2025 123 2012 1974, 1994 123 2004 1965, 1996 123 1970 1959, 1963 112 1962 1957 112 1996 1998 101 1972— 011— 1972 011— 2013 011— 1978 011— 1976 011— 1982 1 as United Arab Republic 2 as Congo-Kinshasa 3 as Zaire

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See also List of African Nations Championship finals List of FIFA World Cup finals List of UEFA European Championship finals List of Copa América finals List of CONCACAF Gold Cup finals List of AFC Asian Cup finals List of OFC Nations Cup finals

References

External links African Nations Cup at the RSSSF