Liberia participated in the African Cup of Nations twice, in 1996 and 2002. In the 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification, Liberia managed to register three wins (against Togo, Tunisia and Mauritania) and four draws, which saw them finish the group in second place and qualify for their first African Cup of Nations tournament. Following the withdrawal of Nigeria, Liberia was placed in a group with Gabon and Zaire. Liberia opened the tournament with a 2–1 victory over Gabon with goals from Kelvin Sebwe and Mass Sarr Jr. but lost 2–0 to Zaire. This meant that Liberia finished bottom of the group on goal difference and failed to progress to the knock-out stages.
In 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification, Liberia beat Cape Verde in the preliminary rounds, then they finished first of their group to qualify for the main tournament for the second time in their history. In the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Liberia drew their first game 1–1 with Mali (goal scored by George Weah) and drew their second game 2–2 against Algeria (goals from Prince Daye and Kelvin Sebwe), but in their final group game, needing a win against Nigeria, they lost 1–0.
Overall record Africa Cup of Nations recordAppearances: 2YearRoundPosition 1957 − 1962Not affiliated to CAF 1963Did not enter 1965 − 1968Did not qualify 1970 − 1974Did not enter 1976Did not qualify 1978 − 1980Did not enter 1982Did not qualify 1984Withdrew 1986 − 1990Did not qualify 1992Withdrew 1994Did not qualify 1996Group stage13th210123 1998 − 2000Did not qualify 2002Group stage9th302134 2004 − 2025Did not qualify 2027To be determined 2029TotalGroup stage2/35512257
Tournaments
1996 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
2002 Africa Cup of Nations
Group stage
Squads
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