List of Africa Cup of Nations finals

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Senegal, champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Organising body CAF
Founded1957;67 years ago (1957)
RegionAfrica
Current championsFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (7 titles)

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. [1] The last final hosted in Abidjan in 2024 was won by the Ivory Coast, defeating Nigeria 2–1. [2]

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The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team will be declared African champion. As of the 2021 edition, if the score is tied after 90 minutes of regular play, an additional 30-minute period of play, called overtime, 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 shootout is then declared the champion.

The 34 finals to-date have produced twelve drawn matches, the eventual winners of which have been determined variously by replay (1974), extra time (1962, 1965), or penalty shoot-out (1982, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2021). Egypt is the most successful teams 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 Nations [3]
TournamentWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendanceRef.
1957 Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg 4–0 Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Municipal Stadium Khartoum, Sudan 30,000 [4]
1959 United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg 2–1
[n 1] 		Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan Prince Farouk Stadium Cairo, Egypt 30,000 [5]
1962 Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg 4–2 ( a.e.t. )Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic Hailé Sélassié Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30,000 [6]
1963 Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg 3–0 Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan Accra Sports Stadium Accra, Ghana [7]
1965 Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg 3–2 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Stade Chedli Zouiten Tunis, Tunisia 16,000 [8]
1968 DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg 1–0 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Hailé Sélassié Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 25,000 [9]
1970 Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg 1–0 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Municipal Stadium Khartoum, Sudan 12,187 [10]
1972 PR Congo  Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg 3–2 Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Stade Omnisports Yaoundé, Cameroon 40,000 [11]
1974 Zaire  Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg 2–2 ( a.e.t. )
2–0 (re.)		Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia Nasser Stadium Cairo, Egypt 55,000
1,000 (re.)		 [12]
1976 Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg 1–1
[n 2] 		Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Addis Ababa Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30,000 [13]
1978 Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg 2–0 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Accra Sports Stadium Accra, Ghana 40,000 [14]
1980 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg 3–0 Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Surulere Stadium Lagos, Nigeria 85,000 [15]
1982 Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg 1–1 ( a.e.t. )
(7–6 p )		Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya June 11 Stadium Tripoli, Libya 80,000 [16]
1984 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg 3–1 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Abidjan, Ivory Coast 27,456 [17]
1986 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(5–4 p )		Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Cairo International Stadium Cairo, Egypt 95,000 [18]
1988 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg 1–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Stade Mohammed V Casablanca, Morocco 60,000 [19]
1990 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg 1–0 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Stade du 5 Juillet Algiers, Algeria 105,032 [20]
1992 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(11–10 p )		Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Stade de l'Amitié Dakar, Senegal 47,500 [21]
1994 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–1 Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia Stade El Menzah Tunis, Tunisia 25,000 [22]
1996 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg 2–0 Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia FNB Stadium Johannesburg, South Africa 80,000 [23]
1998 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Stade du 4 Août Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 40,000 [24]
2000 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–2 ( a.e.t. )
(4–3 p )		Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria National Stadium Lagos, Nigeria 60,000 [25]
2002 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(3–2 p )		Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Stade du 26 Mars Bamako, Mali 50,000 [26]
2004 Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg 2–1 Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Stade 7 November Radès, Tunisia 60,000 [27]
2006 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(4–2 p )		Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Cairo International Stadium Cairo, Egypt 74,100 [28]
2008 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Ohene Djan Stadium Accra, Ghana 50,000 [29]
2010 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 1–0 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Estádio 11 de Novembro Luanda, Angola 50,000 [30]
2012 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(8–7 p )		Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Stade d'Angondjé Libreville, Gabon 40,000 [31]
2013 Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–0 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso FNB Stadium Johannesburg, South Africa 85,000 [32]
2015 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(9–8 p )		Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Estadio de Bata Bata, Equatorial Guinea 32,857 [33]
2017 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–1 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Stade de l'Amitié Libreville, Gabon 38,250 [34]
2019 Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg 1–0 Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Cairo International Stadium Cairo, Egypt 75,000 [35]
2021 Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(4–2 p )		Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Olembe Stadium Yaoundé, Cameroon 48,000 [36]
2023 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–1 Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Alassane Ouattara Stadium Abidjan, Ivory Coast 57,094 [37]
Notes
  1. ↑ There was no official Africa Cup of Nations final match in 1959. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by three teams (United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia). Coincidentally, the last match of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with United Arab Republic's 2–1 victory over Sudan thus often being considered the de facto final of the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations.
  2. ↑ There was no official African Cup of Nations final match in 1976. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Morocco, Guinea, Nigeria, and Egypt). Coincidentally, one of the last two matches of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with Morocco's 1–1 draw with Guinea thus often being considered the de facto final of the 1976 African Cup of Nations. Likewise, the game between the lowest ranked teams, played on the same day as Morocco vs Guinea, can be considered equal to a 3rd place match, with Nigeria's 3–2 victory over Egypt ensuring that they finished third.

Results by nation

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

TeamWinnersRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 7310 1957, 1959 1 , 1986 , 1998, 2006 , 2008, 2010 1962 1 , 2017, 2021
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 527 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017 1986, 2008
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 459 1963 , 1965, 1978 , 1982 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 358 1980 , 1994, 2013 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000 , 2023
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 325 1992, 2015, 2023 2006, 2012
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 213 1990 , 2019 1980
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 202 1968 2 , 1974 3 —
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 123 2012 1974, 1994
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 123 2004 1965 , 1996
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 123 1970 1959, 1963
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 123 2021 2002, 2019
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 112 1962 1957
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 112 1976 2004
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 112 1996 1998
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 101 1972 —
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 011— 1972
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 011— 2013
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 011— 1978
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 011— 1976
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 011— 1982

1 as United Arab Republic
2 as Congo-Kinshasa
3 as Zaire

Map of countries times titles as of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Africa cup of Nations champions as of 2019.png
Map of countries times titles as of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

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