This is a list of hat-tricks in the Africa Cup of Nations, that being when a player scores three or more goals in a tournament match of the Africa Cup of Nations (not including Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches). Hat-tricks have occurred 17 times across the 33 editions.
Egypt is the first ever player to score a hat-trick in Africa Cup of Nations in 1957; in the inaugural tournament's final. [1] He is the only player to score a hat-trick in an Africa Cup of Nations final. [1] [2] 
United Arab Republic is the first and only player to score a hat-trick in an opening match of Africa Cup of Nations in a 4–0 victory against 
Ethiopia on the 22 May 1959. United Arab Republic is the only player to score a hat-trick in two Africa Cup of Nations (1963 and 1970).
Ivory Coast is the only player to score a hat-trick of five goals in Africa Cup of Nations (1970).
Morocco against 
Namibia in 2008, (1', 5', 28) in their 5–1 victory.
Tunisia against 
Zambia in 2006, (35', 82', 90+3') in their 4–1 victory. Zambia against 
Congo-Brazzaville in the semi-final of 1974, (70', 97', 111') in their 4–2 victory.
South Africa against Namibia in 1998, in the span of 14 minutes; (8', 11', 19', 21') in their 4–1 victory. Ivory Coast against Ethiopia in 1970, in the span of 67 minutes; (21', 60', 71', 80', 87') in their 6–1 victory. United Arab Republic defeated 
Nigeria 6–3 in the group stage match of 1963; Egyptians Mohamed Morsi Hussein and Hassan El-Shazly scored three goals each.
Egypt holds the record of most hat-tricks scored with 6.
Ethiopia has conceded the most hat-tricks with 3 and conceded the most goals from hat-tricks with 12.A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.
| Sequence | Player | No. of goals | Time of goals | Representing | Final score | Opponent | Tournament | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ad-Diba | 4 [3] | 2', 7', 68', 89' | Egypt | 4–0 | Ethiopia | 1957 | Final | 16 February 1957 |
| 2. | Mahmoud El-Gohary | 3 | 29', 42', 73' | United Arab Republic | 4–0 | Ethiopia | 1959 | Final tournament | 22 May 1959 |
| 3. | Mohamed Morsi Hussein | 3 | 30', 32', 82' | United Arab Republic | 6–3 | Nigeria | 1963 | Group stage | 24 November 1963 |
| 4. | Hassan El-Shazly | 3 | 42', 44', 81' | United Arab Republic | 6–3 | Nigeria | 1963 | Group stage | 24 November 1963 |
| 5. | Eustache Manglé | 3 | 14', 59', 80' | Ivory Coast | 3–0 |  Congo-Léopoldville | 1965 | Group stage | 14 November 1965 |
| 6. | Hacène Lalmas | 3 [4] | 15', 25', 70' |  Algeria | 4–0 |  Uganda | 1968 | Group stage | 14 January 1968 |
| 7. | Laurent Pokou | 5 | 21', 60', 71', 80', 87' | Ivory Coast | 6–1 | Ethiopia | 1970 | Group stage | 10 February 1970 |
| 8. | Hassan El-Shazly (II) | 3 | 3', 14', 50' | United Arab Republic | 3–1 | Ivory Coast | 1970 | Third place | 16 February 1970 |
| 9. | Bernard Chanda | 3 | 70', 97', 111' | Zambia | 4–2 | Congo-Brazzaville | 1974 | Semi-final | 9 March 1974 |
| 10. | Joël Tiéhi | 3 | 19', 63', 70' | Ivory Coast | 4–0 |  Sierra Leone | 1994 | Group stage | 27 March 1994 |
| 11. | Kalusha Bwalya | 3 | 2', 9', 87' | Zambia | 4–0 | Sierra Leone | 1996 | Group stage | 24 January 1996 |
| 12. | Benedict McCarthy | 4 [5] [6] | 8', 11', 19', 21' | South Africa | 4–1 | Namibia | 1998 | Group stage | 16 February 1998 |
| 13. | Hossam Hassan | 3 [7] | 34', 57', 71' | Egypt | 4–0 | Zambia | 1998 | Group stage | 13 February 1998 |
| 14. | Patrick Mboma | 3 | 31', 44', 65' |  Cameroon | 5–3 |  Zimbabwe | 2004 | Group stage | 29 January 2004 |
| 15. | Samuel Eto'o | 3 [8] | 20', 39', 78' | Cameroon | 3–1 |  Angola | 2006 | Group stage | 21 January 2006 |
| 16. | Francileudo dos Santos | 3 | 35', 82', 90+3' | Tunisia | 4–1 | Zambia | 2006 | Group stage | 22 January 2006 |
| 17. | Soufiane Alloudi | 3 | 1', 5', 28' | Morocco | 5–1 | Namibia | 2008 | Group stage | 21 January 2008 |
| 18. | Emilio Nsue | 3 | 21', 51', 61' |  Equatorial Guinea | 4–2 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2024 | Group stage | 18 January 2024 |
| Nation | Hat-tricks for | Hat-tricks against |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 0 |
| Zambia | 2 | 2 |
| Algeria | 1 | 0 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 0 |
| Ethiopia | 0 | 3 |
| Namibia | 0 | 2 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 2 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 | 2 |
| Angola | 0 | 1 |
| Congo-Brazzaville | 0 | 1 |
 Congo-Léopoldville | 0 | 1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 1 |
| Uganda | 0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 |
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