List of Africa Cup of Nations official mascots

There have been several mascots used for events in the Africa Cup of Nations over the years.

List of mascots

Mola, mascot of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Event	Mascot name	Description	Refs.
1992	Diambar	A lion	[1]
1994	Without name	An eagle	[1]
1996	Without name	A leopard	[1]
1998	Fofo	A football	[1]
2000	Green Eagles et les Black Stars	An eagle and a star	[1]
2002	Without name	A hippopotamus	[1]
2004	Nçayir	An eagle	[1]
2006	Croconil	A Nile crocodile	[1]
2008	Agro-Hene	A bird of prey	[1]
2010	Palanquinha	A giant sable antelope	[1]
2012	Gaguie	A gorilla	[1] [2]
2013	Takuma	A hippopotamus	[1] [3]
2015	Chuku Chuku	A porcupine	[1]
2017	Samba	A black panther	[1] [4]
2019	Tut	A boy	[5] [6]
2021	Mola	A lion	[7]
2023	Akwaba	An elephant	[8]

See also

• List of FIFA World Cup official mascots
• List of UEFA European Championship official mascots
• List of Copa América official mascots
• List of AFC Asian Cup official mascots

References

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2. Coudrais, Richard (2012-01-19). "Le Footichiste - GaGuie, gare au Gorille". Le Footichiste (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
3. Coudrais, Richard (2013-01-24). "Le Footichiste - Takuma, mascotte de la CAN 2013". Le Footichiste (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
4. Coudrais, Richard (2017-01-11). "Le Footichiste - Samba, mascotte de la CAN 2017". Le Footichiste (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
5. "2019 AFCON Mascot revealed". EgyptToday. 2019-05-19. Archived from the original on 2019-05-27. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
6. Coudrais, Richard (2019-06-19). "Le Footichiste - Tut, mascotte de la CAN 2019". Le Footichiste (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
7. Coudrais, Richard (2022-01-04). "Le Footichiste - Mola, mascotte indomptable". Le Footichiste (in French). Archived from the original on 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
8. "'AKWABA', the Official Mascot of TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire 2023 launched". www.cafonline.com. 8 July 2023. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.