List of African Nations Championship finals

Not to be confused with List of Africa Cup of Nations finals.

African Nations Championship final

Organiser(s)	CAF
Founded	2009;17 years ago (2009)
Abolished	2025;1 year ago (2025)
Region	Africa
Last champions	Morocco (3rd title)
Most championships	Morocco (3 titles)

The African Nations Championship was a biennial football competition run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Established in 2009, it was contested by CAF's national teams featuring players playing in their local leagues.

The tournament had 8 editions between 2009 & 2024, with Morocco being the most successful team claiming 3 titles. In 2025, it was abolished to be replaced by the African Nations League. ^[1]

List of finals

Key to the list

a.e.t.	Result after extra time
pen.	Match was won on a penalty shoot-out

List of finals of the Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Location	Attendance	Ref.
2009	DR Congo	2–0	Ghana	Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium	Abidjan, Ivory Coast	35,000	[2]
2011	Tunisia	3–0	Angola	Al-Merrikh Stadium	Omdurman, Sudan	43,000	[3]
2014	Libya	0–0 (4–3 p)	Ghana	Cape Town Stadium	Cape Town, South Africa	16,505	[4]
2016	DR Congo	3–0	Mali	Amahoro Stadium	Kigali, Rwanda	25,000	[5]
2018	Morocco	4–0	Nigeria	Stade Mohammed V	Casablanca, Morocco	75,000	[6]
2020	Morocco	2–0	Mali	Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium	Yaoundé, Cameroon		[7]
2022	Senegal	0–0 (5–4 p)	Algeria	Nelson Mandela Stadium	Algiers, Algeria	39,120	[8]
2024	Morocco	3–2	Madagascar	Moi International Sports Centre	Nairobi, Kenya	45,528	[9]

Results by nation

2009

2011

2014

2016

2018

2020

2022

2024

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Final match venue locations

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

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Total finals
Morocco	3 ( 2018 , 2020, 2024)	—	3
DR Congo	2 (2009, 2016)	—	2
Tunisia	1 (2011)	—	1
Senegal	1 (2022)	—	1
Libya	1 (2014)	—	1
Ghana	—	2 (2009, 2014)	2
Mali	—	2 (2016, 2020)	2
Angola	—	1 (2011)	1
Nigeria	—	1 (2018)	1
Algeria	—	1 ( 2022 )	1
Madagascar	—	1 (2024)	1

See also

• List of Africa Cup of Nations finals

References

1. "Announcement of the Cancellation of the African Nations Championship". Yalla Shoot. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
2. "Match Report of Ghana vs DR Congo - 2009-03-08 - African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
3. "Match Report of Tunisia vs Angola - 2011-02-25 - Orange African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
4. "Match Report of Libya vs Ghana - 2014-02-01 - Orange African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
5. "Match Report of DR Congo vs Mali - 2016-02-07 - Orange African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
6. "Match Report of Morocco vs Nigeria - 2018-02-04 - Total African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
7. "Match Report of Mali vs Morocco - 2021-02-07 - Total African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
8. "Algeria vs Senegal - February 4, 2023 - TotalEnergies African Nations Championship 2022 Algeria - Soccer | globalsportsarchive.com". GSA Website. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
9. "Morocco beat Madagascar in 2024 Chan final for third title". Daily Nation. 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2025-09-03.

External links

• African Nations Championship at the RSSSF