| Organising body | CAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Region | Africa |
| Current champions |  Morocco (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Morocco (3 titles) |
The African Nations Championship is a biennial football competition run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and established in 2009. It is contested by CAF's national teams featuring players playing in their local leagues.
Morocco are the most successful team in this tournament having won three titles, followed by DR Congo who won two titles
| a.e.t. | Result after extra time |
| pen. | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
| Tournament | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | DR Congo  | 2–0 |  Ghana | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 35,000 | [1] |
| 2011 | Tunisia  | 3–0 |  Angola | Al-Merrikh Stadium | Omdurman, Sudan | 43,000 | [2] |
| 2014 | Libya  | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Ghana | Cape Town Stadium | Cape Town, South Africa | 16,505 | [3] |
| 2016 | DR Congo | 3–0 |  Mali | Amahoro Stadium | Kigali, Rwanda | 25,000 | [4] |
| 2018 | Morocco | 4–0 |  Nigeria | Stade Mohammed V | Casablanca, Morocco | 75,000 | [5] |
| 2020 | Morocco | 2–0 | Mali | Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium | Yaoundé, Cameroon | [6] | |
| 2022 | Senegal  | 0–0 (5–4 p) |  Algeria | Nelson Mandela Stadium | Algiers, Algeria | 39,120 | [7] |
| 2024 | Morocco | 3–2 |  Madagascar | Moi International Sports Centre | Nairobi, Kenya | 45,528 | [8] |
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 |
