Africa Cup of Nations winners: 1957-2025

All the Nations Cup finals since 1957

Ahram Online , Sunday 18 Jan 2026,
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The African Cup of Nations trophy held aloft by 2012 winners, Zambia. AFP
The African Cup of Nations trophy held aloft by 2012 winners, Zambia. AFP

Sudan 1957: Egypt 4–0 Ethiopia

Egypt 1959: Egypt 2–1 Sudan

Ethiopia 1962: Ethiopia 4–2 Egypt

Ghana 1963: Ghana 3–0 Sudan

Tunisia 1965: Ghana 3–2 Tunisia

Ethiopia 1968: Congo DR 1–0 Ghana

Sudan 1970: Sudan 3–2 Ghana

Cameroon 1972: Congo 3–2 Mali

Egypt 1974: Zaire 2–0 Zambia (after replay. First game ended 2-2)

Ethiopia 1976: Morocco won the title while guinea were ended second

Ghana 1978: Ghana 2–0 Uganda

Nigeria 1980: Nigeria 3–0 Algeria

Libya 1982: Ghana 1–1 Libya (7–6) on penalties

Ivory Coast 1984: Cameroon 3 – 1 Nigeria

Egypt 1986:  Egypt 0–0 Cameroon (5–4) on penalties

Morocco 1988: Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria

Algeria 1990: Algeria 1–0 Nigeria

Senegal 1992: Côte d'Ivoire 0–0 Ghana (11–10) on penalties

Tunisia 1994: Nigeria 2–1 Zambia

South Africa 1996: South Africa 2–0 Tunisia

Burkina Faso 1998: Egypt 2–0 South Africa

Ghana / Nigeria 2000: Cameroon 2–2 Nigeria   (4–3) on penalties

Mali 2002: Cameroon 0–0 Senegal (3-2) on penalties

Tunisia 2004: Tunisia 2–1 Morocco

Egypt 2006: Egypt 0–0 Ivory Coast (4–2) on penalties

Ghana 2008: Egypt 1–0 Cameroon

Angola 2010: Egypt 1–0 Ghana

Gabon / Equatorial Guinea 2012: Zambia 0-0 Ivory Coast (8-7) on penalties

South Africa 2013: Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso

Equatorial Guinea 2015: Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana (9-8 on penalties) 

Gabon 2017: Cameroon 2-1 Egypt

Egypt 2019: Algeria 1-0 Senegal

Cameroon 2021: Senegal 0-0 (4-2 pens) Egypt

Cote d'Ivoire 2023: Cote d'Ivoire 2-1 Nigeria

Morocco 2025: Senegal 1-0 Morocco

 

Titles by country

Egypt: 7 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Cameroon: 5 titles (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
Ghana: 4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
Cote d'Ivoire: 3 titles (1992, 2015, 2023)
Nigeria: 3 titles (1980, 1994, 2013)
Algeria: 2 titles (1990, 2019)
DR Congo: 2 titles (1968, 1974)
Senegal: 2 titles (2021, 2025)
Congo: 1 title (1972)
Ethiopia: 1 title (1962)
Morocco: 1 title (1976)
South Africa: 1 title (1996)
Sudan: 1 title (1970)
Tunisia: 1 title (2004)
Zambia: 1 title (2012)
 
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Group A W D L P
Morocco
2 1 0 7
Mali
0 3 0 3
Comoros
0 2 1 2
Zambia
0 2 1 2
Group B W D L P
Egypt
2 1 0 7
South Africa
2 0 1 6
Angola
0 2 1 2
Zimbabwe
0 1 2 1
Group C W D L P
Nigeria
3 0 0 9
Tunisia
1 1 1 4
Tanzania
0 2 1 2
Uganda
0 1 2 1
Group D W D L P
Senegal
2 1 0 7
DR Congo
2 1 0 7
Benin
1 0 2 3
Botswana
0 0 3 0
Group E W D L P
Algeria
3 0 0 9
Burkina Faso
2 0 1 6
Sudan
1 0 2 3
Equatorial Guinea
0 0 3 0
Group F W D L P
Cote d Ivoire
2 1 0 7
Cameroon
2 1 0 7
Mozambique
1 0 2 3
Gabon
0 0 3 0