Africa Cup of Nations

The Africa Cup of Nations, officially CAN (French: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations), also known as the African Cup of Nations, African Nations Cup or AFCON, is the main international association football tournament in Africa. It is held every two years, and the winners that win at the time of the FIFA Confederations Cup automatically qualify for that tournament.

Africa Cup of Nations

Founded	10 February 1957
Region	Africa
Number of teams	16
Current champions	Cameroon (5th title)
Most successful club(s)	Egypt (7 titles)
Website	Official website
2019 Africa Cup of Nations

The team with the most titles is Egypt, with 7 titles. The most recent winner was Algeria after winning over Senegal in the final.

Results

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Total top four
Egypt	7 (1957, 1959*, 1986*, 1998, 2006*, 2008, 2010)	2 (1962, 2017)	3 (1963, 1970, 1974*)	3 (1976, 1980, 1984)	15
Cameroon	5 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)	2 (1986, 2008)	1 (1972*)	1 (1992)	9
Ghana	4 (1963*, 1965, 1978*, 1982)	5 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015)	1 (2008*)	4 (1996, 2012, 2013, 2017)	14
Nigeria	3 (1980*, 1994, 2013)	4 (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000*)	7 (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)	–	14
Côte d'Ivoire	2 (1992, 2015)	2 (2006, 2012)	4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994)	2 (1970, 2008)	10
Algeria	2 (1990*, 2019)	1 (1980)	2 (1984, 1988)	2 (1982, 2010)	6
Congo DR	2 (1968, 1974)	–	2 (1998, 2015)	1 (1972)	5
Zambia	1 (2012)	2 (1974, 1994)	3 (1982, 1990, 1996)	–	6
Tunisia	1 (2004*)	2 (1965*, 1996)	1 (1962)	2 (1978, 2000)	6
Sudan	1 (1970*)	2 (1959, 1963)	1 (1957*)	–	4
Morocco	1 (1976)	1 (2004)	1 (1980)	2 (1986, 1988*)	5
Ethiopia	1 (1962*)	1 (1957)	1 (1959)	2 (1963, 1968*)	5
South Africa	1 (1996*)	1 (1998)	1 (2000)	–	3
Congo	1 (1972)	–	–	1 (1974)	2
Mali	–	1 (1972)	2 (2012, 2013)	3 (1994, 2002*, 2004)	6
Burkina Faso	–	1 (2013)	1 (2017)	1 (1998*)	3
Senegal	–	1 (2002)	–	3 (1965, 1990, 2006)	4
Uganda	–	1 (1978)	–	1 (1962)	2
Guinea	–	1 (1976)	–	–	1
Libya	–	1 (1982*)	–	–	1
Equatorial Guinea	–	–	–	1 (2015*)	1

* hosts

Africa Cup Of Nations Media

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  Egypt's captain Hanafy Bastan carrying the African Cup of Nations trophy in 1957

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  Egypt against Cameroon at the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final.

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  Nigeria players celebrate after winning the 2013 AFCON.

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  Cameroon players celebrate after winning the 2017 AFCON.

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  Map of countries by their number of titles

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  vue du trophée de la CAN

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  Countries coloured according to their highest ever achievement at the Africa Cup of Nations.     Champion      Runner-up      Third place      Fourth place      Quarter-finals      Round of 16      Group stage