This is a list of records and statistics of the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internat ...

Debut of national teams

Each successive Africa Cup of Nations has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams yet to qualify: , , , , , , , , ,

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in

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are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

Medal table

Comprehensive team results by tournament

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *QF – Quarter-finals *R16 – Round of 16 *GS – Group stage *''Q'' — Qualified for upcoming tournament * — Qualified but withdrew / Disqualified after qualification * — Did not qualify * — Did not enter / Withdrew / Disqualified * — Hosts * — Not affiliated to CAF

Results of host nations

Results of defending champions

General statistics by tournament

Records

Most titles: 7 * Teams winning on debut: 3 * (

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) * (

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) * (

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) Consecutive title wins: 3 * (

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) Most appearances: 25 * Most consecutive appearances: 15 * (

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–

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)

Goalscorers

Overall top goalscorers

Players in bold are still active at international level.

Goalscoring records

Landmark goalscorers

Raafat Attia Raafat Attia ( ar, رأفت عطية, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Al Ittihad Alexandria and Zamalek. He also managed Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda in 1976. He also played for the ...

scored the first ever goal at the Africa Cup of Nations; in the first match of the inaugural tournament on 10 February 1957, he got the opening goal for against hosts in a 2–1 victory.(Polish) - Onet sport : ''Puchar Narodów Afryki, czyli piłkarska fantazja w środku ligowego sezonu'', by PAWEŁ BANACZYK (14 January 2017

Ad-Diba Mohamed Diab Al-Attar, known as Ad-Diba, ( ar, محمد دياب العطار‎; 17 November 1927 – 30 December 2016), was a footballer who played for the Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and the Egypt national football team. He later served as ...

was the first ever player to score a

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in an Africa Cup of Nations match; he scored four for in a 4–0 victory against on 16 February 1957, the final match of the inaugural tournament.

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: ''The day it all started for Ad-Diba and the Pharaohs'' (16 February 2017

Ad-Diba was also the first ever top goalscorer for an Africa Cup of Nations tournament, scoring 5 goals for in

Oldest goalscorer

Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hussein ( ar, حسام حسن حسين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian professional football coach and former player who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 83 goals in 176 appea ...

was 39 years and 174 days old when he scored for against in a 4–1 victory on 3 February

Youngest goalscorer

Shiva N'Zigou was 16 years and 93 days old when he scored for against in a 1–3 defeat on 23 January

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Fastest goals

*1st minute,

Hassan El-Shazly Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (Egyptian Arabic: ''حسن الشاذلي'', Hassan El Shazly) (13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015) was an Egyptian footballer. El-Shazly is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating sh ...

for against in

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(2–0 victory). *1st minute, Chérif Fetoui for against in

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(2–2 draw). *1st minute, Phillip Omondi for against in

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(3–1 victory). *1st minute, Tueba Menayame for against in

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(1–1 draw). *1st minute, Ayman Mansour for against in

(4–0 victory). *1st minute,

Tijani Babangida Tijani Babangida (born 25 September 1973) is a Nigerian former professional footballer, who played as a winger. Known for his pace, his playing style was sometimes compared to that of Marc Overmars. Babangida spent the majority of his playing c ...

for against in

(2–0 victory). *1st minute, Soufiane Alloudi for against in

(5–1 victory).

Latest goal (regulation time)

90+10th minute, Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé for against in

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(3–2 victory).

Latest goals (including extra time)

*120th minute, Brighton Sinyangwe for against in

(2–2 draw). *120th minute,

Jaouad Zairi Jaouad Zairi ( ar, جواد الزايري; born 17 April 1982) is a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a winger. He played for the Morocco national team between 2000 and 2009, making 34 appearances and scoring six goals. Early l ...

for against in

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(3–1 victory).

Most goals in a single match

Laurent Pokou Laurent N'Dri Pokou (10 August 1947 – 13 November 2016) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for French club Stade Rennais F.C. International career Pokou was a member of the Ivorian national team, who was tw ...

scored 5 goals for in a 6–1 victory against in

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Most goals in a single tournament

Ndaye Mulamba Pierre Ndaye Mulamba (4 November 1948 – 26 January 2019) was a football midfielder from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire. He was nicknamed "Mutumbula" ("assassin") and "Volvo". Football career Mulamba was born in Luluabou ...

scored 9 goals for in the 1974 tournament.

Most hat-tricks

scored 2 tournament hat-tricks for the : one in

and one in

Most tournaments with a goal

Kalusha Bwalya Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former international footballer. He is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola. Kalusha was named African Fo ...

(for ),

Samuel Eto'o Samuel Eto'o Fils (; born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian football administrator and former player who is the current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation from 11 December 2021. In his prime, Eto'o was regarded by pundits as one of ...

(for ),

Asamoah Gyan Asamoah Gyan ( ; born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Legon Cities FC and is the former captain of the Ghanaian national team. Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier Leag ...

and

André Ayew André Morgan Rami Ayew (; born 17 December 1989), also known as Dede Ayew in Ghana, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and captain of the Ghana national team. He is the second-born son of t ...

(both for ) each scored at least one goal in a record six different tournaments.

Goalscorers in all tournament appearances

The following are all the former international players who scored at least once in all of their tournament appearances (at least three appearances).

Highest goalscorers in a single tournament

The following players finished as top goalscorer with five or more goals in a single tournament.

Top goalscorers in multiple tournaments

The following players finished as the top goalscorer in at least two different tournaments.

Hat-tricks

Appearances

Most tournament appearances

The following players appeared in at least six different AFCON tournaments:

Player records

Oldest player

Essam El Hadary Essam Kamal Tawfiq El Hadary ( ar, عصام كمال توفيق الحضري; born 15 January 1973) is an Egyptian goalkeeping coach and former professional footballer. Nicknamed the "High Dam", El Hadary spent the largest portion of his club ca ...

was 44 years and 21 days old when he played for in the

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against on 5 February 2017.

Youngest player

Shiva N'Zigou was 16 years and 93 days old when he played for in a group stage match against on 23 January 2000.

Most titles won

Coaching

Titles won

Most titles won as coach

* 3, Charles Gyamfi (as manager of in

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and

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) * 3,

Hassan Shehata Hassan Shehata ( ar, حسن شحاتة; born 19 June 1947) is an Egyptian former professional football player. Before retirement he played as a forward. He then became a football manager, who is now retired. Shehata led Egypt to victory in 3 ti ...

(as manager of in

and

)

Most consecutive titles won as coach

* 3,

(as manager of in

and

)

Coaches who retained title

* 2 times,

(as manager of in

and

) * 1 time, Charles Gyamfi (as manager of in

)

Coaches who won titles with multiple teams

Hervé Renard Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard (born 30 September 1968) is a French professional Association football, football coach and former player who is the manager of the Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia national team. Renard has previo ...

(as manager of in

and in

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)

Won title as both player and coach

Mahmoud El-Gohary Mahmoud Nuseir Youssef El-Gohary ( ar, محمود نصير يوسف الجوهري; 20 February 1938 – 31 August 2012) was an Egyptian footballer and football coach. Career As a player, El-Gohary had a short-lived career. A persistent knee in ...

(in

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as a player and

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

as a manager, both with ) *

Stephen Keshi Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager. During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most ...

(in

as a player and in

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as a manager, both with )

Appearance in final as both player and coach

(won 1959 final as a player and won 1998 final as a manager, both with ) *

Aliou Cissé Aliou Cissé (born 24 March 1976) is a Senegalese football coach and former player who is the manager of the Senegal national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which reached the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations Final and for ...

(lost 2002 final as a player, lost 2019 final and won 2021 final as a manager, all with )

Most nations coached in tournament

* 6,

Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy (born 6 February 1948) is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams. He was most recently the manager of the Togo national team. Ma ...

(managed in

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and

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, in

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and

, in

and

, in

and in

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)

Most tournament appearances as coach

* 9,

(as manager of in

and

, in

and

, in

and

, in

and in

)

Titles won by foreign coaches

First foreign coach to win tournament

Pál Titkos Pál Titkos (8 January 1908 – 8 October 1988) was a Hungarian footballer. He played for MTK Hungária FC and the Hungary national football team. He scored two goals in the 1938 FIFA World Cup, including one in the final itself. He coached ...

(as manager of in

)

Most titles won as foreign coach

* 2,

(as manager of in

and in

)

Foreign coaches who also won other major tournaments

Roger Lemerre Roger Léon Maurice Lemerre-Desprez (born 18 June 1941) is a French professional football manager and former player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of the French, Tunisian and Moroccan national teams. He also managed numerous c ...

(won 2004 AFCON as manager of , and won

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and

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as manager of )

Most titles by coaches from a foreign country

*5 managers,

Most tournaments hosted

: * Co-hosts : ** Upcoming tournament

Other team records

* Eight nations have won the tournament as hosts: ** (

and

) ** (

and

) ** (

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) ** (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 ...

) ** (

) * (in

), (in

), and (in

) are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearance. * (in

), (in

) and (in

) are the five teams to have hosted the tournament in their debut appearance. * became the first ever team to win the Africa Cup of Nations finals in

, and also the first team to retain the title in

. * has played the most matches in the tournament finals, with 107. * has participated in the most tournaments, with 25. * has the most points from matches played at the tournament finals, with 200. * is the only team to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations finals (in

and

). * has appeared in the most final matches of the tournament, with ten appearances and seven wins. * had a penalty shoot-out winning streak of six, winning every shoot-out since their 5–4 win to in the 1986 final. This streak ended on 6 February 2022, when Egypt lost 4–2 on penalties 35 years later to . * is the team with the most consecutive appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations, with fifteen from

. * (as hosts) vs (as debutantes) on 19 January 2013 was the first opening match of the tournament to end goalless since the inaugural tournament on 10 February 1957. * has placed on the podium a record fifteen times at the tournament (three gold medals, four silver medals and eight bronze medals). * In

, set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last tournament appearance in

. During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to in the 2017 final.

Egypt's run

Consecutive championships

Teams that have won the Africa Cup of Nations consecutively and have become two-time champions (two consecutive titles) or three-time champions (three consecutive titles). :''*'' indicate tournament hosts

Debut of national teams

Overall team records

Medal table

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Results of host nations

Results of defending champions

General statistics by tournament

Records

Goalscorers

Overall top goalscorers

Goalscoring records

Landmark goalscorers

Oldest goalscorer

Youngest goalscorer

Fastest goals

Latest goal (regulation time)

Latest goals (including extra time)

Most goals in a single match

Most goals in a single tournament

Most hat-tricks

Most tournaments with a goal

Goalscorers in all tournament appearances

Highest goalscorers in a single tournament

Top goalscorers in multiple tournaments

Hat-tricks

Appearances

Most tournament appearances

Player records

Oldest player

Youngest player

Most titles won

Coaching

Titles won

Most titles won as coach

Most consecutive titles won as coach

Coaches who retained title

Coaches who won titles with multiple teams

Won title as both player and coach

Appearance in final as both player and coach

Most nations coached in tournament

Most tournament appearances as coach

Titles won by foreign coaches

First foreign coach to win tournament

Most titles won as foreign coach

Foreign coaches who also won other major tournaments

Most titles by coaches from a foreign country

Most tournaments hosted

Other team records

Egypt's run

Consecutive championships

Debut of teams in qualification

Teams yet to qualify for finals

References