AFCON winners list: every Africa Cup of Nations champion

Last updated: 6 October 2026.

This AFCON winners list covers every men’s Africa Cup of Nations champion since the first tournament in Sudan in 1957, with the runner-up and the final score for each edition. Egypt have won it more than anyone, but the trophy has gone to 15 different countries, and the result of the latest final is still before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Results come from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), CAS, AP and the tournament records kept on Wikipedia, cross-checked against each other. Totals are correct as of October 2026.

The short answer

• Most titles: Egypt, with seven (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010).
• Next best: Cameroon with five and Ghana with four. Nigeria and Ivory Coast have three each.
• Latest edition: AFCON 2025 in Morocco. Senegal won the final on the pitch, but CAF’s Appeal Board later awarded the title to Morocco. Senegal’s appeal will be heard at CAS on 8 October 2026.
• Next tournament: AFCON 2027, co-hosted by Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
• Calendar quirk: the 2021 and 2023 editions were actually played in early 2022 and early 2024. They kept their original names.

AFCON winners by year, 1957–1990

The early tournaments were tiny. Only three teams took part in 1957 and 1959, and the 1959 and 1976 editions ended with a final round-robin group instead of a one-off final.

• 1957 (Sudan): Egypt beat Ethiopia 4–0.
• 1959 (United Arab Republic): the United Arab Republic, now counted as Egypt, won the round-robin ahead of Sudan.
• 1962 (Ethiopia): Ethiopia beat the United Arab Republic 4–2 after extra time.
• 1963 (Ghana): Ghana beat Sudan 3–0.
• 1965 (Tunisia): Ghana beat Tunisia 3–2 after extra time.
• 1968 (Ethiopia): Congo-Kinshasa (now DR Congo) beat Ghana 1–0.
• 1970 (Sudan): Sudan beat Ghana 1–0.
• 1972 (Cameroon): Congo (Brazzaville) beat Mali 3–2.
• 1974 (Egypt): Zaire (now DR Congo) beat Zambia 2–0 in a replay after a 2–2 draw.
• 1976 (Ethiopia): Morocco won the final group ahead of Guinea.
• 1978 (Ghana): Ghana beat Uganda 2–0.
• 1980 (Nigeria): Nigeria beat Algeria 3–0.
• 1982 (Libya): Ghana beat Libya 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.
• 1984 (Ivory Coast): Cameroon beat Nigeria 3–1.
• 1986 (Egypt): Egypt beat Cameroon 5–4 on penalties after a goalless draw.
• 1988 (Morocco): Cameroon beat Nigeria 1–0.
• 1990 (Algeria): Algeria beat Nigeria 1–0.

AFCON winners by year, 1992–2025

• 1992 (Senegal): Ivory Coast beat Ghana 11–10 on penalties after a goalless draw.
• 1994 (Tunisia): Nigeria beat Zambia 2–1.
• 1996 (South Africa): South Africa beat Tunisia 2–0.
• 1998 (Burkina Faso): Egypt beat South Africa 2–0.
• 2000 (Ghana and Nigeria): Cameroon beat Nigeria 4–3 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in Lagos.
• 2002 (Mali): Cameroon beat Senegal 3–2 on penalties after a goalless draw.
• 2004 (Tunisia): Tunisia beat Morocco 2–1.
• 2006 (Egypt): Egypt beat Ivory Coast 4–2 on penalties after a goalless draw.
• 2008 (Ghana): Egypt beat Cameroon 1–0.
• 2010 (Angola): Egypt beat Ghana 1–0, completing a hat-trick of titles.
• 2012 (Gabon and Equatorial Guinea): Zambia beat Ivory Coast 8–7 on penalties after a goalless draw.
• 2013 (South Africa): Nigeria beat Burkina Faso 1–0.
• 2015 (Equatorial Guinea): Ivory Coast beat Ghana 9–8 on penalties after a goalless draw.
• 2017 (Gabon): Cameroon beat Egypt 2–1.
• 2019 (Egypt): Algeria beat Senegal 1–0.
• 2021 (Cameroon, played in 2022): Senegal beat Egypt 4–2 on penalties after a goalless draw, for their first title.
• 2023 (Ivory Coast, played in 2024): the hosts beat Nigeria 2–1.
• 2025 (Morocco, played in 2026): Senegal won 1–0 after extra time on the pitch. The CAF Appeal Board later recorded it as a 3–0 forfeit win for Morocco, and Senegal have appealed to CAS.

Titles by country

Counting Morocco’s 2025 title as CAF currently records it, the all-time table reads:

1. Egypt: 7
2. Cameroon: 5 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)
3. Ghana: 4 (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
4. Nigeria: 3 (1980, 1994, 2013) and Ivory Coast: 3 (1992, 2015, 2023)
5. Algeria: 2 (1990, 2019), DR Congo: 2 (1968, 1974) and Morocco: 2 (1976, 2025)
6. One title each: Ethiopia (1962), Sudan (1970), Congo (1972), South Africa (1996), Tunisia (2004), Zambia (2012) and Senegal (2021)

If CAS rules for Senegal, the count would change to Morocco 1 and Senegal 2.

What happened in the 2025 final

Senegal beat Morocco 1–0 after extra time in Rabat on 18 January 2026, in a final interrupted by a walk-off protest. On 17 March 2026, CAF’s Appeal Board declared the match forfeited by Senegal and recorded it as a 3–0 Morocco win. CAS registered Senegal’s appeal in March, and AP reported that Senegal have kept the trophy while the case continues.

According to CAS, the hearing is set for 8 October 2026 in Lausanne. It will be held in private, and no decision will be announced that day. That is why some lists show Senegal as the 2025 champions and others show Morocco.

Patterns worth knowing

• Penalties decide a lot of finals: 1982, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015 and 2021 all went to shootouts.
• Home advantage: hosts have won many times, including Egypt in 1986 and 2006, Nigeria in 1980, South Africa in 1996, Tunisia in 2004 and Ivory Coast in 2023.
• The only hat-trick: Egypt’s three in a row, in 2006, 2008 and 2010.
• Bigger tournaments: AFCON grew from three teams in 1957 to 16 in 1996 and 24 from 2019.

FAQ

Who has won the most AFCON titles?

Egypt, with seven. Their last win was in 2010.

Who won the last AFCON?

Senegal won the 2025 final 1–0 on the pitch. CAF’s Appeal Board later awarded the title to Morocco, and Senegal’s appeal is due at CAS on 8 October 2026.

How many countries have won AFCON?

Fifteen countries have won at least one title, counting the United Arab Republic’s 1959 win as Egypt’s.

When is the next AFCON?

The next edition, AFCON 2027, will be held in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

What to watch

The CAS ruling on the 2025 final is the next thing that could change this list, but CAS has not set a decision date. After that, attention moves to East Africa’s first joint AFCON in 2027.

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Sources

• CAS: Media release, AFCON 2025 hearing and procedural update (2026)
• AP: Senegal’s AFCON appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (2026)
• CAF: El-Gohary and Keshi, a feat for two
• Wikipedia: Africa Cup of Nations, results by edition