# Kenya at the Africa Cup of Nations

Kenya have participated in the Africa Cup of Nations six times, making Kenya one of the more experienced East African teams in the competition. Despite this, Kenya have never advanced past the group stages of a single AFCON.

## Competitive history

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1957 to 1959 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF |
| 1962 to 1970 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1972 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1974 to 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1990 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | Group stage | 9th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1998 to 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 to 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension | Disqualified due to FIFA suspension |
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts | Qualified as co-hosts |
| Total | Group stage | 7/36 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 31 |

## Participation history

* – Win
* – Draw
* – Lose
| # | Year | Stage | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | 1972 | Group stage | 23 February 1972 | Cameroon | 1–2 |
| 1 | 1972 | Group stage | 26 February 1972 | Mali | 1–1 |
| 1 | 1972 | Group stage | 28 February 1972 | Togo | 1–1 |
| 2 | 1988 | Group stage | 14 March 1988 | Nigeria | 0–3 |
| 2 | 1988 | Group stage | 17 March 1988 | Egypt | 0–3 |
| 2 | 1988 | Group stage | 20 March 1988 | Cameroon | 0–0 |
| 3 | 1990 | Group stage | 3 March 1990 | Senegal | 0–0 |
| 3 | 1990 | Group stage | 6 March 1990 | Zambia | 0–1 |
| 3 | 1990 | Group stage | 9 March 1990 | Cameroon | 0–2 |
| 4 | 1992 | Group stage | 14 January 1992 | Nigeria | 1–2 |
| 4 | 1992 | Group stage | 16 January 1992 | Senegal | 0–3 |
| 5 | 2004 | Group stage | 26 January 2004 | Mali | 1–3 |
| 5 | 2004 | Group stage | 20 January 2004 | Senegal | 0–3 |
| 5 | 2004 | Group stage | 2 February 2004 | Burkina Faso | 3–0 |
| 6 | 2019 | Group stage | 23 June 2019 | Algeria | 0–2 |
| 6 | 2019 | Group stage | 27 June 2019 | Tanzania | 3–2 |
| 6 | 2019 | Group stage | 1 July 2019 | Senegal | 0–3 |