# List of Africa Cup of Nations finals

The Africa Cup of Nations is a football competition established in 1957. It is contested by the men's national teams of members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the African governing body for the sport, and is held every two years. The winner of the first final was Egypt, who defeated Ethiopia 4–0 in Khartoum, after extra time. The last final hosted in Abidjan in 2024 was won by the Ivory Coast, defeating Nigeria 2–1.
The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team will be declared African champion. As of the 2021 edition, if the score is tied after 90 minutes of regular play, an additional 30-minute period of play, called overtime, is added. If such a match remains tied after extra time, it is decided by a penalty shoot-out. The team that wins the penalty shootout is then declared the champion.
The 34 finals to-date have produced twelve drawn matches, the eventual winners of which have been determined variously by replay (1974), extra time (1962, 1965), or penalty shoot-out (1982, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2021). Egypt is the most successful teams in the history of the tournament, winning seven times.

## List of finals

Key to the list :
| a.e.t. | Result after extra time |
| pen. | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
| re. | Match was won after a replay |
List of finals of the Africa Cup of Nations :
| Tournament | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Attendance | Ref. |
| 1957 | Egypt | 4–0 | Ethiopia | Municipal Stadium | Khartoum, Sudan | 30,000 | |
| 1959 | United Arab Republic | 2–1 | Sudan | Prince Farouk Stadium | Cairo, Egypt | 30,000 | |
| 1962 | Ethiopia | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | United Arab Republic | Hailé Sélassié Stadium | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 30,000 | |
| 1963 | Ghana | 3–0 | Sudan | Accra Sports Stadium | Accra, Ghana | | |
| 1965 | Ghana | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia | Chedly Zouiten Stadium | Tunis, Tunisia | 16,000 | |
| 1968 | DR Congo | 1–0 | Ghana | Hailé Sélassié Stadium | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 25,000 | |
| 1970 | Sudan | 1–0 | Ghana | Municipal Stadium | Khartoum, Sudan | 12,187 | |
| 1972 | PR Congo | 3–2 | Mali | Stade Omnisports | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 40,000 | |
| 1974 | Zaire | 2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–0 (re.) | Zambia | Nasser Stadium | Cairo, Egypt | 55,000 1,000 (re.) | |
| 1976 | Morocco | 1–1 | Guinea | Addis Ababa Stadium | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 30,000 | |
| 1978 | Ghana | 2–0 | Uganda | Accra Sports Stadium | Accra, Ghana | 40,000 | |
| 1980 | Nigeria | 3–0 | Algeria | Surulere Stadium | Lagos, Nigeria | 85,000 | |
| 1982 | Ghana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Libya | June 11 Stadium | Tripoli, Libya | 80,000 | |
| 1984 | Cameroon | 3–1 | Nigeria | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 27,456 | |
| 1986 | Egypt | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Cameroon | Cairo International Stadium | Cairo, Egypt | 95,000 | |
| 1988 | Cameroon | 1–0 | Nigeria | Stade Mohammed V | Casablanca, Morocco | 60,000 | |
| 1990 | Algeria | 1–0 | Nigeria | Stade du 5 Juillet | Algiers, Algeria | 105,032 | |
| 1992 | Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p) | Ghana | Stade de l'Amitié | Dakar, Senegal | 47,500 | |
| 1994 | Nigeria | 2–1 | Zambia | El Menzah Stadium | Tunis, Tunisia | 25,000 | |
| 1996 | South Africa | 2–0 | Tunisia | FNB Stadium | Johannesburg, South Africa | 80,000 | |
| 1998 | Egypt | 2–0 | South Africa | Stade du 4 Août | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 40,000 | |
| 2000 | Cameroon | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Nigeria | National Stadium | Lagos, Nigeria | 60,000 | |
| 2002 | Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Senegal | Stade du 26 Mars | Bamako, Mali | 50,000 | |
| 2004 | Tunisia | 2–1 | Morocco | 7 November Stadium | Radès, Tunisia | 60,000 | |
| 2006 | Egypt | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Ivory Coast | Cairo International Stadium | Cairo, Egypt | 74,100 | |
| 2008 | Egypt | 1–0 | Cameroon | Ohene Djan Stadium | Accra, Ghana | 50,000 | |
| 2010 | Egypt | 1–0 | Ghana | Estádio 11 de Novembro | Luanda, Angola | 50,000 | |
| 2012 | Zambia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Ivory Coast | Stade d'Angondjé | Libreville, Gabon | 40,000 | |
| 2013 | Nigeria | 1–0 | Burkina Faso | FNB Stadium | Johannesburg, South Africa | 85,000 | |
| 2015 | Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p) | Ghana | Estadio de Bata | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | 32,857 | |
| 2017 | Cameroon | 2–1 | Egypt | Stade de l'Amitié | Libreville, Gabon | 38,250 | |
| 2019 | Algeria | 1–0 | Senegal | Cairo International Stadium | Cairo, Egypt | 75,000 | |
| 2021 | Senegal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Egypt | Olembe Stadium | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 48,000 | |
| 2023 | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Nigeria | Alassane Ouattara Stadium | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 57,094 | |
| Upcoming finals ||||||||
| Tournament | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Attendance | Ref. |
| 2025 | TBD | v | TBD | Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | Rabat, Morocco | TBD | |

### Notes

* ↑ There was no official Africa Cup of Nations final match in 1959. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by three teams (United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia). Coincidentally, the last match of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with United Arab Republic's 2–1 victory over Sudan thus often being considered the de facto final of the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations.
* ↑ There was no official African Cup of Nations final match in 1976. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Morocco, Guinea, Nigeria, and Egypt). Coincidentally, one of the last two matches of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with Morocco's 1–1 draw with Guinea thus often being considered the de facto final of the 1976 African Cup of Nations. Likewise, the game between the lowest ranked teams, played on the same day as Morocco vs Guinea, can be considered equal to a 3rd place match, with Nigeria's 3–2 victory over Egypt ensuring that they finished third.

## Results by nation

Years shown in bold indicate that the country also hosted that tournament.
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Total finals | Years won | Years runners-up |
| Egypt | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 | 1962, 2017, 2021 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017 | 1986, 2008 |
| Ghana | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 | 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1980, 1994, 2013 | 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2023 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1992, 2015, 2023 | 2006, 2012 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1990, 2019 | 1980 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1968, 1974 | — |
| Zambia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2012 | 1974, 1994 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2004 | 1965, 1996 |
| Sudan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1970 | 1959, 1963 |
| Senegal | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2021 | 2002, 2019 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1962 | 1957 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1976 | 2004 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1996 | 1998 |
| Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1972 | — |
| Mali | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1972 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2013 |
| Uganda | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1978 |
| Guinea | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1976 |
| Libya | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1982 |
$^1$ as United Arab Republic $^2$ as Congo-Kinshasa $^3$ as Zaire