# Women's Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

This article concerns the records and statistics of the association football tournament known as the African Women's Championship until 2016 and the Women's Africa Cup of Nations thereafter.

## Teams reaching the semi-finals/top four

| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place | Total top four |
| Nigeria | 11 (1991, 1995, 1998*, 2000, 2002*, 2004, 2006*, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018) | – | 1 (2008) | 2 (2012, 2022) | 14 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 2 (2008*, 2012*) | 1 (2010) | – | – | 3 |
| South Africa | 1 (2022) | 5 (1995, 2000*, 2008, 2012, 2018) | 2 (2006, 2010*) | 3 (2002, 2014, 2016) | 11 |
| Cameroon | – | 4 (1991, 2004, 2014, 2016*) | 3 (2002, 2012, 2018) | 4 (1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 11 |
| Ghana | – | 3 (1998, 2002, 2006) | 4 (1995**, 2000, 2004, 2016) | – | 7 |
| Morocco | – | 1 (2022*) | – | – | 1 |
| Guinea | – | – | 1 (1991**) | – | 1 |
| Angola | – | – | 1 (1995**) | – | 1 |
| DR Congo | – | – | 1 (1998) | – | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | – | – | 1 (2014) | – | 1 |
| Zambia | – | – | 1 (2022) | – | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | – | – | – | 1 (2000) | 1 |
| Ethiopia | – | – | – | 1 (2004) | 1 |
| Mali | – | – | – | 1 (2018) | 1 |
    * hosts
    ** losing semi-finals

## Summary (1991–2022)

| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Nigeria | 14 | 73 | 57 | 9 | 7 | 223 | 32 | +191 | 180 |
| 2 | South Africa | 13 | 62 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 102 | 83 | +19 | 101 |
| 3 | Cameroon | 13 | 58 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 73 | 83 | -10 | 86 |
| 4 | Ghana | 12 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 74 |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 39 | +7 | 41 |
| 6 | Morocco | 3 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 17 |
| 7 | Mali | 7 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 59 | -34 | 17 |
| 8 | Zambia | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 16 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 11 |
| 10 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | DR Congo | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 9 |
| 12 | Senegal | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | -18 | 7 |
| 14 | Algeria | 5 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 39 | -26 | 7 |
| 15 | Uganda | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 5 |
| 16 | Tunisia | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Botswana | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | Namibia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Angola | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
| 20 | Congo | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 21 | Egypt | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 21 | -18 | 3 |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 23 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
| 24 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Tanzania | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 0 |
| 26 | Réunion | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| 27 | Guinea | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 0 |
| 28 | Burundi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 0 |
| 29 | Kenya | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |

## Top scorers (Golden boot) by year

| Player | Country | Tournament edition | Number of goals |
| Nkiru Okosieme | Nigeria | 1998 | 3 goals |
| Mercy Akide | Nigeria | 2000 | 7 goals |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | 2002 | 4 goals |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | 2004 | 9 goals |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | 2006 | 7 goals |
| Genoveva AñonmanAlice Noko Matlou | Equatorial Guinea | 2008 | 6 goals |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | 2010 | 11 goals |
| Genoveva Añonman | Equatorial Guinea | 2012 | 6 goals |
| Desire Oparanozie | Nigeria | 2014 | 5 goals |
| Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria | 2016 | 6 goals |
| Thembi Kgatlana | South Africa | 2018 | 5 goals |
| Ghizlane ChebbakRasheedat AjibadeHildah Magaia | Morocco Nigeria South Africa | 2022 | 3 goals |

## Best player (Golden ball) by year

| Player | Country | Edition |
| | | 1998 |
| | | 2000 |
| | | 2002 |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | 2004 |
| Portia Modise | South Africa | 2006 |
| Alice Noko Matlou | Equatorial Guinea | 2008 |
| Stella Mbachu | Nigeria | 2010 |
| Genoveva Añonman | Equatorial Guinea | 2012 |
| Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria | 2014 |
| Gabrielle Onguéné | Cameroon | 2016 |
| Thembi Kgatlana | South Africa | 2018 |
| Ghizlane Chebbak | Morocco | 2022 |

## Hat-tricks

* Veronica Phewa from South Africa scored the first-ever hat-trick in the tournament's history in her side's group-stage win over Zimbabwe at the 2002 edition.
* Nigeria's Perpetua Nkwocha]] (in the final of the 2004 edition) and Asisat Oshoala (in 2016) are the only players to score 4 goals in match at an edition of the tournament.
* Nigeria (6) is the leading hat-trick scoring team at the tournament, with Perpetua Nkwocha (4) accounting for 80% of them.
* Cameroon has conceded the most hat-tricks (4) in the tournament as of the 2022 edition.
| No. | Player | No. of goals | Time of goals | Team | Final score | Opponent | Edition | Round | Date |
| 1. | Veronica Phewa | 3 | 27', 33', 61' | South Africa | 3–1 | Zimbabwe | 2002 | Group stage | 14 December 2002 |
| 2. | Perpetua Nkwocha | 4 | 15', 35', 42', 60' | Nigeria | 5–0 | Cameroon | 2004 | Final | 3 October 2004 |
| 3. | Perpetua Nkwocha (2) | 3 | 45', 46', 54' | Nigeria | 5–0 | Cameroon | 2006 | Semi-finals | 7 November 2006 |
| 4. | Noko Matlou | 3 | 28', 47', 80' | South Africa | 3–0 | Cameroon | 2008 | Semi-finals | 25 November 2008 |
| 5. | Perpetua Nkwocha (3) | 3 | 15', 16', 42' | Nigeria | 5–0 | Mali | 2010 | Group stage | 1 November 2010 |
| 6. | Amanda Dlamini | 3 | 32', 76', 90' | South Africa | 4–0 | Mali | 2010 | Group stage | 7 November 2010 |
| 7. | Perpetua Nkwocha (4) | 3 | 54', 74', 81' | Nigeria | 5–1 | Cameroon | 2010 | Semi-finals | 11 November 2010 |
| 8. | Ines Nrehy | 3 | 1', 9', 68' | Ivory Coast | 5–0 | Ethiopia | 2012 | Group stage | 29 October 2012 |
| 9. | Genoveva Añonman | 3 | 25', 66', 73' | Equatorial Guinea | 6–0 | DR Congo | 2012 | Group stage | 31 October 2012 |
| 10. | Andisiwe Mgcoyi | 3 | 10', 48', 57' | South Africa | 4–1 | DR Congo | 2012 | Group stage | 3 November 2012 |
| 11. | Asisat Oshoala | 4 | 40', 64', 69', 78' | Nigeria | 6–0 | Mali | 2016 | Group stage | 20 November 2016 |
| 12. | Asisat Oshoala (2) | 3 | 13', 22', 44' | Nigeria | 6–0 | Equatorial Guinea | 2018 | Group stage | 24 November 2018 |