Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Debut of national teams
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 extra time 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
(1957)
(1963)
(1996)
Consecutive title wins: 3
(2006, 2008, 2010)
Most appearances: 25
Most consecutive appearances: 16
(1994–2023)
Goalscorers
Overall top goalscorers
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Goalscoring records
Landmark goalscorers
Raafat Attia 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.
Ad-Diba was the first ever player to score a hat-trick 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.
Ad-Diba was also the first ever top goalscorer for an Africa Cup of Nations tournament, scoring 5 goals for in 1957.
Oldest goalscorer
Hossam Hassan was 39 years and 174 days old when he scored for against in a 4–1 victory on 3 February 2006.
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 2000.
Fastest goals
1st minute, Hassan El-Shazly for against in 1974 (2–0 victory).
1st minute, Chérif Fetoui for against in 1976 (2–2 draw).
1st minute, Phillip Omondi for against in 1978 (3–1 victory).
1st minute, Tueba Menayame for against in 1992 (1–1 draw).
1st minute, Ayman Mansour for against in 1994 (4–0 victory).
1st minute, Tijani Babangida for against in 2000 (2–0 victory).
1st minute, Soufiane Alloudi for against in 2008 (5–1 victory).
Latest goal (regulation time)
90+10th minute, Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé for against in 2012 (3–2 victory).
Latest goals (including extra time)
120th minute, Brighton Sinyangwe for against in 1974 (2–2 draw).
120th minute, Jaouad Zairi for against in 2004 (3–1 victory).
Most goals in a single match
Laurent Pokou scored 5 goals for in a 6–1 victory against in 1970.
Most goals in a single tournament
Ndaye Mulamba scored 9 goals for in the 1974 tournament.
Goalscoring goalkeeper in the tournament
Kennedy Mweene is the first and only goalkeeper to score a goals for in Africa Cup of Nations, 2013 tournament.
Most hat-tricks
Hassan El-Shazly scored 2 tournament hat-tricks for the : one in 1963 and one in 1970.
Most tournaments with a goal
Kalusha Bwalya (for ), Samuel Eto'o (for ), Asamoah Gyan and André Ayew (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 was 44 years and 21 days old when he played for in the final 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 1963, 1965 and 1982)
3, Hassan Shehata (as manager of in 2006, 2008 and 2010)
Most consecutive titles won as coach
3, Hassan Shehata (as manager of in 2006, 2008 and 2010)
Coaches who retained title
2 times, Hassan Shehata (as manager of in 2008 and 2010)
1 time, Charles Gyamfi (as manager of in 1965)
Coaches who won titles with multiple teams
Hervé Renard (as manager of in 2012 and in 2015)
Won title as both player and coach
Mahmoud El-Gohary (in 1959 as a player and 1998 as a manager, both with )
Stephen Keshi (in 1994 as a player and in 2013 as a manager, both with )
Appearance in final as both player and coach
Aliou Cissé (lost 2002 final as a player, lost 2019 final and won 2021 final as a manager, all with )
Mahmoud El-Gohary (won 1959 final as a player and won 1998 final as a manager, both with )
Stephen Keshi (lost both 1984 final and 1988 final as a player; and won 2013 final as a manager, all with )
Most nations coached in tournament
6, Claude Le Roy (managed in 1986 and 1988, in 1990 and 1992, in 2008, in 2006 and 2013, in 2015 and in 2017)
Most tournament appearances as coach
9, Claude Le Roy (as manager of in 1986 and 1988, in 1990 and 1992, in 2008, in 2006 and 2013, in 2015 and in 2017)
Titles won by foreign coaches
First foreign coach to win tournament
Pál Titkos (as manager of in 1959)
Most titles won as foreign coach
2, Hervé Renard (as manager of in 2012 and in 2015)
Foreign coaches who also won other major tournaments
Roger Lemerre (won 2004 AFCON as manager of , and won Euro 2000 and 2001 Confederations Cup 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:
(1959, 1986 and 2006)
(1963 and 1978)
(1962)
(1970)
(1980)
(1990)
(1996)
(2004)
(in 1957), (in 1963) and (in 1996) are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearance.
(in 1957), (in 1963), (in 1982), (in 1996) and (in 2012) are the five teams to have hosted the tournament in their debut appearance.
(in 1963) and (in 1996) are the only teams to have hosted and won the tournament in their debut appearance.
became the first ever team to win the Africa Cup of Nations finals in 1957, and also the first team to retain the title in 1959.
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 2006, 2008 and 2010).
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 sixteen from 1994 to 2023.
(as hosts) vs (as debutantes) on 19 January 2013 was the first ever opening match of the tournament to end with goalless draw 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 2017, set a new record of 24 consecutive Africa Cup of Nations matches played without defeat, dating back to their last tournament appearance in 2010. 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 teams in qualification
Teams yet to qualify for finals
Ten teams are yet to qualify for AFCON finals:
References
Cup of Nations