Africa Cup of Nations

The **Africa Cup of Nations**, officially **CAN** (French: **Coupe d'Afrique des Nations**), also known as the **African Nations Cup** or **AFCON**, is the main international association football tournament in Africa. It is held every two years, and the winners that win at the time of the FIFA Confederations Cup automatically qualify for that tournament.

The team with the most titles is Egypt, with 7 titles. The recent winner is  after beating  in the final.

In December 2025, CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, said that the tournament will now be held every 4 years starting from 2028, after the **2027 African Cup of Nations** which will take place in East Africa.

## Results

|Team|Winners|Runners-up|Third place|Fourth place|Total top four|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|7 (1957, 1959*, 1986*, 1998, 2006*, 2008, 2010)|3 (1962, 2017, 2021)|3 (1963, 1970, 1974*)|4 (1976, 1980, 1984, 2025)|17|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|5 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)|2 (1986, 2008)|2 (1972*, 2021)|1 (1992)|10|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|4 (1963*, 1965, 1978*, 1982)|5 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015)|1 (2008*)|4 (1996, 2012, 2013, 2017)|14|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|3 (1980*, 1994, 2013)|5 (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000*, 2023)|9 (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2019, 2025)|–|17|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|3 (1992, 2015, 2023)|2 (2006, 2012)|4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994)|2 (1970, 2008)|11|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|2 (1990*, 2019)|1 (1980)|2 (1984, 1988)|2 (1982, 2010)|7|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|2 (1968, 1974)|–|2 (1998, 2015)|2 (1972, 2023)|6|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|2 (2021, 2025)|2 (2002, 2019)|3 (1965, 1990, 2006)|–|7|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (2012)|2 (1974, 1994)|3 (1982, 1990, 1996)|–|6|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (2004*)|2 (1965*, 1996)|1 (1962)|3 (1978, 2000, 2019)|7|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1970*)|2 (1959, 1963)|1 (1957*)|–|4|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1976)|2 (2004, 2025)|1 (1980)|2 (1986, 1988*)|6|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1962*)|1 (1957)|1 (1959)|2 (1963, 1968*)|5|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1996*)|1 (1998)|2 (2000, 2023)|–|4|
|style="background:#fff68f;"||style="background:#fff68f;"|1 (1972)|–|–|1 (1974)|2|
||–|1 (1972)|2 (2012, 2013)|3 (1994, 2002*, 2004)|6|||
||–|1 (2013)|1 (2017)|2 (1998*, 2021)|4|||
||–|1 (1978)|–|1 (1962)|2|||
||–|1 (1976)|–|–|1|||
||–|1 (1982*)|–|–|1|||
||–|–|–|1 (2015*)|1|||
- hosts

## Infobox (football tournament)

- **name**: Africa Cup of Nations
- **organiser**: Confederation of African Football, CAF
- **founded**: 10 February 1957
- **region**: Africa
- **number of teams**: 24
- **current champions**: (2nd title)
- **most successful club**: (7 titles)
- **website**: [https://www.cafonline.com/afcon2025/ Official website]