List of Africa Cup of Nations finals explained
Africa Cup of Nations Final |
Organiser: | CAF |
Region: | Africa |
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.[1] The last final hosted in Abidjan in 2024 was won by the Ivory Coast, defeating Nigeria 2–1.[2]
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 lista.e.t. | Result after extra time |
pen. | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
re. | Match was won after a replay | |
- Notes
Results by nation
Years shown in bold indicate that the country also hosted that tournament.
1 as
United Arab Republic2 as
Congo-Kinshasa3 as
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External links
Notes and References
- Web site: African Nations Cup 1957 . 6 September 2017 . RSSSF.
- News: Senegal win Afcon in penalty shootout . BBC Sport . 23 February 2022.
- Web site: Match Report of Egypt vs Ethiopia - 1957-02-16 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of United Arab Republic vs Sudan - 1959-05-29 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Ethiopia vs United Arab Republic - 1962-01-21 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Ghana vs Sudan - 1963-12-01 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Tunisia vs Ghana - 1965-11-21 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Congo-Kinshasa vs Ghana - 1968-01-21 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Sudan vs Ghana - 1970-02-16 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Congo vs Mali - 1972-03-05 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Africa Cup of Nations 1974 Egypt - Results, fixtures, tables and stats . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Morocco vs Guinea - 1976-03-14 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Ghana vs Uganda - 1978-03-18 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Nigeria vs Algeria - 1980-03-22 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Libya vs Ghana - 1982-03-19 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Cameroon vs Nigeria - 1984-03-18 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Egypt vs Cameroon - 1986-03-21 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Cameroon vs Nigeria - 1988-03-27 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Algeria vs Nigeria - 1990-03-16 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Côte d'Ivoire vs Ghana - 1992-01-26 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Nigeria vs Zambia - 1994-04-10 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of South Africa vs Tunisia - 1996-02-03 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of South Africa vs Egypt - 1998-02-28 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2000-02-13 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Cameroon vs Senegal - 2002-02-10 - Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Tunisia vs Morocco - 2004-02-14 - Nokia Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Egypt vs Côte d'Ivoire - 2006-02-10 - MTN Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Cameroon vs Egypt - 2008-02-10 - MTN Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- News: 31 January 2010 . Ghana 0–1 Egypt . 2 October 2022.
- Web site: 13 February 2012 . Zambia 0–0 Ivory Coast (8–7 on pens) Africa Cup of Nations final report . 2 October 2022 . The Guardian .
- Web site: Nigeria 1–0 Burkina Faso . BBC Sport . 2 October 2022.
- Web site: Ivory Coast 0–0 Ghana (9–8 on pens) . BBC Sport . 2 October 2022.
- Web site: Match Report of Egypt vs Cameroon - 2017-02-05 - Total Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Senegal vs Algeria - 2019-07-19 - Total Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- Web site: Match Report of Senegal vs Egypt - 2022-02-06 - TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations . 2 October 2022 . Global Sports Archive.
- News: Haller the hero as Ivory Coast seal improbable Afcon win against Nigeria . The Guardian . 11 February 2024 . 13 February 2024 . Jonathan . Wilson .