The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is a biennial football tournament that is widely regarded as the most important international men’s association football competition in Africa.
The competition is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957.
Since then, it has been held every two years, except for the periods between 1960 and 1962, and 2013 and 2015, when it was held once every three years.
The competition has been sponsored by TotalEnergies since 2016 and is now officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations.
The 2024 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is set to begin in a few days, and the host nation, Cote d’Ivoire, is bustling with lots of activities to ensure the tournament is a grand success.
This year’s tournament is expected to be the biggest ever, with 24 teams competing for the coveted trophy.
As we count down to the tournament’s start date on the 13th of January, let’s take a look at the teams that have won the prestigious competition since its inception in 1957.
Egypt has won the Africa Cup of Nations the most times, with seven victories, followed by Cameroon, with five wins.
Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly known as Zaire) have each won the competition four times, while Nigeria has won it three times.
Algeria, Ivory Coast, and South Africa have each won it twice, while Ethiopia, Morocco, Sudan, and Zambia have each won it once.
The competition has been hosted by various African countries over the years, with Egypt, Ghana, and Sudan hosting it the most times, four times each.
Other countries that have hosted the tournament include Ethiopia, Tunisia, Cameroon, Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Egypt.
The 2024 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations promises to be an exciting event that football fans from all over the world are eagerly anticipating.
A list of the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations (host countries in parentheses)
1957 – Egypt (Sudan)
1959 – Egypt (Egypt)
1962 – Ethiopia (Ethiopia)
1963 – Ghana (Ghana)
1965 – Ghana (Tunisia)
1968 – Congo-Kinshasa (Ethiopia)
1970 – Sudan (Sudan)
1972 – Congo (Cameroon)
1974 – Zaire (Egypt)
1976 – Morocco (Ethiopia)
1978 – Ghana (Ghana)
1980 – Nigeria (Nigeria)
1982 – Ghana (Libya)
1984 – Cameroon (Ivory Coast)
1986 – Egypt (Egypt)
1988 – Cameroon (Morocco)
1990 – Algeria (Algeria)
1992 – Ivory Coast (Senegal)
1994 – Nigeria (Tunisia)
1996 – South Africa (South Africa)
1998 – Egypt (Burkina Faso)
2000 – Cameroon (Ghana and Nigeria co-hosts)
2002 – Cameroon (Mali)
2004 – Tunisia (Tunisia)
2006 – Egypt (Egypt)
2008 – Egypt (Ghana)
2010 – Egypt (Angola)
2012 – Zambia (Equatorial Guinea and Gabon co-hosts)
2013 – Nigeria (South Africa)
2015 – Ivory Coast (Equatorial Guinea)
2017 – Cameroon (Gabon)
2019 – Algeria (Egypt)
2021 – Senegal (Cameroon)
