CAF Africa Cup of Nations Progress Chart 1957-2025
Chart showing details of every Africa Cup of Nations Finals from 1957 in Sudan to 2025 in Morocco
| HOST | FINAL | 3rd PLACE PLAY-OFF | |||||||||||
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| NATION | YEAR | # | WINNER | SCORE | SECOND | THIRD | SCORE | FOURTH | |||||
 | SUDAN | 1957 | 1 |  | EGYPT | 4-0 |  | ETHIOPIA | | SUDAN | DSQ |  | SOUTH AFRICA |
 | UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC | 1959 | 2 |  | UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC | 2-1 | | SUDAN | | ETHIOPIA | |||
| ETHIOPIA | 1962 | 3 | | ETHIOPIA | 4-2* | | UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC |  | TUNISIA | 3-0 |  | UGANDA |
 | GHANA | 1963 | 4 | | GHANA | 3-0 | | SUDAN | | UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC | 3-0 | | ETHIOPIA |
| TUNISIA | 1965 | 5 | | GHANA | 3-2* | | TUNISIA |  | IVORY COAST | 1-0 |  | SENEGAL |
| ETHIOPIA | 1968 | 6 |  | CONGO DR | 1-0 | | GHANA | | IVORY COAST | 1-0 | | ETHIOPIA |
| SUDAN | 1970 | 7 | | SUDAN | 1-0 | | GHANA | | UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC | 3-1 | | IVORY COAST |
 | CAMEROON | 1972 | 8 |  | CONGO | 3-2 |  | MALI | | CAMEROON | 5-2 | | ZAIRE |
| EGYPT | 1974 | 9 | | ZAIRE | 2-2* 2-0 |  | ZAMBIA | | EGYPT | 4-0 | | CONGO |
| ETHIOPIA | 1976 | 10 |  | MOROCCO | 1-1 |  | GUINEA |  | NIGERIA | group | | EGYPT |
| GHANA | 1978 | 11 | | GHANA | 2-0 | | UGANDA | | NIGERIA | 2-0 | | TUNISIA |
| NIGERIA | 1980 | 12 | | NIGERIA | 3-0 |  | ALGERIA | | MOROCCO | 2-0 | | EGYPT |
 | LIBYA | 1982 | 13 | | GHANA | 1-1* 7-6p | | LIBYA | | ZAMBIA | 2-0 | | ALGERIA |
| IVORY COAST | 1984 | 14 | | CAMEROON | 3-1 | | NIGERIA | | ALGERIA | 3-1 | | EGYPT |
| EGYPT | 1986 | 15 | | EGYPT | 0-0* 5-4p | | CAMEROON | | IVORY COAST | 3-2 | | MOROCCO |
| MOROCCO | 1988 | 16 | | CAMEROON | 1-0 | | NIGERIA | | ALGERIA | 1-1* 4-3p | | MOROCCO |
| ALGERIA | 1990 | 17 | | ALGERIA | 1-0 | | NIGERIA | | ZAMBIA | 1-0 | | SENEGAL |
| SENEGAL | 1992 | 18 | | IVORY COAST | 0-0* 11-10p | | GHANA | | NIGERIA | 2-1 | | CAMEROON |
| TUNISIA | 1994 | 19 | | NIGERIA | 2-1 | | ZAMBIA |  | IVORY COAST | 3-1 | | MALI |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 1996 | 20 | | SOUTH AFRICA | 2-0 | | TUNISIA | | ZAMBIA | 1-0 | | GHANA |
 | BURKINA FASO | 1998 | 21 | | EGYPT | 2-0 | | SOUTH AFRICA | | CONGO DR | 4-4 4-1p | | BURKINA FASO |
| GHANA | 2000 | 22 | | CAMEROON | 2-2* 4-3p | | NIGERIA | | SOUTH AFRICA | 2-2* 4-3p | | TUNISIA |
| NIGERIA | ||||||||||||
| MALI | 2002 | 23 | | CAMEROON | 0-0* 3-2p | | SENEGAL | | NIGERIA | 1-0 | | MALI |
| TUNISIA | 2004 | 24 | | TUNISIA | 2-1 | | MOROCCO | | NIGERIA | 2-1 | | MALI |
| EGYPT | 2006 | 25 | | EGYPT | 0-0* 4-2p | | IVORY COAST | | NIGERIA | 1-0 | | SENEGAL |
| GHANA | 2008 | 26 | | EGYPT | 1-0 | | CAMEROON | | GHANA | 4-2 | | IVORY COAST |
 | ANGOLA | 2010 | 27 | | EGYPT | 1-0 | | GHANA | | NIGERIA | 1-0 | | ALGERIA |
 | GABON | 2012 | 28 | | ZAMBIA | 0-0* 8-7p | | IVORY COAST | | MALI | 2-0 | | GHANA |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | ||||||||||||
| SOUTH AFRICA | 2013 | 29 | | NIGERIA | 1-0 | | BURKINA FASO | | MALI | 3-1 | | GHANA |
| EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 2015 | 30 | | IVORY COAST | 0-0* 9-8p | | GHANA | | DR CONGO | 0-0* 4-2p | | EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
| GABON | 2017 | 31 | | CAMEROON | 2-1 | | EGYPT | | BURKINA FASO | 1-0 | | GHANA |
| EGYPT | 2019 | 32 | | ALGERIA | 1-0 | | SENEGAL | | NIGERIA | 1-0 | | TUNISIA |
| CAMEROON | 2021 | 33 | | SENEGAL | 0-0* 4-2p | | EGYPT | | CAMEROON | 3-3 5-3p | | BURKINA FASO |
| IVORY COAST | 2023 | 34 | | IVORY COAST | 2-1 | | NIGERIA |  | SOUTH AFRICA | 0-0 6-5p | | DR CONGO |
| MOROCCO | 2025 | 35 | | SENEGAL | 1-0 | | MOROCCO | | NIGERIA | 0-0 4-2p | | EGYPT |
DSQ = South Africa disqualified *After Extra Time p = penalty shoot-out UAR = Egypt & Syria group = Matches played on a group basis Congo DR = Zaire
About the author: Paul Yarden
Paul Yarden founded MyFootballFacts (MFF) in April 2009, after decades of collecting football data and statistics. A devout football fan, Paul follows the beautiful game around the world. As MFF’s main statistician and chief editor, he creates data reviews, daily football quizzes, and writes numerous articles. Renowned for his ability to spot trends, Paul is often described as a walking…