Africa Cup Of Nations: International men's association football competition in Africa
The Africa Cup of Nations, officially CAN (French: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations), also known as the African Cup of Nations, 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.
| Founded | 10 February 1957 |
|---|---|
| Region | Africa |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Current champions |  Cameroon (5th title) |
| Most successful club(s) |  Egypt (7 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2019 Africa Cup of Nations | |
The team with the most titles is Egypt, with 7 titles. The most recent winner was 
Algeria after winning over 
Senegal in the final.
Results
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total top four |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 7 (1957, 1959*, 1986*, 1998, 2006*, 2008, 2010) | 2 (1962, 2017) | 3 (1963, 1970, 1974*) | 3 (1976, 1980, 1984) | 15 |
| Cameroon | 5 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) | 2 (1986, 2008) | 1 (1972*) | 1 (1992) | 9 |
 Ghana | 4 (1963*, 1965, 1978*, 1982) | 5 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015) | 1 (2008*) | 4 (1996, 2012, 2013, 2017) | 14 |
 Nigeria | 3 (1980*, 1994, 2013) | 4 (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000*) | 7 (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010) | – | 14 |
 Ivory Coast | 2 (1992, 2015) | 2 (2006, 2012) | 4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) | 2 (1970, 2008) | 10 |
| Algeria | 2 (1990*, 2019) | 1 (1980) | 2 (1984, 1988) | 2 (1982, 2010) | 6 |
 DR Congo | 2 (1968, 1974) | – | 2 (1998, 2015) | 1 (1972) | 5 |
 Zambia | 1 (2012) | 2 (1974, 1994) | 3 (1982, 1990, 1996) | – | 6 |
 Tunisia | 1 (2004*) | 2 (1965*, 1996) | 1 (1962) | 2 (1978, 2000) | 6 |
 Sudan | 1 (1970*) | 2 (1959, 1963) | 1 (1957*) | – | 4 |
 Morocco | 1 (1976) | 1 (2004) | 1 (1980) | 2 (1986, 1988*) | 5 |
 Ethiopia | 1 (1962*) | 1 (1957) | 1 (1959) | 2 (1963, 1968*) | 5 |
 South Africa | 1 (1996*) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2000) | – | 3 |
 Congo | 1 (1972) | – | – | 1 (1974) | 2 |
 Mali | – | 1 (1972) | 2 (2012, 2013) | 3 (1994, 2002*, 2004) | 6 |
 Burkina Faso | – | 1 (2013) | 1 (2017) | 1 (1998*) | 3 |
| Senegal | – | 1 (2002) | – | 3 (1965, 1990, 2006) | 4 |
 Uganda | – | 1 (1978) | – | 1 (1962) | 2 |
 Guinea | – | 1 (1976) | – | – | 1 |
 Libya | – | 1 (1982*) | – | – | 1 |
 Equatorial Guinea | – | – | – | 1 (2015*) | 1 |
* hosts
References
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