National team appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations

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This article lists the performances of each of the 39 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations finals.

All-time table

Legend
Team has won the African Cup of Nations

Up to and including the 2019 tournament.

Rank Team Titles Part's Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Pts%
1  Egypt[n 1] 7 24 100 57 17 26 164 88 +76 188 62.7
2  Ghana 4 22 99 54 20 25 130 82 +48 182 61.3
3  Nigeria 3 18 93 51 21 21 132 89 +43 174 62.4
4  Ivory Coast 2 23 95 42 25 28 138 100 +38 151 53.0
5  Cameroon 5 19 84 41 27 16 123 76 +47 150 59.5
6  Algeria 2 18 74 28 21 25 93 85 +8 105 47.3
7  Zambia 1 17 67 26 20 21 81 69 +12 98 48.8
8  Tunisia 1 19 75 23 29 23 94 91 +3 98 43.5
9  Morocco 1 17 65 24 23 18 74 58 +16 95 48.7
10  DR Congo[n 2] 2 19 73 20 24 29 88 102 −14 84 38.3
11  Senegal 15 60 23 14 23 69 54 +15 83 46.1
12  Mali 11 50 17 17 16 61 64 −3 68 45.3
13  South Africa 1 10 42 16 13 14 48 45 +3 61 48.4
14  Guinea 12 43 12 16 15 59 63 −4 52 40.3
15  Burkina Faso[n 3] 11 41 7 13 21 38 62 −24 34 27.6
16  Congo 1 7 26 7 7 12 27 40 −13 28 35.9
17  Sudan 1 8 24 7 6 11 28 38 −10 27 37.5
18  Gabon 7 21 6 7 8 19 26 −7 25 39.7
19  Angola 8 26 4 12 10 30 39 −9 24 30.7
20  Ethiopia 1 10 27 7 3 17 29 61 −32 24 29.6
21  Togo 8 25 3 8 14 19 42 −23 17 22.7
22  Equatorial Guinea 2 10 4 3 3 8 10 −2 15 50.0
23  Uganda 7 23 4 3 16 21 38 −17 15 21.7
24  Libya 3 11 3 5 3 12 13 −1 14 42.4
25  Kenya 6 17 2 4 11 12 31 −20 10 19.6
26  Madagascar 1 5 2 2 1 7 7 0 8 53.3
27  Cape Verde 2 7 1 5 1 4 5 −1 8 38.1
28  Zimbabwe 4 12 2 2 8 13 27 −14 8 22.2
29  Liberia 2 5 1 2 2 5 7 −2 5 33.3
30  Benin 4 14 0 5 9 7 24 −17 5 11.9
31  Rwanda 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 44.4
32  Malawi 2 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4 22.2
33  Sierra Leone 2 5 1 1 3 2 11 −9 4 26.7
34  Mauritania 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2 22.2
35  Guinea-Bissau 2 6 0 2 4 2 9 −7 2 11.1
36  Namibia 3 9 0 2 7 10 24 −14 2 7.4
37  Mozambique 4 12 0 2 10 4 26 −22 2 5.6
38  Niger 2 6 0 1 5 1 9 −8 1 5.6
39  Tanzania 2 6 0 1 5 5 14 −9 1 5.5
40  Burundi 1 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0 0.0
41  Mauritius 1 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0 0.0
42  Botswana 1 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0 0.0
  1. ^ Including one appearance as "United Arab Republic" representing a political union between Egypt and Syria, and another three appearances representing just Egypt but still under the name "United Arab Republic".
  2. ^ Including seven appearances as Zaire.
  3. ^ Including one appearance as Upper Volta.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team Sudan
1957
(3) 		United Arab Republic
1959
(3) 		Ethiopia
1962
(4) 		Ghana
1963
(6) 		Tunisia
1965
(6) 		Ethiopia
1968
(8) 		Sudan
1970
(8) 		Cameroon
1972
(8) 		Egypt
1974
(8) 		Ethiopia
1976
(8) 		Ghana
1978
(8) 		Nigeria
1980
(8) 		Libya
1982
(8) 		Ivory Coast
1984
(8) 		Egypt
1986
(8) 		Morocco
1988
(8) 		Algeria
1990
(8) 		Senegal
1992
(12) 		Tunisia
1994
(12) 		South Africa
1996
(15) 		Burkina Faso
1998
(16) 		Ghana
Nigeria
2000
(16) 		Mali
2002
(16) 		Tunisia
2004
(16) 		Egypt
2006
(16) 		Ghana
2008
(16) 		Angola
2010
(15) 		Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
2012
(16) 		South Africa
2013
(16) 		Equatorial Guinea
2015
(16) 		Gabon
2017
(16) 		Egypt
2019
(24) 		Cameroon
2021
(24) 		Apps.
North Africa Members
 Algeria Part of France × GS • • • • • 2nd 4th 3rd GS 3rd 1st GS •• QF GS QF GS QF • • 4th • GS QF GS 1st 18
 Egypt 1st 1st 2nd 3rd × × 3rd • 3rd 4th • 4th × 4th 1st GS GS GS QF QF 1st QF QF GS 1st 1st 1st • • • 2nd R16 24
 Libya • × • × × × × 2nd • • × × × × × × • • • GS • • GS • • • • 3
 Morocco × • × × • GS × 1st GS 3rd • • 4th 4th • GS • • QF GS GS 2nd GS GS • GS GS •• QF R16 17
 Tunisia 3rd GS 2nd • × × × • 4th × GS • • • • • GS 2nd QF 4th GS 1st QF QF GS QF GS QF QF 4th 19
West Africa Members
 Benin Part of France × × × • × × × • × • • • • • • × • • • GS • GS GS • • • • QF 4
 Burkina Faso Part of France × • × × • × GS × • × × × • • × GS 4th GS GS GS • • GS GS 2nd GS 3rd • 11
 Cape Verde Part of Portugal • × • • • • • • • QF GS • • 2
 Ivory Coast Part of France 3rd 3rd 4th • GS • •• GS × GS 3rd GS GS 1st 3rd GS QF GS GS • 2nd 4th QF 2nd QF 1st GS QF 23
 Ghana UK • 1st 1st 2nd 2nd • • • 1st GS 1st GS • • • 2nd QF 4th GS QF QF • GS 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 4th R16 22
 Guinea FRA •• • • GS • GS 2nd • GS • • • • • • GS • GS • × QF QF QF • GS • QF • R16 12
 Guinea-Bissau Part of Portugal × × × • × × × × × • × • • • • GS GS 2
 Liberia × × • × × × • × × • × • • • × • GS • • GS • • • • • • • • • 2
 Mali Part of France • • • 2nd • • • • • • • • • • 4th • • • 4th 4th • GS GS 3rd 3rd GS GS R16 11
 Mauritania Part of France × × • • × • × × • × • • × • • • • • × × • • GS 1
 Niger Part of France × • • × • × × × • × × × • • × × • • • • • • GS GS • • • 2
 Nigeria × GS × • × • • 3rd 3rd 1st GS 2nd • 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st × × 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd QF 3rd • 1st • • 3rd 18
 Senegal Part of France 4th GS • • • • • × • • GS • 4th QF QF • • QF 2nd QF 4th GS • GS • GS QF 2nd 15
 Sierra Leone Part of the UK × × × • × • × • • × • × • GS GS × × • • • • • • • • • x 2
 Togo Part of France × • • GS × • • • • GS • • × • × • GS GS GS • GS • •• • QF • GS • 8
Central Africa Members
 Cameroon Part of France × • GS 3rd • • • • GS 1st 2nd 1st GS 4th • GS QF 1st 1st QF QF 2nd QF • • GS 1st R16 Q 20
 Congo Part of France GS × 1st 4th • GS • • • • • × QF • • • GS • • • • • • • QF • • 7
 DR Congo Part of Belgium GS 1st GS 4th 1st GS × • • × • GS • QF QF QF 3rd GS QF GS QF • • • GS 3rd QF R16 19
 Equatorial Guinea Part of Spain × • × × × × × • • • • • QF • 4th • • 2
 Gabon Part of France × • × × • × × • • • • • GS QF • GS • • • • GS QF • GS GS • 7
East Africa Members
 Burundi Part of Belgium × • × × × × × × × × • × × • • • • • • • • • • GS 1
 Ethiopia 2nd 3rd 1st 4th GS 4th GS • • GS • • GS • × × • × • • • × • • • • × • GS • • • 10
 Kenya • • • • • GS • • • • • × • GS GS GS • × • • • GS • • • • • • • GS 6
 Rwanda Part of Belgium × × • • × × × × × × × • • GS • • • • • × • • 1
 Sudan 3rd 2nd • 2nd • • 1st GS • GS × • × • × • • • • • × × • • • GS • QF • • • • 8
 Tanzania × • • • • • GS × • × • • • × • • • • × • • • • • • • GS 2
 Uganda 4th × • GS • • GS GS 2nd × × • • • × • • • • • • • • • • • • • GS R16 7
Southern Africa Members
 Angola Part of Portugal • • × • • • • GS GS • • • GS QF QF GS GS • • GS 8
 Botswana Part of the United Kingdom × × × × × × × × • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • 1
 Madagascar Part of France × × × • • × × • • • • • × • × × × • • • • • • • • • • QF 1
 Malawi Part of the United Kingdom × • • • • GS • • • • • • • • • • • • GS • • • • • 2
 Mauritius • • • GS • • • • • • × • • • • • • • • • • • • × • • • 1
 Mozambique Part of Portugal × • • GS • • • • GS GS • • • • • GS • • • • • 4
 Namibia Part of South Africa × × • GS • • • • GS • • • • • GS 3
 South Africa •• Banned because of apartheid • 1st 2nd 3rd QF GS GS GS • • QF GS • QF 10
 Zambia × × • • 2nd • GS • 3rd • GS × 3rd QF 2nd 3rd GS GS GS • GS GS QF 1st GS GS • • 17
 Zimbabwe • • • • • • • • • • • GS GS • • • • • GS GS 4
Team Sudan
1957
(3) 		United Arab Republic
1959
(3) 		Ethiopia
1962
(4) 		Ghana
1963
(6) 		Tunisia
1965
(6) 		Ethiopia
1968
(8) 		Sudan
1970
(8) 		Cameroon
1972
(8) 		Egypt
1974
(8) 		Ethiopia
1976
(8) 		Ghana
1978
(8) 		Nigeria
1980
(8) 		Libya
1982
(8) 		Ivory Coast
1984
(8) 		Egypt
1986
(8) 		Morocco
1988
(8) 		Algeria
1990
(8) 		Senegal
1992
(12) 		Tunisia
1994
(12) 		South Africa
1996
(15) 		Burkina Faso
1998
(16) 		Ghana
Nigeria
2000
(16) 		Mali
2002
(16) 		Tunisia
2004
(16) 		Egypt
2006
(16) 		Ghana
2008
(16) 		Angola
2010
(15) 		Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
2012
(16) 		South Africa
2013
(16) 		Equatorial Guinea
2015
(16) 		Gabon
2017
(16) 		Egypt
2019
(24) 		Cameroon
2021
(24) 		Apps.
Legend

Results of host nations

Keys:

  • ★ the best result in the team's history
  • † the best result at the time of competition (improved later)
Year Host nation Finish
1957  Sudan Third Place †
1959  United Arab Republic Champions ★
1962  Ethiopia Champions ★
1963  Ghana Champions ★
1965  Tunisia Runners-up †
1968  Ethiopia Fourth Place
1970  Sudan Champions ★
1972  Cameroon Third Place †
1974  Egypt Third Place
1976  Ethiopia Group Stage
1978  Ghana Champions ★
1980  Nigeria Champions ★
1982  Libya Runners-up ★
1984  Ivory Coast Group Stage
1986  Egypt Champions ★
1988  Morocco Fourth Place
1990  Algeria Champions ★
1992  Senegal Quarter-finalist
1994  Tunisia Group Stage
1996  South Africa Champions ★
1998  Burkina Faso Fourth Place
2000  Ghana Quarter-finalist
 Nigeria Runners-up
2002  Mali Fourth Place
2004  Tunisia Champions ★
2006  Egypt Champions ★
2008  Ghana Third Place
2010  Angola Quarter-finalist
2012  Equatorial Guinea Quarter-finalist
 Gabon Quarter-finalist
2013  South Africa Quarter-finalist
2015  Equatorial Guinea Fourth Place
2017  Gabon Group Stage
2019  Egypt Round of 16
2021  Cameroon TBD
2023  Ivory Coast TBD
2025  Guinea TBD

Results of defending champions

Year Defending champions Finish
1959  United Arab Republic Champions
1962  United Arab Republic Runners-up
1963  Ethiopia Fourth Place
1965  Ghana Champions
1968  Ghana Runners-up
1970  Congo-Kinshasa Group Stage
1972  Sudan Group Stage
1974  Congo Fourth Place
1976  Zaire Group Stage
1978  Morocco Group Stage
1980  Ghana Group Stage
1982  Nigeria Group Stage
1984  Ghana Group Stage
1986  Cameroon Runners-up
1988  Egypt Group Stage
1990  Cameroon Group Stage
1992  Algeria Group Stage
1994  Ivory Coast Third Place
1996  Nigeria Withdrew
1998  South Africa Runners-up
2000  Egypt Quarter-finalist
2002  Cameroon Champions
2004  Cameroon Quarter-finalist
2006  Tunisia Quarter-finalist
2008  Egypt Champions
2010  Egypt Champions
2012  Egypt Did not qualify
2013  Zambia Group Stage
2015  Nigeria Did not qualify
2017  Ivory Coast Group Stage
2019  Cameroon Round of 16
2021  Algeria TBD


Result of debutante nations

Each successive Africa Cup of Nations from 1962 onwards has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by FIFA.

Year Debutants Total
1957  Egypt,  Ethiopia,  Sudan 3
1962  Tunisia,  Uganda 2
1963  Ghana,  Nigeria 2
1965 Democratic Republic of the Congo Congo-Léopoldville,  Ivory Coast,  Senegal 3
1968  Algeria, Republic of the Congo Congo-Brazzaville 2
1970  Cameroon,  Guinea 2
1972  Kenya,  Mali,  Morocco,  Togo 4
1974  Mauritius,  Zambia 2
1978 Republic of Upper Volta Upper Volta 1
1980  Tanzania 1
1982  Libya 1
1984  Malawi 1
1986  Mozambique 1
1994  Gabon,  Sierra Leone 2
1996  Angola,  Liberia,  South Africa 3
1998  Namibia 1
2004  Benin,  Rwanda,  Zimbabwe 3
2012  Botswana,  Equatorial Guinea,  Niger 3
2013  Cape Verde 1
2017  Guinea-Bissau 1
2019  Burundi,  Madagascar,  Mauritania 3

References


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