National team appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations

This article lists the performances of each of the 44 national teams which have made at least one appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations finals.

Debut of teams

Each successive Africa Cup of Nations has had at least one team appearing for the first time.

Year Debuting teams
Teams No. Total
1957  Egypt,  Ethiopia,  Sudan 3 3
1962  Tunisia,  Uganda 2 5
1963  Ghana,  Nigeria 2 7
1965 Congo-Léopoldville,  Ivory Coast,  Senegal 3 10
1968  Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville 2 12
1970  Cameroon,  Guinea 2 14
1972  Kenya,  Mali,  Morocco,  Togo 4 18
1974  Mauritius,  Zambia 2 20
1978 Upper Volta 1 21
1980  Tanzania 1 22
1982  Libya 1 23
1984  Malawi 1 24
1986  Mozambique 1 25
1994  Gabon,  Sierra Leone 2 27
1996  Angola,  Liberia,  South Africa 3 30
1998  Namibia 1 31
2004  Benin,  Rwanda,  Zimbabwe 3 34
2012  Botswana,  Equatorial Guinea,  Niger 3 37
2013  Cape Verde 1 38
2017  Guinea-Bissau 1 39
2019  Burundi,  Madagascar,  Mauritania 3 42
2021  Comoros,  Gambia 2 44

Teams yet to qualify:  Central African Republic,  Chad,  Djibouti,  Eritrea,  Eswatini,  Lesotho,  São Tomé and Príncipe,  Seychelles,  Somalia,  South Sudan

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.[1]

As of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Egypt[n 1] 2510760202716890+78200
2  Ghana 2310254212713387+46183
3  Nigeria 199753222213791+46181
4  Cameroon 209145301613782+55165
5  Ivory Coast 2499443025143101+42162
6  Algeria 19772822279489+5106
7  Morocco 18702724198263+19105
8  Tunisia 20802529269994+5104
9  Senegal 16672717237856+2298
10  Zambia 17672620218169+1298
11  DR Congo[n 2] 197320242988102−1484
12  Mali 12541919166565076
13  South Africa 10421613144845+361
14  Guinea 13471317176166−556
15  Burkina Faso[n 3] 1248916234772−2543
16  Gabon 82571082427−331
17  Sudan 92777132942−1328
18  Congo 72677122740−1328
19  Ethiopia 113074193167−3625
20  Angola 826412103039−924
21  Equatorial Guinea 3156451114−322
22  Togo 82538141942−2317
23  Uganda 72343162138−1715
24  Libya 3113531213−114
25  Cape Verde 31126369−312
26  Zimbabwe 51532101631−1511
27  Gambia 1531143+110
28  Kenya 61724111231−1910
29  Madagascar 152217708
30  Malawi 310226915−68
31  Sierra Leone 38134414−106
32  Liberia 2512257−25
33  Benin 414059724−175
34  Rwanda 131113304
35  Comoros 1410347−33
36  Guinea-Bissau 39036212−103
37  Mauritania 26024111−102
38  Namibia 390271024−142
39  Mozambique 4120210426−222
40  Niger 2601519−81
41  Tanzania 26015514−91
42  Burundi 1300304−40
43  Mauritius 1300328−60
44  Botswana 1300329−70
  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
1957
(3)
1959
(3)
1962
(4)
1963
(6)
1965
(6)
1968
(8)
1970
(8)
1972
(8)
1974
(8)
1976
(8)
1978
(8)
1980
(8)
1982
(8)
1984
(8)
1986
(8)
1988
(8)
1990
(8)
1992
(12)
1994
(12)
1996
(15)
1998
(16)

2000
(16)
2002
(16)
2004
(16)
2006
(16)
2008
(16)
2010
(15)

2012
(16)
2013
(16)
2015
(16)
2017
(16)
2019
(24)
2021
(24)
2023
(24)		 Apps.
North Africa Members
 Algeria Part of France×GS•••••2nd4th3rdGS3rd1stGS••QFGSQFGSQF••4th•GSQFGS1stGS 19
 Egypt 1st1st2nd3rd××3rd•3rd4th•4th×4th1stGSGSGSQFQF1stQFQFGS1st1st1st•••2ndR162nd 25
 Libya •×•××××2nd••×××××ו••GS••GS••••• 3
 Morocco ו×וGS×1stGS3rd••4th4th•GS••QFGSGS2ndGSGS•GSGS••QFR16QF 18
 Tunisia 3rdGS2nd•××ו4th×GS•••••GS2ndQF4thGS1stQFQFGSQFGSQFQF4thQF 20
West Africa Members
 Benin Part of France××ו××וו•••••×•••GS•GSGS••••QF• 4
 Burkina Faso Part of Franceו×ו×GSו××ו•×GS4thGSGSGS••GSGS2ndGS3rd•4th 12
 Cape Verde Part of Portugal•×•••••••QFGS••R16 3
 Ivory Coast Part of France3rd3rd4th•GS•••GS×GS3rdGSGS1st3rdGSQFGSGS•2nd4thQF2ndQF1stGSQFR16Q 25
 Gambia Part of the United Kingdom×××וx•••••×•xxxx•••••••x••QF 1
 Ghana UK•1st1st2nd2nd•••1stGS1stGS•••2ndQF4thGSQFQF•GS3rd2nd4th4th2nd4thR16GS 23
 Guinea FRA••••GS•GS2nd•GS••••••GS•GS•×QFQFQF•GS•QF•R16R16 13
 Guinea-Bissau Part of Portugal××ו××××וו•••GSGSGS 3
 Liberia ×ו××ו×וו••×•GS••GS•••••••••• 2
 Mali Part of France•••2nd••••••••••4th•••4th4th•GSGS3rd3rdGSGSR16R16 12
 Mauritania Part of France×ו•×•×וו•×•••••×ו•GSGS 2
 Niger Part of Franceו•×•××ו××ו•×ו•••••GSGS•••• 2
 Nigeria ×GSוו•3rd3rd1stGS2nd•2nd2nd3rd1st••×2nd3rd3rd3rdQF3rd•1st••3rdR16 19
 Senegal Part of France4thGS•••••×••GS•4thQFQF••QF2ndQF4thGS•GS•GSQF2nd1st 16
 Sierra Leone Part of the UK××ווו•×•×•GSGS×ו••••••••xGS 3
 Togo Part of Franceו•GSו•••GS••×•×•GSGSGS•GS••••QF•GS•• 8
Central Africa Members
 Cameroon Part of FranceוGS3rd••••GS1st2nd1stGS4th•GSQF1st1stQFQF2ndQF••GS1stR163rd 20
 Congo Part of FranceGS×1st4th•GS•••••×QF•••GS•••••••QF••• 7
 DR Congo Part of BelgiumGS1stGS4th1stGSו•×•GS•QFQFQF3rdGSQFGSQF•••GS3rdQFR16• 19
 Equatorial Guinea Part of Spainו××××ו••••QF•4th••QF 3
 Gabon Part of Franceו×ו×ו••••GSQF•GS••••GSQF•GSGS•R16 8
East Africa Members
 Burundi Part of Belgiumו×××××××ו×ו•••••••••GS• 1
 Ethiopia 2nd3rd1st4thGS4thGS••GS••GS•×וו••×••••×•GS•••GS 11
 Kenya •••••GS•••••×•GSGSGS•×•••GS•••••••GS• 6
 Rwanda Part of Belgium×ו•××××××ו•GS•••••×••• 1
 Sudan 3rd2nd•2nd••1stGS•GSווו••••×ו••GS•QF••••GS 9
 Tanzania ו••••GSוו••×••••×•••••••GS• 2
 Uganda 4thוGS••GSGS2nd×ו••×•••••••••••••GSR16• 7
Southern Africa Members
 Angola Part of Portugal••×••••GSGS•••GSQFQFGSGS••GS• 8
 Botswana Part of the United Kingdom×××××××ו••••••••GS••••• 1
 Comoros Part of France××ו•••••R16 1
 Madagascar Part of France××ו•×ו••••×•××ו•••••••••QF• 1
 Malawi Part of the United Kingdomו•••GS••••••••••••GS•••••R16 3
 Mauritius •••GS••••••×••••••••••••×••••• 1
 Mozambique Part of Portugalו•GS••••GSGS•••••GS•••••• 4
 Namibia Part of South Africa×וGS••••GS•••••GS• 3
 South Africa ••Banned because of apartheid•1st2nd3rdQFGSGSGS••QFGS•QF• 10
 Zambia ×ו•2nd•GS•3rd•GS×3rdQF2nd3rdGSGSGS•GSGSQF1stGSGS••• 17
 Zimbabwe •••••••••••GSGS•••••GSGSGS 5
Team
1957
(3)
1959
(3)
1962
(4)
1963
(6)
1965
(6)
1968
(8)
1970
(8)
1972
(8)
1974
(8)
1976
(8)
1978
(8)
1980
(8)
1982
(8)
1984
(8)
1986
(8)
1988
(8)
1990
(8)
1992
(12)
1994
(12)
1996
(15)
1998
(16)

2000
(16)
2002
(16)
2004
(16)
2006
(16)
2008
(16)
2010
(15)

2012
(16)
2013
(16)
2015
(16)
2017
(16)
2019
(24)
2021
(24)
2023
(24)		 Apps.
Legend

Results of host nations
Year Host nation Result
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-finals
1994  Tunisia Group Stage
1996  South Africa Champions
1998  Burkina Faso Fourth Place
2000  Ghana Quarter-finals
 Nigeria Runners-up
2002  Mali Fourth Place
2004  Tunisia Champions
2006  Egypt Champions
2008  Ghana Third Place
2010  Angola Quarter-finals
2012  Equatorial Guinea Quarter-finals
 Gabon Quarter-finals
2013  South Africa Quarter-finals
2015  Equatorial Guinea Fourth Place
2017  Gabon Group Stage
2019  Egypt Round of 16
2021  Cameroon Third Place
2023  Ivory Coast To be determined
2025  Guinea To be determined

Results of defending champions
Year Defending champions Result
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-finals
2002  Cameroon Champions
2004  Cameroon Quarter-finals
2006  Tunisia Quarter-finals
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 Group Stage
2023  Senegal To be determined

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt73313
2 Cameroon5229
3 Ghana45110
4 Nigeria34815
5 Ivory Coast2248
6 Algeria2125
7 DR Congo2024
8 Zambia1236
9 Sudan1214
 Tunisia1214
11 Senegal1203
12 Ethiopia1113
 Morocco1113
 South Africa1113
15 Congo1001
16 Mali0123
17 Burkina Faso0112
18 Guinea0101
 Libya0101
 Uganda0101
Totals (20 nations)33333399

References
  1. "African Cup of Nations 1957-2015 - All-Time Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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