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
Year	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]}	25	107	60	20	27	168	90	+78	200
2	Ghana	23	102	54	21	27	133	87	+46	183
3	Nigeria	19	97	53	22	22	137	91	+46	181
4	Cameroon	20	91	45	30	16	137	82	+55	165
5	Ivory Coast	24	99	44	30	25	143	101	+42	162
6	Algeria	19	77	28	22	27	94	89	+5	106
7	Morocco	18	70	27	24	19	82	63	+19	105
8	Tunisia	20	80	25	29	26	99	94	+5	104
9	Senegal	16	67	27	17	23	78	56	+22	98
10	Zambia	17	67	26	20	21	81	69	+12	98
11	DR Congo^{[n 2]}	19	73	20	24	29	88	102	−14	84
12	Mali	12	54	19	19	16	65	65	0	76
13	South Africa	10	42	16	13	14	48	45	+3	61
14	Guinea	13	47	13	17	17	61	66	−5	56
15	Burkina Faso^{[n 3]}	12	48	9	16	23	47	72	−25	43
16	Gabon	8	25	7	10	8	24	27	−3	31
17	Sudan	9	27	7	7	13	29	42	−13	28
18	Congo	7	26	7	7	12	27	40	−13	28
19	Ethiopia	11	30	7	4	19	31	67	−36	25
20	Angola	8	26	4	12	10	30	39	−9	24
21	Equatorial Guinea	3	15	6	4	5	11	14	−3	22
22	Togo	8	25	3	8	14	19	42	−23	17
23	Uganda	7	23	4	3	16	21	38	−17	15
24	Libya	3	11	3	5	3	12	13	−1	14
25	Cape Verde	3	11	2	6	3	6	9	−3	12
26	Zimbabwe	5	15	3	2	10	16	31	−15	11
27	Gambia	1	5	3	1	1	4	3	+1	10
28	Kenya	6	17	2	4	11	12	31	−19	10
29	Madagascar	1	5	2	2	1	7	7	0	8
30	Malawi	3	10	2	2	6	9	15	−6	8
31	Sierra Leone	3	8	1	3	4	4	14	−10	6
32	Liberia	2	5	1	2	2	5	7	−2	5
33	Benin	4	14	0	5	9	7	24	−17	5
34	Rwanda	1	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
35	Comoros	1	4	1	0	3	4	7	−3	3
36	Guinea-Bissau	3	9	0	3	6	2	12	−10	3
37	Mauritania	2	6	0	2	4	1	11	−10	2
38	Namibia	3	9	0	2	7	10	24	−14	2
39	Mozambique	4	12	0	2	10	4	26	−22	2
40	Niger	2	6	0	1	5	1	9	−8	1
41	Tanzania	2	6	0	1	5	5	14	−9	1
42	Burundi	1	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0
43	Mauritius	1	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0
44	Botswana	1	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	0

^ 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".
^ Including seven appearances as Zaire.
^ 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)	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	GS	19
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	2nd	25
Libya						•	×	•	×	×	×	×	2nd	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	3
Morocco			×	•	×	×	•	GS	×	1st	GS	3rd	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	•	•	QF	GS	GS	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	GS	••	QF	R16	QF	18
Tunisia			3rd	GS	2nd	•	×	×	×	•	4th	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	QF	4th	GS	1st	QF	QF	GS	QF	GS	QF	QF	4th	QF	20
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	•	4th	12
Cape Verde	Part of Portugal																		•	×		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	GS	•	•	R16	3
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	R16	24
Gambia	Part of the United Kingdom					×	×	×	×	•	x	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	x	x	x	x	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	x	•	•	QF	1
Ghana	UK		•	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	•	•	•	1st	GS	1st	GS	•	•	•	2nd	QF	4th	GS	QF	QF	•	GS	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	2nd	4th	R16	GS	23
Guinea	FRA			••	•	•	GS	•	GS	2nd	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	GS	•	×	QF	QF	QF	•	GS	•	QF	•	R16	R16	13
Guinea-Bissau	Part of Portugal															×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	GS	GS	3
Liberia				×	×	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Mali	Part of France				•	•	•	2nd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	4th	4th	•	GS	GS	3rd	3rd	GS	GS	R16	R16	12
Mauritania	Part of France									×	×	•	•	×	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	2
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	R16	19
Senegal	Part of France				4th	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	GS	•	4th	QF	QF	•	•	QF	2nd	QF	4th	GS	•	GS	•	GS	QF	2nd	1st	16
Sierra Leone	Part of the UK					×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	GS	GS	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	x	GS	3
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	3rd	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	•	•	QF	3
Gabon	Part of France						×	•	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	•	•	•	•	GS	QF	•	GS	GS	•	R16	8
East Africa Members
Burundi	Part of Belgium								×	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
Ethiopia	2nd	3rd	1st	4th	GS	4th	GS	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	11
Kenya			•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	GS	GS	GS	•	×	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	6
Rwanda	Part of Belgium										×	×	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	1
Sudan	3rd	2nd	•	2nd	•	•	1st	GS	•	GS	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	QF	•	•	•	•	GS	9
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
Comoros	Part of France																							×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R16	1
Madagascar	Part of France				×	×	×	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	•	1
Malawi	Part of the United Kingdom								×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	R16	3
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	GS	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)	Apps.

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
QF – Quarter-finals
R16 – Round of 16
GS – Group stage

Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew / Disqualified after qualification
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / Withdrew / Disqualified
— Hosts
— Not affiliated to CAF

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
2000	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
2012	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[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Egypt	7	3	3	13
2	Cameroon	5	2	2	9
3	Ghana	4	5	1	10
4	Nigeria	3	4	8	15
5	Ivory Coast	2	2	4	8
6	Algeria	2	1	2	5
7	DR Congo	2	0	2	4
8	Zambia	1	2	3	6
9	Sudan	1	2	1	4
9	Tunisia	1	2	1	4
11	Senegal	1	2	0	3
12	Ethiopia	1	1	1	3
	Morocco	1	1	1	3
	South Africa	1	1	1	3
15	Congo	1	0	0	1
16	Mali	0	1	2	3
17	Burkina Faso	0	1	1	2
18	Guinea	0	1	0	1
	Libya	0	1	0	1
	Uganda	0	1	0	1
Totals (20 nations)		33	33	33	99

References[]

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

[2] 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".

[3] Including seven appearances as Zaire.

[4] Including one appearance as Upper Volta.

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

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v t Countries at the Africa Cup of Nations
CECAFA	Ethiopia Sudan Tanzania
COSAFA	Botswana Mauritius South Africa
UNAF	Algeria Egypt Libya Morocco Tunisia
UNIFFAC	DR Congo
WAFU	Benin Mali Niger Senegal

v t Africa Cup of Nations
Tournaments	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Egypt 2019 Cameroon 2021 Ivory Coast 2023 Guinea 2025
Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021
Statistics	Appearances Records and statistics Hat-tricks
No qualification took place in 1957 and 1959 as places were given by invitation only. In 1959 and 1976, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.