Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of clubs and players who have taken part in the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
General statistics by tournament
Overall top goalscorers
As of 19 January 2019
Goals | Scorers |
---|---|
18 | |
14 | |
13 | |
12 | |
11 | |
10 | |
9 | |
8 | |
7 | |
6 | |
5 | |
Goalscorers records
First ever goalscoring
Raafat Attia of
Ad-Diba of
Ad-Diba of
Oldest goal scorer
Hossam Hassan of
Youngest goal scorer
Shiva N'Zigou of
The fastest goal
1st minute, Hassan El-Shazly of
1st minute, Chérif Fetoui of
1st minute, Phillip Omondi of
1st minute, Tueba Menayame of
1st minute, Ayman Mansour of
1st minute, Tijani Babangida of
1st minute, Soufiane Alloudi of
The later goal without extra time
90+10th minute, Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé of
The later goal with extra time
120th minute, Brighton Sinyangwe of
120th minute, Jaouad Zairi of
Most top goal scorer of single match
5, Laurent Pokou of
Most top goal scorer of single tournament
9, Ndaye Mulamba of
Most hat-tricks
2, Hassan El-Shazly of
Player scored in most tournaments
Kalusha Bwalya,
Scorers of all appearance tournaments
These are all retired players who have scored in all of their tournament appearances, at least three and more occasions.
No. of occasions | Players | Representing | Years (No. of Goals scored) | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Samuel Eto'o | 2000 (4), 2002 (1), 2004 (1), 2006 (5), 2008 (5), 2010 (2) | 18 | |
Kalusha Bwalya | 1986 (1), 1992 (1), 1994 (1), 1996 (5), 1998 (1), 2000 (1) | 10 | ||
5 | Didier Drogba | 2006 (3), 2008 (3), 2010 (1), 2012 (3), 2013 (1) | 11 | |
4 | Rashidi Yekini | 1988 (1), 1990 (3), 1992 (4), 1994 (5) | 13 | |
Joel Tiéhi | 1992 (1), 1994 (4), 1996 (1), 1998 (4) | 10 | ||
3 | Dos Santos | 2004 (4), 2006 (4), 2008 (2) | 10 | |
Frédéric Kanouté | 2004 (4), 2008 (1), 2010 (2) | 7 |
Top goalscorers of single tournament
A player with at least 5 or more goals of the tournament
Top goalscorers of more than one tournament
6 players with 2 tournaments each player
Indicates the top goalscorer was joint top goalscorer. |
Player | Representing | Years | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Laurent Pokou | 1968 | 6 | |
1970 | 8 | ||
Segun Odegbami | 1978 | 3 | |
1980 | |||
Roger Milla | 1986 | 4 | |
1988 | 2 | ||
Rashidi Yekini | 1992 | 4 | |
1994 | 5 | ||
Patrick M'Boma | 2002 | 3 | |
2004 | 4 | ||
Samuel Eto'o | 2006 | 5 | |
2008 | |||
Hat-tricks
Most tournament appearances
Tabulated below is the list of players who have appeared in three or more AFCON tournaments:
Played | Name | Tournaments |
---|---|---|
8 | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | |
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | ||
7 | ||
1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | ||
2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 | ||
2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 | ||
2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 | ||
1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017 | ||
1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 | ||
2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 | ||
2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 | ||
6 | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 | |
1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 | ||
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | ||
2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 | ||
2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 | ||
2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 | ||
1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 | ||
1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 | ||
2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 | ||
1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 | ||
2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | ||
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 | ||
1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 | ||
2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 | ||
1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 |
Players
Oldest player
44 years, 21 days, Essam El Hadary,
Youngest player
16 years, 93 days, Shiva N'Zigou,
Most tournaments championship
Times | Players | Representing | Years |
---|---|---|---|
4 | Essam El Hadary | 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 | |
Ahmed Hassan |
Coach
Most championships
- 3, Charles Gyamfi (
Ghana 1963–1965, 1982) - 3, Hassan Shehata (
Egypt 2006–2008-2010)
African Most championships
- 3, Charles Gyamfi (
Ghana 1963–1965, 1982) - 3, Hassan Shehata (
Egypt 2006–2008-2010)
Most consecutive championship
- 3, Hassan Shehata (
Egypt 2006–2008-2010)
Retained championship
- 2, Charles Gyamfi (
Ghana 1963–1965) - 3, Hassan Shehata (
Egypt 2006–2008-2010)
Most retained championship
- 3, Hassan Shehata (
Egypt 2006–2008-2010)
Championships with different nations
- Hervé Renard
, with Zambia in 2012 & Ivory Coast in 2015
Won tournament both as player and coach
- Mahmoud El-Gohary,
Egypt (1959 as player, 1998 as coach) - Stephen Keshi,
Nigeria (1994 as player, 2013 as coach)
Final appearances as both player and head coach
- Mahmoud El-Gohary,
Egypt (1959 as player, 1998 as coach) won both finals as player and coach - Stephen Keshi,
Nigeria (1994 as player, 2013 as coach) won both finals as player and coach - Aliou Cissé,
Senegal (2002 as player, 2019 as coach) lost both finals as player and coach
Most nations coached
Most appearances
Foreign champion coaches
First foreign coach to win tournament
- Pál Titkos
, with Egypt in 1959
Most foreign coach championships
- Hervé Renard
, with Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast in 2015
Foreign championship coach win other major tournament
- Roger Lemerre
, with Tunisia in 2004, won 1998 FIFA World Cup (as an assistant manager); UEFA Euro 2000; and 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup all with France
Number of foreign coaches to win tournament
16 Foreign coaches won tournament
Most number foreign coaches to win tournament by country
Most tournaments hosted
Hosts | Nation | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
5 times | 1959, 1974, 1986, 2006, 2019 | |
4 times | 1963, 1978, 2000*, 2008 | |
3 times | 1962, 1968, 1976 | |
1965, 1994, 2004 | ||
2 times | 1957, 1970 | |
1972, 2021** | ||
1980, 2000* | ||
1984, 2023** | ||
1996, 2013 | ||
2012*, 2015 | ||
2012*, 2017 | ||
1 time | ||
1982 | ||
1988 | ||
1990 | ||
1992 | ||
1998 | ||
2002 | ||
2010 | ||
2025** |
- * Co-hosts
- ** Not held yet
All-time table
Legend |
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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 | 7 | 24 | 100 | 57 | 17 | 26 | 164 | 88 | +76 | 188 | 62.7 | |
2 | 4 | 22 | 99 | 54 | 20 | 25 | 130 | 82 | +48 | 182 | 61.3 | |
3 | 3 | 18 | 93 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 132 | 89 | +43 | 174 | 62.4 | |
4 | 2 | 23 | 95 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 138 | 100 | +38 | 151 | 53.0 | |
5 | 5 | 19 | 84 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 123 | 76 | +47 | 150 | 59.5 | |
6 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 93 | 85 | +8 | 105 | 47.3 | |
7 | 1 | 17 | 67 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 98 | 48.8 | |
8 | 1 | 19 | 75 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 94 | 91 | +3 | 98 | 43.5 | |
9 | 1 | 17 | 65 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 95 | 48.7 | |
10 | 2 | 19 | 73 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 88 | 102 | −14 | 84 | 38.3 | |
11 | 15 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 83 | 46.1 | ||
12 | 11 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 68 | 45.3 | ||
13 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 61 | 48.4 | |
14 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 52 | 40.3 | ||
15 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 34 | 27.6 | ||
16 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 28 | 35.9 | |
17 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | 37.5 | |
18 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 25 | 39.7 | ||
19 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 24 | 30.7 | ||
20 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 24 | 29.6 | |
21 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 17 | 22.7 | ||
22 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 15 | 50.0 | ||
23 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 15 | 21.7 | ||
24 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 14 | 42.4 | ||
25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | −20 | 10 | 19.6 | ||
26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 53.3 | ||
27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 8 | 38.1 | ||
28 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 8 | 22.2 | ||
29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 33.3 | ||
30 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 5 | 11.9 | ||
31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44.4 | ||
32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 22.2 | ||
33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | 26.7 | ||
34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | 22.2 | ||
35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | 11.1 | ||
36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 2 | 7.4 | ||
37 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 2 | 5.6 | ||
38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 5.6 | ||
39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 0.0 |
- 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.
Other records
- There are eight nations that have hosted and won the tournament:
3xEgypt (1959), (1986), (2006); 2x Ghana (1963), (1978); Algeria (1990); Ethiopia (1962); Nigeria (1980); South Africa (1996); Sudan (1970); Tunisia (2004) Egypt (1957), Ghana (1963), and South Africa (1996) are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearance. Egypt is holding the record of matches played, with 100. Egypt is holding the record of most appearance, with 24. Egypt is holding the record of most points, with 188. Egypt is the only team to have won three consecutive finals of Africa Cup of Nations (2006; 2008; and 2010). Nigeria is the most decorated team in the Africa Cup of Nations history, with 15 medals (three gold, four silver and eight bronze) Egypt set a new record in February 2017, of not being defeated for 24 consecutive African Cup of Nations matches, since their last match at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Egypt also won their 9th consecutive match in the AFCON, beating Ghana in the 2010 African Cup of Nations final match, and becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. On 5 February 2017 in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final the 24 game unbeaten run came to an end after Cameroon defeated Egypt 2–1.
Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|
3 February 2004 | Cameroon | 0–0 | Draw |
20 January 2006 | Libya | 3–0 | Win |
24 January 2006 | Morocco | 0–0 | Draw |
28 January 2006 | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Win |
3 February 2006 | DR Congo | 4–1 | Win |
7 February 2006 | Senegal | 2–1 | Win |
10 February 2006 | Ivory Coast | 0–0 (4–2 penalties) | Win |
22 January 2008 | Cameroon | 4–2 | Win |
26 January 2008 | Sudan | 3–0 | Win |
30 January 2008 | Zambia | 1–1 | Draw |
4 February 2008 | Angola | 2–1 | Win |
7 February 2008 | Ivory Coast | 4–1 | Win |
10 February 2008 | Cameroon | 1–0 | Win |
12 January 2010 | Nigeria | 3–1 | Win |
16 January 2010 | Mozambique | 2–0 | Win |
20 January 2010 | Benin | 2–0 | Win |
25 January 2010 | Cameroon | 3–1 | Win |
28 January 2010 | Algeria | 4–0 | Win |
31 January 2010 | Ghana | 1–0 | Win |
17 January 2017 | Mali | 0–0 | Draw |
21 January 2017 | Uganda | 1–0 | Win |
25 January 2017 | Ghana | 1–0 | Win |
29 January 2017 | Morocco | 1–0 | Win |
1 February 2017 | Burkina Faso | 1–1 (4–3 penalties) | Win |
Debut of teams in qualification
Year | Debutants in qualifications | Total |
---|---|---|
1957 | No qualification round | 0 |
1959 | No qualification round | 0 |
1962 | 8 | |
1963 | 3 | |
1965 | 4 | |
1968 | 9 | |
1970 | 4 | |
1972 | 3 | |
1974 | 2 | |
1976 | 3 | |
1978 | None | 0 |
1980 | 1 | |
1982 | 5 | |
1984 | 1 | |
1986 | None | 0 |
1988 | None | 0 |
1990 | 1 | |
1992 | 1 | |
1994 | 4 | |
1996 | 1 | |
1998 | None | 0 |
2000 | 3 | |
2002 | None | 0 |
2004 | None | 0 |
2006 | None | 0 |
2008 | None | 0 |
2010 | 1 | |
2012 | None | 0 |
2013 | None | 0 |
2015 | 1 | |
2017 | None | 0 |
2019 | None | 0 |
Debut of teams in final tournament
Year | Debutants | Total |
---|---|---|
1957 | 3 | |
1959 | None | 0 |
1962 | 2 | |
1963 | 2 | |
1965 | 3 | |
1968 | 2 | |
1970 | 2 | |
1972 | 4 | |
1974 | 2 | |
1976 | None | 0 |
1978 | 1 | |
1980 | 1 | |
1982 | 1 | |
1984 | 1 | |
1986 | 1 | |
1988 | None | 0 |
1990 | None | 0 |
1992 | None | 0 |
1994 | 2 | |
1996 | 3 | |
1998 | 1 | |
2000 | None | 0 |
2002 | None | 0 |
2004 | 3 | |
2006 | None | 0 |
2008 | None | 0 |
2010 | None | 0 |
2012 | 3 | |
2013 | 1 | |
2015 | None | 0 |
2017 | 1 | |
2019 | 3 | |
Total | 42 |
Teams yet to qualify for finals
12 teams are yet to qualify for AFCON finals:
References
- "African Nations Cup - Winning Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- (Polish) - Onet sport : Puchar Narodów Afryki, czyli piłkarska fantazja w środku ligowego sezonu, by PAWEŁ BANACZYK (14 January 2017)
- FIFA : The day it all started for Ad-Diba and the Pharaohs (16 Feb 2017)
- "African Nations Cup 1957". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
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