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The Africa Cup of Nations is a football competition established in 1957. It is contested by the men's national teams of members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the African governing body for the sport, and is held every two years. The winner of the first final was Egypt, who defeated Ethiopia 4–0 in Khartoum after extra time.[3] The most recent final was played in Rabat in January 2026; Morocco won the match by forfeiture after Senegal's national team had decided to abandon the match during regular time.[1][2]

Organiser(s)CAF
Founded1957; 69 years ago (1957)
RegionAfrica
Current champions Morocco
(2nd title)[n 1]
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Africa Cup of Nations final
Senegal, champions of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
Organiser(s)CAF
Founded1957; 69 years ago (1957)
RegionAfrica
Current champions Morocco
(2nd title)[n 1]
Most championships Egypt (7 titles)
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The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team declared African champions. As of the 2025 edition, if the score is tied after 90 minutes of regular play, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a match remains tied after extra time, it is decided by a penalty shoot-out. The team that wins the penalty shoot-out is then declared the champions.

The 34 finals[n 2] to-date have produced thirteen drawn matches, the eventual winners of which have been determined variously by replay (1974), extra time (1962, 1965, 2025), or penalty shoot-out (1982, 1986, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2021). Egypt is the most successful team in the history of the tournament, winning seven times.

List of finals

Key to the list
a.e.t. Result after extra time
pen. Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
re. Match was won after a replay
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List of finals of the Africa Cup of Nations[4]
Tournament Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref.
1957 Egypt  4–0  Ethiopia Municipal Stadium Khartoum, Sudan 30,000 [5]
1959 United Arab Republic  2–1[n 2]  Sudan Prince Farouk Stadium Cairo, Egypt 30,000 [6]
1962 Ethiopia  4–2 (a.e.t.)  United Arab Republic Hailé Sélassié Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30,000 [7]
1963 Ghana  3–0  Sudan Accra Sports Stadium Accra, Ghana [8]
1965 Ghana  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Tunisia Chedly Zouiten Stadium Tunis, Tunisia 16,000 [9]
1968 DR Congo  1–0  Ghana Hailé Sélassié Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 25,000 [10]
1970 Sudan  1–0  Ghana Municipal Stadium Khartoum, Sudan 12,187 [11]
1972 PR Congo  3–2  Mali Stade Omnisports Yaoundé, Cameroon 40,000 [12]
1974 Zaire  2–2 (a.e.t.)
2–0 (re.)		  Zambia Nasser Stadium Cairo, Egypt 55,000
1,000 (re.)		 [13]
1976 Morocco  1–1[n 3]  Guinea Addis Ababa Stadium Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 30,000 [14]
1978 Ghana  2–0  Uganda Accra Sports Stadium Accra, Ghana 80,000 [15]
1980 Nigeria  3–0  Algeria Surulere Stadium Lagos, Nigeria 85,000 [16]
1982 Ghana  1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		  Libya June 11 Stadium Tripoli, Libya 80,000 [17]
1984 Cameroon  3–1  Nigeria Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Abidjan, Ivory Coast 27,456 [18]
1986 Egypt  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  Cameroon Cairo International Stadium Cairo, Egypt 95,000 [19]
1988 Cameroon  1–0  Nigeria Stade Mohammed V Casablanca, Morocco 60,000 [20]
1990 Algeria  1–0  Nigeria Stade du 5 Juillet Algiers, Algeria 105,032 [21]
1992 Ivory Coast  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(11–10 p)		  Ghana Stade de l'Amitié Dakar, Senegal 47,500 [22]
1994 Nigeria  2–1  Zambia El Menzah Stadium Tunis, Tunisia 25,000 [23]
1996 South Africa  2–0  Tunisia FNB Stadium Johannesburg, South Africa 80,000 [24]
1998 Egypt  2–0  South Africa Stade du 4 Août Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 40,000 [25]
2000 Cameroon  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		  Nigeria National Stadium Lagos, Nigeria 60,000 [26]
2002 Cameroon  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		  Senegal Stade du 26 Mars Bamako, Mali 50,000 [27]
2004 Tunisia  2–1  Morocco 7 November Stadium Radès, Tunisia 60,000 [28]
2006 Egypt  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		  Ivory Coast Cairo International Stadium Cairo, Egypt 74,100 [29]
2008 Egypt  1–0  Cameroon Ohene Djan Stadium Accra, Ghana 50,000 [30]
2010 Egypt  1–0  Ghana Estádio 11 de Novembro Luanda, Angola 50,000 [31]
2012 Zambia  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		  Ivory Coast Stade d'Angondjé Libreville, Gabon 40,000 [32]
2013 Nigeria  1–0  Burkina Faso FNB Stadium Johannesburg, South Africa 85,000 [33]
2015 Ivory Coast  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(9–8 p)		  Ghana Estadio de Bata Bata, Equatorial Guinea 32,857 [34]
2017 Cameroon  2–1  Egypt Stade de l'Amitié Libreville, Gabon 38,250 [35]
2019 Algeria  1–0  Senegal Cairo International Stadium Cairo, Egypt 75,000 [36]
2021 Senegal  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		  Egypt Olembe Stadium Yaoundé, Cameroon 48,000 [37]
2023 Ivory Coast  2–1  Nigeria Alassane Ouattara Stadium Abidjan, Ivory Coast 57,094 [38]
2025 Morocco  3–0 (awd.)[n 1]  Senegal Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium Rabat, Morocco 66,526 [1]
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Notes
  1. [1]
    The 2025 final originally finished 1–0 for Senegal after extra time. On 17 March 2026, the CAF Appeal Board ruled that Senegal had forfeited the match for temporarily refusing to play and leaving the pitch in protest of a refereeing decision.[1] Pursuant to articles 82 and 84 of the competition regulations, the final was awarded as a 3–0 win for Morocco, thereby retroactively declaring them as 2025 Africa Cup of Nations champions and stripping Senegal of the title.[2]
  2. [2]
    There was no official Africa Cup of Nations final match in 1959. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by three teams (United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia). Coincidentally, the last match of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with United Arab Republic's 2–1 victory over Sudan thus often being considered the de facto final of the 1959 Africa Cup of Nations.
  3. [3]
    There was no official African Cup of Nations final match in 1976. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Morocco, Guinea, Nigeria, and Egypt). Coincidentally, one of the last two matches of the tournament pitted the two top ranked teams against each other, with Morocco's 1–1 draw with Guinea thus often being considered the de facto final of the 1976 African Cup of Nations. Likewise, the game between the lowest ranked teams, played on the same day as Morocco vs Guinea, can be considered equal to a 3rd place match, with Nigeria's 3–2 victory over Egypt ensuring that they finished third.

Results by nation

Years shown in bold indicate that the country also hosted that tournament.

Yaya Touré of Ivory Coast lifts the Africa Cup of Nations trophy after winning against Ghana in the 2015 final in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.
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Team Winners Runners-up Total finals Years won Years runners-up
 Egypt 7 3 10 1957, 19591, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 19621, 2017, 2021
 Cameroon 5 2 7 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017 1986, 2008
 Ghana 4 5 9 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015
 Nigeria 3 5 8 1980, 1994, 2013 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2023
 Ivory Coast 3 2 5 1992, 2015, 2023 2006, 2012
 Algeria 2 1 3 1990, 2019 1980
 Morocco 2 1 3 1976, 2025 2004
 DR Congo 2 0 2 19682, 19743 —
 Senegal 1 3 4 2021 2002, 2019, 2025
 Zambia 1 2 3 2012 1974, 1994
 Tunisia 1 2 3 2004 1965, 1996
 Sudan 1 2 3 1970 1959, 1963
 Ethiopia 1 1 2 1962 1957
 South Africa 1 1 2 1996 1998
 Congo 1 0 1 1972 —
 Mali 0 1 1 — 1972
 Burkina Faso 0 1 1 — 2013
 Uganda 0 1 1 — 1978
 Guinea 0 1 1 — 1976
 Libya 0 1 1 — 1982
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1 as United Arab Republic
2 as Congo-Kinshasa
3 as Zaire

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