National team appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations

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] 72410057172616488+7618862.7
2  Ghana 4229954202513082+4818261.3
3  Nigeria 3189351212113289+4317462.4
4  Ivory Coast 22395422528138100+3815153.0
5  Cameroon 5198441271612376+4715059.5
6  Algeria 218742821259385+810547.3
7  Zambia 117672620218169+129848.8
8  Tunisia 119752329239491+39843.5
9  Morocco 117652423187458+169548.7
10  DR Congo[n 2] 2197320242988102−148438.3
11  Senegal 15602314236954+158346.1
12  Mali 11501717166164−36845.3
13  South Africa 110421613144845+36148.4
14  Guinea 12431216155963−45240.3
15  Burkina Faso[n 3] 1141713213862−243427.6
16  Congo 172677122740−132835.9
17  Sudan 182476112838−102737.5
18  Gabon 7216781926−72539.7
19  Angola 826412103039−92430.7
20  Ethiopia 1102773172961−322429.6
21  Togo 82538141942−231722.7
22  Equatorial Guinea 210433810−21550.0
23  Uganda 72343162138−171521.7
24  Libya 3113531213−11442.4
25  Kenya 61724111231−201019.6
26  Madagascar 15221770853.3
27  Cape Verde 2715145−1838.1
28  Zimbabwe 4122281327−14822.2
29  Liberia 2512257−2533.3
30  Benin 414059724−17511.9
31  Rwanda 13111330444.4
32  Malawi 26114611−5422.2
33  Sierra Leone 25113211−9426.7
34  Mauritania 1302114−3222.2
35  Guinea-Bissau 2602429−7211.1
36  Namibia 390271024−1427.4
37  Mozambique 4120210426−2225.6
38  Niger 2601519−815.6
39  Tanzania 26015514−915.5
40  Burundi 1300304−400.0
41  Mauritius 1300328−600.0
42  Botswana 1300329−700.0
  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
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•••••2nd4th3rdGS3rd1stGS••QFGSQFGSQF••4th•GSQFGS1stQ 19
 Egypt 1st1st2nd3rd××3rd•3rd4th•4th×4th1stGSGSGSQFQF1stQFQFGS1st1st1st•••2ndR16 24
 Libya •×•××××2nd••×××××ו••GS••GS•••• 3
 Morocco ו×וGS×1stGS3rd••4th4th•GS••QFGSGS2ndGSGS•GSGS••QFR16 17
 Tunisia 3rdGS2nd•××ו4th×GS•••••GS2ndQF4thGS1stQFQFGSQFGSQFQF4thQ 20
West Africa Members
 Benin Part of France××ו××וו•••••×•••GS•GSGS••••QF 4
 Burkina Faso Part of Franceו×ו×GSו××ו•×GS4thGSGSGS••GSGS2ndGS3rd• 11
 Cape Verde Part of Portugal•×•••••••QFGS•• 2
 Ivory Coast Part of France3rd3rd4th•GS•••GS×GS3rdGSGS1st3rdGSQFGSGS•2nd4thQF2ndQF1stGSQF 23
 Ghana UK•1st1st2nd2nd•••1stGS1stGS•••2ndQF4thGSQFQF•GS3rd2nd4th4th2nd4thR16 22
 Guinea FRA••••GS•GS2nd•GS••••••GS•GS•×QFQFQF•GS•QF•R16 12
 Guinea-Bissau Part of Portugal××ו××××וו•••GSGS 2
 Liberia ×ו××ו×וו••×•GS••GS•••••••••• 2
 Mali Part of France•••2nd••••••••••4th•••4th4th•GSGS3rd3rdGSGSR16Q 12
 Mauritania Part of France×ו•×•×וו•×•••••×ו•GS 1
 Niger Part of Franceו•×•××ו××ו•×ו•••••GSGS••• 2
 Nigeria ×GSוו•3rd3rd1stGS2nd•2nd2nd3rd1st××2nd3rd3rd3rdQF3rd•1st••3rd 18
 Senegal Part of France4thGS•••••×••GS•4thQFQF••QF2ndQF4thGS•GS•GSQF2ndQ 16
 Sierra Leone Part of the UK××ווו•×•×•GSGS×ו••••••••x 2
 Togo Part of Franceו•GSו•••GS••×•×•GSGSGS•GS••••QF•GS•• 8
Central Africa Members
 Cameroon Part of FranceוGS3rd••••GS1st2nd1stGS4th•GSQF1st1stQFQF2ndQF••GS1stR16Q 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•• 2
 Gabon Part of Franceו×ו×ו••••GSQF•GS••••GSQF•GSGS• 7
East Africa Members
 Burundi Part of Belgiumו×××××××ו×ו•••••••••GS 1
 Ethiopia 2nd3rd1st4thGS4thGS••GS••GS•×וו••×••••×•GS••• 10
 Kenya •••••GS•••••×•GSGSGS•×•••GS•••••••GS 6
 Rwanda Part of Belgium×ו•××××××ו•GS•••••×•• 1
 Sudan 3rd2nd•2nd••1stGS•GSווו••••×ו••GS•QF•••• 8
 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
 Madagascar Part of France××ו•×ו••••×•××ו•••••••••QF 1
 Malawi Part of the United Kingdomו•••GS••••••••••••GS••••• 2
 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•••••GSGS 4
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

Results of host nations
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 Qualified

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,  Sudan3
1962  Tunisia,  Uganda2
1963  Ghana,  Nigeria2
1965 Congo-Léopoldville,  Ivory Coast,  Senegal3
1968  Algeria, Congo-Brazzaville2
1970  Cameroon,  Guinea2
1972  Kenya,  Mali,  Morocco,  Togo4
1974  Mauritius,  Zambia2
1978 Upper Volta1
1980  Tanzania1
1982  Libya1
1984  Malawi1
1986  Mozambique1
1994  Gabon,  Sierra Leone2
1996  Angola,  Liberia,  South Africa3
1998  Namibia1
2004  Benin,  Rwanda,  Zimbabwe3
2012  Botswana,  Equatorial Guinea,  Niger3
2013  Cape Verde1
2017  Guinea-Bissau1
2019  Burundi,  Madagascar,  Mauritania3

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