AFCON 2023: List of countries that have won the AFCON cup

African footballers. Ever since the Africa Cup was introduced, several countries have won the golden trophy so far with bragging rights as the best football team from Africa. The winner of the first final was Egypt, who defeated Ethiopia 4–0 in Khartoum, after extra time. The last final hosted in Yaoundé in 2022 was won by Senegal, which beat Egypt 4–2 on penalties.

Here’s a list of countries that have in the past won the AFCON cup:

List of countries that have ever won for AFCON

Here is a list of countries that have ever won the Africa Cup:

Year	Winner	Runner-up
1957	Egypt	Ethopia
1959	United Arab Republic	Sudan
1962	Ethopia	United Arab Republic
1963	Ghana	Sudan
1965	Ghana	Tunisia
1968	DR Congo	Ghana
1970	Sudan	Ghana
1972	PR Congo	Mali
1974	Zaire	Zambia
1976	Morocco	Guinea
1978	Ghana	Uganda
1980	Nigeria	Algeria
1982	Ghana	Libya
1984	Cameroon	Nigeria
1986	Egypt	Cameroon
1988	Cameroon	Nigeria
1990	Algeria	Nigeria
1992	Ivory Coast	Ghana
1994	Nigeria	Zambia
1996	South Africa	Tunisia
1998	Egypt	South Africa
2000	Cameroon	Nigeria
2002	Cameroon	Senegal
2004	Tunisia	Morocco
2006	Egypt	Ivory Coast
2008	Egypt	Cameroon
2010	Egypt	Ghana
2012	Zambia	Ivory Coast
2013	Nigeria	Burkina Faso
2015	Ivory Coast	Ghana
2017	Cameroon	Egypt
2019	Algeria	Senegal
2021	Senegal	Egypt

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