AFCON Winners List: A Complete Chronological Guide
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is an international football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament is held every two years and features national teams from Africa. In this article, we will take a look at the complete list of AFCON winners in chronological order.
Early Years (1957-1974)
1957: Egypt
– The first-ever AFCON tournament was held in Khartoum, Sudan, and was won by Egypt.
- 1959: Sudan – Sudan hosted the second edition and won the tournament.
- 1962: Ethiopia – Ethiopia won the third edition of the tournament, which was held in Addis Ababa.
- 1963: Ghana – Ghana won the fourth edition, which was held in Accra.
- 1965: Ghana – Ghana won the fifth edition, which was held in Tunis.
- 1968: Ghana – Ghana won the sixth edition, which was held in Addis Ababa.
- 1970: Sudan – Sudan won the seventh edition, which was held in Khartoum.
- 1972: Congo-Brazzaville – Congo-Brazzaville won the eighth edition, which was held in Addis Ababa.
- 1974: Zaire – Zaire won the ninth edition, which was held in Cairo.
1976-1990
- 1976: Morocco – Morocco won the tenth edition, which was held in Ethiopia.
- 1978: Ghana – Ghana won the eleventh edition, which was held in Ghana.
- 1980: Nigeria – Nigeria won the twelfth edition, which was held in Nigeria.
- 1982: Ghana – Ghana won the thirteenth edition, which was held in Libya.
- 1984: Cameroon – Cameroon won the fourteenth edition, which was held in Ivory Coast.
- 1986: Egypt – Egypt won the fifteenth edition, which was held in Egypt.
- 1988: Cameroon – Cameroon won the sixteenth edition, which was held in Morocco.
- 1990: Algeria – Algeria won the seventeenth edition, which was held in Algeria.
1992-2010
- 1992: Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast won the eighteenth edition, which was held in Senegal.
- 1994: Nigeria – Nigeria won the nineteenth edition, which was held in Tunisia.
- 1996: South Africa – South Africa won the twentieth edition, which was held in South Africa.
- 1998: Egypt – Egypt won the twenty-first edition, which was held in Burkina Faso.
- 2000: Cameroon – Cameroon won the twenty-second edition, which was held in Nigeria.
- 2002: Cameroon – Cameroon won the twenty-third edition, which was held in Mali.
- 2004: Tunisia – Tunisia won the twenty-fourth edition, which was held in Tunisia.
- 2006: Egypt – Egypt won the twenty-fifth edition, which was held in Egypt.
- 2008: Egypt – Egypt won the twenty-sixth edition, which was held in Ghana.
- 2010: Egypt – Egypt won the twenty-seventh edition, which was held in Angola.
2012-Present
- 2012: Zambia – Zambia won the twenty-eighth edition, which was held in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
- 2013: Nigeria – Nigeria won the twenty-ninth edition, which was held in South Africa.
- 2015: Ivory Coast – Ivory Coast won the thirtieth edition, which was held in Equatorial Guinea.
- 2017: Cameroon – Cameroon won the thirty-first edition, which was held in Gabon.
- 2019: Algeria – Algeria won the thirty-second edition, which was held in Egypt.
- 2021: Senegal – Senegal won the thirty-third edition, which was held in Cameroon.
The AFCON has a rich history, with many teams having won the tournament over the years. From Egypt’s early dominance to Cameroon’s recent success, the tournament has seen its fair share of exciting moments and memorable winners.
