The 2021 version of AFCON – held in 2022 – just concluded with Senegal coming out as winners. As the world celebrates with the West African country, we take a look at the previous winners of this prestigious trophy.
The AFCON was first played in 1957, since then, there’s been a total of 33 AFCON champions. While some African countries have won the trophy multiple times, others have won it just once while many others are yet to lift it. In fact, 2021 was the first time Senegal would win the AFCON in the over 60 years of its institution.
You can check out the list of African Cup of Nations winners from 1957 to 2021 below:
- 1957 – Egypt
Egypt beat Ethiopia in the final with 4 goals to nil. Sudan came third place while South Africa came fourth place.
- 1959 – Egypt
Egypt (UAR) beat Sudan in the final with 2 goals to 1. Ethiopia came 3rd place and there was no fourth place position.
- 1962 – Ethiopia
Ethiopia beat Egypt in the final with 4 goals to 2 in extra time. Tunisia came third place while Uganda came fourth place.
- 1963 – Ghana
Ghana beat Sudan in the final with 3 goals to nil. Egypt came third place while Ethiopia came fourth place.
- 1965 – Ghana
Ghana beat Tunisia in the final with 3 goals to 2 in extra time. Ivory Coast came third place while Senegal came fourth place.
- 1968 – DR Congo
DR Congo beat Ghana in the final with 1 goal to nil. Ivory Coast came third place while Ethiopia came fourth place.
- 1970 – Sudan
Sudan beat Ghana in the final with 1 goal to nil. Egypt came third place while Ivory Coast came fourth place.
- 1972 – PR Congo
PR Congo beat Mali in the final with 3 goals to 2. Cameroon came third place while Zaire came fourth place.
- 1974 – DR Congo
DR Congo beat Zambia in the final with 2 goals to nil on penalties. Egypt came third place while PR Congo came fourth place.
- 1976 – Morocco
Morocco won the trophy by topping the final group. Guinea came second place, Nigeria came third place while Egypt came fourth place.
- 1978 – Ghana
Ghana beat Uganda in the final with 2 goals to nil. Nigeria came third place while Tunisia came fourth place.
- 1980 – Nigeria
Nigeria beat Algeria in the final with 3 goals to nil. Morocco came third place while Egypt came fourth place.
- 1982 – Ghana
Ghana beat Libya in the final with 7 goals to 6 on penalties. Zambia came third place while Algeria came fourth place.
- 1984 – Cameroon
Cameroon beat Nigeria in the final with 3 goals to 1. Algeria came third place while Egypt came fourth place.
- 1986 – Egypt
Egypt beat Cameroon in the final with 5 goals to 4 on penalties. Ivory Coast came third place while Morocco came fourth place.
- 1988 – Cameroon
Cameroon beat Nigeria in the final with 1 goal to nil. Algeria came third place while Morocco came fourth place.
- 1990 – Algeria
Algeria beat Nigeria in the final with 1 goal to nil. Zambia came third place while Senegal came fourth place.
- 1992 – Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast beat Ghana in the final with 11 goals to 10 on penalties. Nigeria came third place while Cameroon came fourth place.
- 1994 – Nigeria
Nigeria beat Zambia in the final with 2 goals to 1. Ivory Coast came third place while Mali came fourth place.
- 1996 – South Africa
South Africa beat Tunisia in the final with 2 goals to nil. Zambia came third place while Ghana came fourth place.
- 1998 – Egypt
Egypt beat South Africa in the final with 2 goals to nil. DR Congo came third place while Burkina Faso came fourth place.
- 2000 – Cameroon
Cameroon beat Nigeria in the final with 4 goals to 3 on penalties. South Africa came third place while Tunisia came fourth place.
- 2002 – Cameroon
Cameroon beat Senegal in the final with 3 goals to 2 on penalties. Nigeria came third place while Mali came fourth place.
- 2004 – Tunisia
Tunisia beat Morocco in the final with 2 goals to 1. Nigeria came third place while Mali came fourth place.
- 2006 – Egypt
Egypt beat Ivory Coast in the final with 4 goals to 2 on penalties. Nigeria came third place while Senegal came fourth place.
- 2008 – Egypt
Egypt beat Cameroon in the final with 1 goal to nil. Ghana came third place while Ivory Coast came fourth place.
- 2010 – Egypt
Egypt beat Ghana in the final with 1 goal to nil. Nigeria came third place while Algeria came fourth place.
- 2012 – Zambia
Zambia beat Ivory Coast in the final with 8 goals to 7 on penalties. Mali came third place while Ghana came fourth place.
- 2013 – Nigeria
Nigeria beat Burkina Faso in the final with 1 goal to nil. Mali came third place while Ghana came fourth place.
- 2015 – Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast beat Ghana in the final with 9 goals to 8 on penalties. DR Congo came third place while Equatorial Guinea came fourth place.
- 2017 – Cameroon
Cameroon beat Egypt in the final with 2 goals to 1. Burkina Faso came third place while Ghana came fourth place.
- 2019 Algeria
Algeria beat Senegal in the final with 1 goal to nil. Nigeria came third place while Tunisia came fourth place.
- 2021 – Senegal
Senegal beat Egypt in the final with 4 goals to 2 on penalties. Cameroon came third place while Burkina Faso came fourth place.
