Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
This is a list of records and statistics of clubs and players who have taken part in the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
General statistics by tournament
Overall top goalscorers
As of 19 January 2019| Goals | Scorers |
| 18 |  Samuel Eto'o |
| 14 |  Laurent Pokou |
| 13 |  Rashidi Yekini |
| 12 |  Hassan El Shazly |
| 11 | Patrick Mboma Hossam Hassan Didier Drogba |
| 10 |  Ndaye Mulamba Joel Tiéhi  Mengistu Worku  Dos Santos  Kalusha Bwalya |
| 9 |  Manucho Abdoulaye Traoré  André Ayew |
| 8 | Ahmed Hassan Asamoah Gyan  Pascal Feindouno  Seydou Keita |
| 7 | Flávio Roger Milla Taher Abouzaid Ali Abo Gresha Osei Kofi Abedi Pele Frédéric Kanouté Jay-Jay Okocha  Benni McCarthy Christopher Katongo |
| 6 |  Lakhdar Belloumi Riyad Mahrez Mayanga Maku Gervinho Yaya Touré Mohamed Aboutrika  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang George Alhassan Wilberforce Mfum  Ahmed Faras Julius Aghahowa Segun Odegbami Shaun Bartlett Youssef Msakni |
| 5 | Djamel Menad  Jean-Michel M'Bono  Dieumerci Mbokani Wilfried Bony Salomon Kalou Hosny Abd Rabo Ad-Diba Mohamed Nagy "Gedo" Amr Zaki Emad Moteab Wakaso Mubarak Fantamady Keita Odion Ighalo Muda Lawal Peter Odemwingie  Henri Camara Siyabonga Nomvethe |
Goalscorers records
First ever goalscoring
of is the first ever player to score in Africa Cup of Nations; at the first match of the tournament inauguration with an opening goal, in 1957 February 10 against the host in a 2–1 victory.Ad-Diba of is the first ever player to score a hat-trick in Africa Cup of Nations in 1957 February 16 against in a 4–0 victory; at the final match of the tournament inauguration.
Ad-Diba of is the first ever top goalscorer in Africa Cup of Nations with 5 goals in 1957.
Oldest goal scorer
of in 2006 February 3, 39 years and 174 days old; against in a 4–1 victory.Youngest goal scorer
of in 2000 January 23, 16 years and 93 days old; against in a 3–1 defeat.The fastest goal
1st minute, Hassan El-Shazly of against in 1974, in a 2–0 victory.1st minute, Chérif Fetoui of against in 1976, in a 2–2 draw.
1st minute, Phillip Omondi of against in 1978, in a 3–1 victory.
1st minute, Tueba Menayame of against in 1992, in a 1–1 draw.
1st minute, Ayman Mansour of against in 1994, in a 4–0 victory.
1st minute, Tijani Babangida of against in 2000, in a 2–0 victory.
1st minute, Soufiane Alloudi of against in 2008, in a 5–1 victory.
The later goal without extra time
90+10th minute, Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé of against in 2012, in a 3–2 victory.The later goal with extra time
120th minute, Brighton Sinyangwe of against in 1974, in a 2–2 draw.120th minute, Jaouad Zairi of against in 2004, in a 3–1 victory.
Most top goal scorer of single match
5, Laurent Pokou of against in 1970 in 6–1 victory.Most top goal scorer of single tournament
9, Ndaye Mulamba of in 1974.Most hat-tricks
2, Hassan El-Shazly of in 1963 and 1970.Player scored in most tournaments
, ; Samuel Eto'o, and Asamoah Gyan, have scored in most occasions, with 6 tournaments each.| No. of occasions | Players | Representing | Years | Total |
| 6 | Samuel Eto'o | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | 18 | |
| 6 | Kalusha Bwalya | 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 | 10 | |
| 6 | Asamoah Gyan | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 | 8 | |
| 5 | Didier Drogba | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 | 11 | |
| 5 | Abdoulaye Traoré | 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 | 9 | |
| 5 | André Ayew | 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 | 9 | |
| 5 | Yaya Touré | 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rashidi Yekini | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 | 13 | |
| 4 | Mengistu Worku | 1962, 1963, 1968, 1970 | 10 | |
| 4 | Joel Tiéhi | 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 | 10 | |
| 4 | Seydou Keita | 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013 | 8 | |
| 4 | Christopher Katongo | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 | 7 | |
| 4 | Gervinho | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 | 6 | |
| 4 | Youssef Msakni | 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019 | 6 | |
| 4 | Wilfried Bony | 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 | 5 |
Scorers of all appearance tournaments
These are all retired players who have scored in all of their tournament appearances, at least three and more occasions.| No. of occasions | Players | Representing | Years | Total |
| 6 | Samuel Eto'o | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | 18 | |
| 6 | Kalusha Bwalya | 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 | 10 | |
| 5 | Didier Drogba | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 | 11 | |
| 4 | Rashidi Yekini | 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 | 13 | |
| 4 | Joel Tiéhi | 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 | 10 | |
| 3 | Dos Santos | 2004, 2006, 2008 | 10 | |
| 3 | Frédéric Kanouté | 2004, 2008, 2010 | 7 |
Top goalscorers of single tournament
A player with at least 5 or more goals of the tournament| Goals | Players | Representing | Years |
| 9 | Ndaye Mulamba | 1974 | |
| 8 | Laurent Pokou | 1970 | |
| 7 | Hossam Hassan | 1998 | |
| 7 | Benni McCarthy | 1998 | |
| 6 | Hassan El-Shazly | 1963 | |
| 6 | Laurent Pokou | 1968 | |
| 5 | Ad-Diba | 1957 | |
| 5 | Salif Keïta | 1972 | |
| 5 | Rashidi Yekini | 1994 | |
| 5 | Kalusha Bwalya | 1996 | |
| 5 | Shaun Bartlett | 2000 | |
| 5 | Samuel Eto'o | 2006 | |
| 5 | Samuel Eto'o | 2008 | |
| 5 | Mohamed Nagy | 2010 | |
| 5 | Odion Ighalo | 2019 |
Top goalscorers of more than one tournament
6 players with 2 tournaments each player| Indicates the top goalscorer was joint top goalscorer. |
| Player | Representing | Years | Goals |
| Laurent Pokou | 1968 | 6 | |
| Laurent Pokou | 1970 | 8 | |
| Segun Odegbami | 1978 | 3 | |
| Segun Odegbami | 1980 | 3 | |
| Roger Milla | 1986 | 4 | |
| Roger Milla | 1988 | 2 | |
| Rashidi Yekini | 1992 | 4 | |
| Rashidi Yekini | 1994 | 5 | |
| Patrick M'Boma | 2002 | 3 | |
| Patrick M'Boma | 2004 | 4 | |
| Samuel Eto'o | 2006 | 5 | |
| Samuel Eto'o | 2008 | 5 |
Hat-tricks
Most tournament appearances
Tabulated below is the list of players who have appeared in three or more AFCON tournaments:| Played | Name | Tournaments |
| 8 |  Rigobert Song | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| 8 |  Ahmed Hassan | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| 7 | - | - |
| 7 | Geremi Njitap | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| 7 |  Boubacar Barry | 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| 7 | Siaka Tiéné | 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| 7 | Kolo Touré | 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| 7 | Essam El Hadary | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2017 |
| 7 | Hossam Hassan | 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006 |
| 7 |  Asamoah Gyan | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| 7 |  Seidou Keita | 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| 6 |  Rabah Madjer | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992 |
| 6 | Mahieddine Meftah | 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 |
| 6 | Samuel Eto'o | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| 6 | Salomon Kalou | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| 6 | Yaya Touré | 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| 6 | Didier Zokora | 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 |
| 6 | Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa | 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010 |
| 6 | Hany Ramzy | 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 |
| 6 | Soumbeïla Diakité | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| 6 |  Noureddine Naybet | 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 |
| 6 |  Nwankwo Kanu | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
| 6 |  Riadh Bouazizi | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 |
| 6 | Kaies Ghodhbane | 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 |
| 6 | Aymen Mathlouthi | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| 6 |  Kalusha Bwalya | 1986, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 |
| 6 | - | - |
Players
Oldest player
44 years, 21 days, Essam El Hadary, vs 5 February 2017 FinalYoungest player
16 years, 93 days, Shiva N'Zigou, vs 23 January 2000Most tournaments championship
| Times | Players | Representing | Years |
| 4 | Essam El Hadary | 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 | |
| 4 | Ahmed Hassan | 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 |
Coach
Most championships
- 3, Charles Gyamfi
- 3, Hassan Shehata
African Most championships
- 3, Charles Gyamfi
- 3, Hassan Shehata
Most consecutive championship
- 3, Hassan Shehata
Retained championship
- 2, Charles Gyamfi
- 3, Hassan Shehata
Most retained championship
- 3, Hassan Shehata
Championships with different nations
- Hervé Renard, with in 2012 & in 2015
Won tournament both as player and coach
- Mahmoud El-Gohary,
- Stephen Keshi,
Final appearances as both player and head coach
- Mahmoud El-Gohary, won both finals as player and coach
- Stephen Keshi, won both finals as player and coach
- Aliou Cissé, lost both finals as player and coach
Most nations coached
- 6, Claude Le Roy ;
Most appearances
- 9, Claude Le Roy
Foreign champion coaches
First foreign coach to win tournament
- Pál Titkos, with in 1959
Most foreign coach championships
- Hervé Renard, with Zambia in 2012 and Ivory Coast in 2015
Foreign championship coach win other major tournament
- Roger Lemerre, with in 2004, won 1998 FIFA World Cup ; UEFA Euro 2000; and 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup all with
Number of foreign coaches to win tournament
Most number foreign coaches to win tournament by country
with 6 coachesMost tournaments hosted
| Hosts | Nation | Year |
| 5 times | 1959, 1974, 1986, 2006, 2019 | |
| 4 times | 1963, 1978, 2000*, 2008 | |
| 3 times | 1962, 1968, 1976 | |
| 3 times | 1965, 1994, 2004 | |
| 2 times | 1957, 1970 | |
| 2 times | 1972, 2021** | |
| 2 times | 1980, 2000* | |
| 2 times | 1984, 2023** | |
| 2 times | 1996, 2013 | |
| 2 times | 2012*, 2015 | |
| 2 times | 2012*, 2017 | |
| 1 time | - | - |
| 1 time | 1982 | |
| 1 time | 1988 | |
| 1 time | 1990 | |
| 1 time | 1992 | |
| 1 time | 1998 | |
| 1 time | 2002 | |
| 1 time | 2010 | |
| 1 time | 2025** |
All-time table
Up to and including the 2019 tournament.| Rank | Team | Titles | Part's | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pts% |
| 1 | 7 | 24 | 100 | 57 | 17 | 26 | 164 | 88 | +76 | 188 | 62.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | 99 | 54 | 20 | 25 | 130 | 82 | +48 | 182 | 61.3 | |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | 93 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 132 | 89 | +43 | 174 | 62.4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 23 | 95 | 42 | 25 | 28 | 138 | 100 | +38 | 151 | 53.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 19 | 84 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 123 | 76 | +47 | 150 | 59.5 | |
| 6 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 93 | 85 | +8 | 105 | 47.3 | |
| 7 | 1 | 17 | 67 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 98 | 48.8 | |
| 8 | 1 | 19 | 75 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 94 | 91 | +3 | 98 | 43.5 | |
| 9 | 1 | 17 | 65 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 95 | 48.7 | |
| 10 | 2 | 19 | 73 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 88 | 102 | −14 | 84 | 38.3 | |
| 11 | 15 | 60 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 83 | 46.1 | ||
| 12 | 11 | 50 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 64 | −3 | 68 | 45.3 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 10 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 61 | 48.4 | |
| 14 | 12 | 43 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 52 | 40.3 | ||
| 15 | 11 | 41 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 34 | 27.6 | ||
| 16 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 28 | 35.9 | |
| 17 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 27 | 37.5 | |
| 18 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 25 | 39.7 | ||
| 19 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 24 | 30.7 | ||
| 20 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 29 | 61 | −32 | 24 | 29.6 | |
| 21 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 17 | 22.7 | ||
| 22 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 15 | 50.0 | ||
| 23 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 38 | −17 | 15 | 21.7 | ||
| 24 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 14 | 42.4 | ||
| 25 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 31 | −20 | 10 | 19.6 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 53.3 | ||
| 27 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 8 | 38.1 | ||
| 28 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 27 | −14 | 8 | 22.2 | ||
| 29 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 33.3 | ||
| 30 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 5 | 11.9 | ||
| 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44.4 | ||
| 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | 22.2 | ||
| 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 | 26.7 | ||
| 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | 22.2 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 2 | 11.1 | ||
| 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 2 | 7.4 | ||
| 37 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 2 | 5.6 | ||
| 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 | 5.6 | ||
| 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | 5.5 | ||
| 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 | 0.0 |
Other records
- There are eight nations that have hosted and won the tournament:
- , , and are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearance.
- is holding the record of matches played, with 100.
- is holding the record of most appearance, with 24.
- is holding the record of most points, with 188.
- is the only team to have won three consecutive finals of Africa Cup of Nations.
- is the most decorated team in the Africa Cup of Nations history, with 15 medals
- set a new record in February 2017, of not being defeated for 24 consecutive African Cup of Nations matches, since their last match at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Egypt also won their 9th consecutive match in the AFCON, beating Ghana in the 2010 African Cup of Nations final match, and becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. On 5 February 2017 in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Final the 24 game unbeaten run came to an end after Cameroon defeated Egypt 2–1.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 3 February 2004 | Cameroon | 0–0 | Draw |
| 20 January 2006 | Libya | 3–0 | Win |
| 24 January 2006 | Morocco | 0–0 | Draw |
| 28 January 2006 | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Win |
| 3 February 2006 | DR Congo | 4–1 | Win |
| 7 February 2006 | Senegal | 2–1 | Win |
| 10 February 2006 | Ivory Coast | 0–0 | Win |
| 22 January 2008 | Cameroon | 4–2 | Win |
| 26 January 2008 | Sudan | 3–0 | Win |
| 30 January 2008 | Zambia | 1–1 | Draw |
| 4 February 2008 | Angola | 2–1 | Win |
| 7 February 2008 | Ivory Coast | 4–1 | Win |
| 10 February 2008 | Cameroon | 1–0 | Win |
| 12 January 2010 | Nigeria | 3–1 | Win |
| 16 January 2010 | Mozambique | 2–0 | Win |
| 20 January 2010 | Benin | 2–0 | Win |
| 25 January 2010 | Cameroon | 3–1 | Win |
| 28 January 2010 | Algeria | 4–0 | Win |
| 31 January 2010 | Ghana | 1–0 | Win |
| 17 January 2017 | Mali | 0–0 | Draw |
| 21 January 2017 | Uganda | 1–0 | Win |
| 25 January 2017 | Ghana | 1–0 | Win |
| 29 January 2017 | Morocco | 1–0 | Win |
| 1 February 2017 | Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Win |
Debut of teams in qualification
Debut of teams in final tournament
| Year | Debutants | Total |
| 1957 | | 3 |
| 1959 | None | 0 |
| 1962 | | 2 |
| 1963 | | 2 |
| 1965 | | 3 |
| 1968 | | 2 |
| 1970 | | 2 |
| 1972 | | 4 |
| 1974 | | 2 |
| 1976 | None | 0 |
| 1978 |  Burkina Faso | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 1 | |
| 1984 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1988 | None | 0 |
| 1990 | None | 0 |
| 1992 | None | 0 |
| 1994 | | 2 |
| 1996 | | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | |
| 2000 | None | 0 |
| 2002 | None | 0 |
| 2004 | | 3 |
| 2006 | None | 0 |
| 2008 | None | 0 |
| 2010 | None | 0 |
| 2012 | | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2015 | None | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | | 3 |
| Total | 42 |