
<p>Africa Cup of Nations, the most prestigious football (soccer) competition in Africa. It is contested by national teams and is organized by the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF). </p>



<p>The competition’s format has changed over time, with the number of teams increasing from 3 in 1957 to, after several expansions, 24 in 2019. </p>



<p>Growing participation also led to the introduction of qualifying rounds in 1968, the same year that CAF decided to hold the tournament biennially.</p>



<p>The Africa Cup of Nations was first held in February 1957 in Khartoum, Sudan, where Egypt defeated the host nation in the final to win the Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem Trophy, named after its donor, an Egyptian who was the first CAF president. </p>



<p>That trophy was permanently awarded to Ghana in 1978 when it became the first country to win the tournament three times.</p>



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<p>The next trophy, known as the African Unity Cup, was awarded permanently to Cameroon in 2000 when that team claimed its third championship since 1978. In 2002 a new trophy called the Cup of Nations was introduced.</p>



<p>Here is a complete list of 33 Africa Cup of Nations champions, and runner-up;</p>



<p>Year Winner &#8211; Runner up</p>



<p>1957 Egypt &#8211; Ethiopia</p>



<p>1959 Egypt &#8211; Sudan</p>



<p>1962 Ethiopia &#8211; Egypt</p>



<p>1963 Ghana &#8211; Sudan</p>



<p>1965 Ghana &#8211; Tunisia</p>



<p>1968 Congo (Kinshasa) -Ghana</p>



<p>1970 Sudan &#8211; Ghana</p>



<p>1972 Congo (Brazzaville)- Mali</p>



<p>1974 Zaire &#8211; Zambia</p>



<p>1976 Morocco &#8211; Guinea</p>



<p>1978 Ghana &#8211; Uganda</p>



<p>1980 Nigeria &#8211; Algeria</p>



<p>1982 Ghana &#8211; Libya</p>



<p>1984 Cameroon &#8211; Nigeria</p>



<p>1986 Egypt &#8211; Cameroon</p>



<p>1988 Cameroon &#8211; Nigeria</p>



<p>1990 Algeria &#8211; Nigeria</p>



<p>1992 Côte d&#8217;Ivoire &#8211; Ghana</p>



<p>1994 Nigeria &#8211; Zambia</p>



<p>1996 South Africa &#8211; Tunisia</p>



<ol class="wp-block-list" start="1998"><li>Egypt &#8211; South Africa</li></ol>



<p>2000 Cameroon &#8211; Nigeria</p>



<p>2002 Cameroon &#8211; Senegal</p>



<p>2004 Tunisia &#8211; Morocco</p>



<p>2006 Egypt &#8211; Côte d&#8217;Ivoire</p>



<p>2008 Egypt &#8211; Cameroon</p>



<p>2010 Egypt &#8211; Ghana</p>



<p>2012 Zambia &#8211; Côte d&#8217;Ivoire</p>



<p>2013 Nigeria &#8211; Burkina Faso</p>



<p>2015 Côte d&#8217;Ivoire &#8211; Ghana</p>



<p>2017 Cameroon &#8211; Egypt</p>



<p>2019 Algeria &#8211; Senegal</p>



<p>2021 Senegal &#8211; Egypt</p>



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Full list: 33 AFCON Winners, Runner-Up Since 1957
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