The cup of Nations is the main international football in Africa. In fact, it is Africa’s elite competition every nation always look forward to.
Qualifying for the competition is not always an easy task as there are countable teams like Somalia that have only entered the Nation’s cup once since it was founded in 1957.
While teams find it hard to grace the competition, Senegal have found it a little bit easy. They have qualified for the competition many times more than any other team but have been unlucky to win in any.
However, there are a couple of teams that have won the cup multiple times. Egypt was the first team to win the Cup in the first ever edition in 1957. Though they failed to add to their haul in the last few years, they have won three more titles than their closest challenger Cameroon.
Here is the list of teams that have won the Nation’s Cup and the number of times they’ve won it.
Total Africa Cup of Nations Won By Country
- 7 Egypt
- 1 Algeria
- 4 Ghana
- 4 Nigeria
- 4 Cameroon
- 2 Ivory Coast
- 2 Congo DR
- 1 Tunisia
- 1 Sudan
- 1 Algeria
- 1 Morocco
- 1 Ethiopia
- 1 South Africa
- 1 Congo
- 1 Zambia
Most notable, Senegal is the only nation that has made the most appearance in the competition. Senegal have graced the competition 14 times but has not won the trophy.
Their best finish was a runner-up when they lost 3-2 on penalties in the finals of 2002 to Cameroon. They have also finished in 4th place three times.
This year may be their best time to win it for the first time owing to the fact that they are captained by the English Premier League Golden Boot Award winner Sadio Mane.
African Cup of Nation is slated to begin on Friday, 21 June and will end on Friday, 19 July.