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    The winner of Africa cup of Nations from 1957-present

    The winner of Africa cup of Nations from 1957-present

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    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). 

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


    Africa Cup of Nations

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


    The table provides a list of Africa Cup of Nations winners.

    Africa Cup of Nations, year winner runner-up
    Finals held in even-numbered years 1968–2012; held in odd-numbered years from 2013.
    **Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 tournament was held in 2022.
    1957 Egypt Ethiopia
    1959 Egypt Sudan
    1962 Ethiopia Egypt
    1963 Ghana Sudan
    1965 Ghana Tunisia
    1968 Congo (Kinshasa) Ghana
    1970 Sudan Ghana
    1972 Congo (Brazzaville) Mali
    1974 Zaire Zambia
    1976 Morocco Guinea
    1978 Ghana Uganda
    1980 Nigeria Algeria
    1982 Ghana Libya
    1984 Cameroon Nigeria
    1986 Egypt Cameroon
    1988 Cameroon Nigeria
    1990 Algeria Nigeria
    1992 Côte d'Ivoire Ghana
    1994 Nigeria Zambia
    1996 South Africa Tunisia
    1998 Egypt South Africa
    2000 Cameroon Nigeria
    2002 Cameroon Senegal
    2004 Tunisia Morocco
    2006 Egypt Côte d'Ivoire
    2008 Egypt Cameroon
    2010 Egypt Ghana
    2012 Zambia Côte d'Ivoire
    2013 Nigeria Burkina Faso
    2015 Côte d'Ivoire Ghana
    2017 Cameroon Egypt
    2019 Algeria Senegal
    2021 Senegal Egypt
     
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