Africa Cup of Nations Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Egypt | Ethiopia | Sudan |
| 1959 | Egypt | Sudan | Egypt |
| 1962 | Ethiopia | Egypt | Ethiopia |
| 1963 | Ghana | Sudan | Ghana |
| 1965 | Ghana | Tunisia | Tunisia |
| 1968 | Congo-Kinshasa | Ghana | Ethiopia |
| 1970 | Sudan | Ghana | Sudan |
| 1972 | Congo | Mali | Cameroon |
| 1974 | Zaire | Zambia | Egypt |
| 1976 | Morocco | Guinea | Ethiopia |
| 1978 | Ghana | Uganda | Ghana |
| 1980 | Nigeria | Algeria | Nigeria |
| 1982 | Ghana | Libya | Libya |
| 1984 | Cameroon | Nigeria | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1986 | Egypt | Cameroon | Egypt |
| 1988 | Cameroon | Nigeria | Morocco |
| 1990 | Algeria | Nigeria | Algeria |
| 1992 | Cote d'Ivoire | Ghana | Senegal |
| 1994 | Nigeria | Zambia | Tunisia |
| 1996 | South Africa | Tunisia | South Africa |
| 1998 | Egypt | South Africa | Burkina Faso |
| 2000 | Cameroon | Nigeria | Ghana/Nigeria |
| 2002 | Cameroon | Senegal | Mali |
| 2004 | Tunisia | Morocco | Tunisia |
| 2006 | Egypt | Cote d'Ivoire | Egypt |
| 2008 | Egypt | Cameroon | Ghana |
| 2010 | Egypt | Ghana | Angola |
| 2012 | Zambia | Ivory Coast | Gabon/Equatorial Guinea |
| 2013 | Nigeria | Burkina Faso | South Africa |
| 2015 | Ivory Coast | Ghana | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2017 | Cameroon | Egypt | Gabon |
| 2019 | Algeria | Senegal | Egypt |
| 2021 | Cameroon | ||
| 2023 | Ivory Coast | ||
| 2025 | Guinea |
