The Egyptian national team is on the throne of winners of the African Cup of Nations throughout its history, ahead of the entire African continent’s national teams, after a busy journey from the 1950s until now.
Egypt’s national team is the historic champion of African nations
The Ivorian national team won the African title for the third time in history, after winning the tournament in the 1992 and 2015 editions.
The Ivorian Elephants equaled the Nigerian national team’s titles record, in fourth place on the list of clubs that have won the most African Nations titles in history, with 3 titles each.
The Egyptian national team comes at the top of the list of the most African champions in history with 7 titles, while the Cameroon national team comes in second place with 5 championships, then Ghana 4 titles.
The list of teams crowned with the African Cup of Nations is as follows:
Egypt – 7 times
Cameroon – 5 times
Ghana – 4 times
Côte d’Ivoire – 4 times
Nigeria – 3 times
Algeria – twice
Zaire (currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo) – twice
Ethiopia – once
Sudan – once
Congo Brazzaville – once
Morocco – once
South Africa – once
Tunisia – once
Zambia – once
Senegal – once
