Most AFCON Appearances by Country
How many Africa Cup of Nations finals has each country played in? Full ranking with titles.
| # | Team | AFCON appearances | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 27 | 7 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 26 | 3 |
| 3 | Ghana | 24 | 4 |
| 4 | Cameroon | 22 | 5 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 21 | 3 |
| 7 | Algeria | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | DR Congo | 21 | 2 |
| 9 | Morocco | 20 | 2 |
| 10 | Zambia | 19 | 1 |
| 11 | Senegal | 18 | 1 |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Guinea | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Mali | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | South Africa | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 11 | 1 |
| 17 | Sudan | 10 | 1 |
| 18 | Angola | 10 | 0 |
| 19 | Gabon | 9 | 0 |
| 20 | Togo | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Uganda | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | Congo | 7 | 1 |
| 23 | Kenya | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Mozambique | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Benin | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | Cape Verde | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Namibia | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Tanzania | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Libya | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Malawi | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Mauritania | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Botswana | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Comoros | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Gambia | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Liberia | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Niger | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | Burundi | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Madagascar | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Mauritius | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Rwanda | 1 | 0 |
Data updated 2026-10-20. Goal records rely on our match-by-match database; see methodology.