Biggest Wins in AFCON History
The largest winning margins ever recorded at Africa Cup of Nations finals tournaments.
| Date | Match | Competition | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-02-10 | Ethiopia 1–6 Ivory Coast | Africa Cup of Nations | 5 |
| 2012-01-28 | Botswana 1–6 Guinea | Africa Cup of Nations | 5 |
| 2008-02-03 | Ivory Coast 5–0 Guinea | Africa Cup of Nations | 5 |
| 1965-11-19 | Ethiopia 1–5 Senegal | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1990-03-02 | Algeria 5–1 Nigeria | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1996-01-20 | Burkina Faso 1–5 Zambia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2008-01-21 | Namibia 1–5 Morocco | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2008-01-26 | Cameroon 5–1 Zambia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1957-02-16 | Egypt 4–0 Ethiopia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1959-05-22 | Egypt 4–0 Ethiopia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1963-11-28 | Nigeria 0–4 Sudan | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1965-11-12 | Tunisia 4–0 Ethiopia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1968-01-14 | Algeria 4–0 Uganda | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1974-03-11 | Egypt 4–0 Congo | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1994-03-27 | Ivory Coast 4–0 Sierra Leone | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1994-03-28 | Egypt 4–0 Gabon | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1994-04-06 | Zambia 4–0 Mali | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1996-01-24 | Sierra Leone 0–4 Zambia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1998-02-13 | Zambia 0–4 Egypt | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2004-01-31 | Nigeria 4–0 South Africa | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2004-01-31 | Morocco 4–0 Benin | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2004-02-11 | Morocco 4–0 Mali | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2010-01-28 | Algeria 0–4 Egypt | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2013-01-25 | Burkina Faso 4–0 Ethiopia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2019-06-30 | Zimbabwe 0–4 DR Congo | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2022-01-16 | Tunisia 4–0 Mauritania | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2024-01-21 | South Africa 4–0 Namibia | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2024-01-22 | Ivory Coast 0–4 Equatorial Guinea | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 2026-01-05 | Nigeria 4–0 Mozambique | Africa Cup of Nations | 4 |
| 1963-11-24 | Egypt 6–3 Nigeria | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 |
Data updated 2026-10-19. Goal records rely on our match-by-match database; see methodology.