Africa Cup of Nations 2021
Cameroon · 9 Jan 2022 – 6 Feb 2022
SenegalChampionEgyptRunner-up
24Teams
52Matches
100Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 2021 was played in Cameroon from 9 January 2022 to 6 February 2022. 24 teams took part, playing 52 matches with 100 goals (1.92 per match).
Senegal won the title (their 1st), beating Egypt 0–0 on penalties in the final in Yaoundé.
Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon) finished as top scorer with 8 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cameroon | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 |
| Senegal | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 Egypt | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
 Morocco | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
 Gambia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Nigeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
 Burkina Faso | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 |
 Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Mali | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Tunisia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Gabon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Malawi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Guinea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Cape Verde | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Comoros | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
 Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
 Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
 Sudan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
 Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
 Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -7 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Sunday 9 January 2022
- Cameroon 2–1 Burkina FasoYaoundé
- Ethiopia 0–1 Cape VerdeYaoundé
Monday 10 January 2022
- Senegal 1–0 ZimbabweBafoussam
- Guinea 1–0 MalawiBafoussam
- Morocco 1–0 GhanaYaoundé
- Comoros 0–1 GabonYaoundé
Tuesday 11 January 2022
- Nigeria 1–0 EgyptGaroua
- Sudan 0–0 Guinea-BissauGaroua
- Algeria 0–0 Sierra LeoneDouala
Wednesday 12 January 2022
- Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Ivory CoastDouala
- Tunisia 0–1 MaliLimbé
- Mauritania 0–1 GambiaLimbé
Thursday 13 January 2022
- Cameroon 4–1 EthiopiaYaoundé
- Cape Verde 0–1 Burkina FasoYaoundé
Friday 14 January 2022
- Senegal 0–0 GuineaBafoussam
- Malawi 2–1 ZimbabweBafoussam
- Morocco 2–0 ComorosYaoundé
- Gabon 1–1 GhanaYaoundé
Saturday 15 January 2022
- Nigeria 3–1 SudanGaroua
- Guinea-Bissau 0–1 EgyptGaroua
Sunday 16 January 2022
- Ivory Coast 2–2 Sierra LeoneDouala
- Algeria 0–1 Equatorial GuineaDouala
- Gambia 1–1 MaliLimbé
- Tunisia 4–0 MauritaniaLimbé
Monday 17 January 2022
- Burkina Faso 1–1 EthiopiaBafoussam
- Cameroon 1–1 Cape VerdeYaoundé
Tuesday 18 January 2022
- Malawi 0–0 SenegalBafoussam
- Zimbabwe 2–1 GuineaYaoundé
- Gabon 2–2 MoroccoYaoundé
- Ghana 2–3 ComorosGaroua
Wednesday 19 January 2022
- Egypt 1–0 SudanYaoundé
- Guinea-Bissau 0–2 NigeriaGaroua
Thursday 20 January 2022
- Ivory Coast 3–1 AlgeriaDouala
- Sierra Leone 0–1 Equatorial GuineaLimbé
- Gambia 1–0 TunisiaLimbé
- Mali 2–0 MauritaniaDouala
Sunday 23 January 2022
- Burkina Faso 1–1 GabonBurkina Faso won on penalties · Limbé
- Nigeria 0–1 TunisiaGaroua
Monday 24 January 2022
Tuesday 25 January 2022
- Morocco 2–1 MalawiYaoundé
- Senegal 2–0 Cape VerdeBafoussam
Wednesday 26 January 2022
- Ivory Coast 0–0 EgyptEgypt won on penalties · Douala
- Mali 0–0 Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea won on penalties · Limbé
Saturday 29 January 2022
- Burkina Faso 1–0 TunisiaGaroua
- Cameroon 2–0 GambiaDouala
Sunday 30 January 2022
- Egypt 2–1 MoroccoYaoundé
- Senegal 3–1 Equatorial GuineaYaoundé
Wednesday 2 February 2022
- Burkina Faso 1–3 SenegalYaoundé
Thursday 3 February 2022
Saturday 5 February 2022
- Cameroon 3–3 Burkina FasoCameroon won on penalties · Yaoundé