List of African Nations Championship finals

Not to be confused with List of Africa Cup of Nations finals.
African Nations Championship final
Organising bodyCAF
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
RegionAfrica
Current champions Senegal (1st title)
Most successful team(s)

The African Nations Championship is a biennial football competition run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and established in 2009. It is contested by CAF's national teams featuring players playing in their local leagues.

The DR Congo and Morocco are the most successful teams in this tournament with two titles each, followed by Tunisia, Libya and incumbent champions Senegal with one title each. The winner of the first final was DR Congo, who defeated Ghana 2–0.[1] The last final hosted in Algiers in 2023 was won by the Senegal, defeating Algeria 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 0–0.[2] Of the seven finals, two were decided bypenalty shoot-out (2014 and 2022).

List of finals

Key to the list
a.e.t. Result after extra time
pen. Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
List of finals of the Africa Cup of Nations
Tournament Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref.
2009 DR Congo  2–0  Ghana Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Abidjan, Ivory Coast 35,000 [3]
2011 Tunisia  3–0  Angola Al-Merrikh Stadium Omdurman, Sudan 43,000 [4]
2014 Libya  0–0
(4–3 p) 		 Ghana Cape Town Stadium Cape Town, South Africa 16,505 [5]
2016 DR Congo  3–0  Mali Amahoro Stadium Kigali, Rwanda 25,000 [6]
2018 Morocco  4–0  Nigeria Stade Mohammed V Casablanca, Morocco 75,000 [7]
2020 Morocco  2–0  Mali Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium Yaoundé, Cameroon [8]
2022 Senegal  0–0
(5–4 p) 		 Algeria Nelson Mandela Stadium Algiers, Algeria 39,120 [9]
Upcoming finals
Tournament Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref.
2024 TBD v TBD TBD TBD TBD

Results by nation

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Final match venue locations
Team Winners Runners-up Total finals Years won Years runners-up
 DR Congo 2 0 2 2009, 2016 —
 Morocco 2 0 2 2018, 2020 —
 Libya 1 0 1 2014 —
 Senegal 1 0 1 2022 —
 Tunisia 1 0 1 2011 —
 Ghana 0 2 2 — 2009, 2014
 Mali 0 2 2 — 2016, 2020
 Nigeria 0 1 1 — 2018
 Algeria 0 1 1 — 2022
 Angola 0 1 1 — 2011

See also

References

  1. ^ "DR Congo beat Ghana in CHAN final - 2009 - CAF". 2012-02-20. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  2. ^ "Senegal win penalty shootout against Algeria to become CHAN champions". Cafonline.com. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Match Report of Ghana vs DR Congo - 2009-03-08 - African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  4. ^ "Match Report of Tunisia vs Angola - 2011-02-25 - Orange African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  5. ^ "Match Report of Libya vs Ghana - 2014-02-01 - Orange African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  6. ^ "Match Report of DR Congo vs Mali - 2016-02-07 - Orange African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Morocco vs Nigeria - 2018-02-04 - Total African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  8. ^ "Match Report of Mali vs Morocco - 2021-02-07 - Total African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  9. ^ "Match Report of Libya vs Ghana - 2014-02-01 - Orange African Nations Championship - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-19.