Tournament Intelligence

Africa Cup of Nations

ACON · Continental Finals · 3609 games
3,609Played
1,940Home Wins
906Draws
763Away Wins

Record

53.8%
25.1%
21.1%
Home Wins
1940
Draws
906
Away Wins
763

Scoring

5,647

Home Goals

vs
3,093

Away Goals

8,740Total Goals
2.42Goals / Game
+2,554Home GD

Tournament Info

Type
Continental Finals
Confederation
CAF
First Game
10 Feb 195769 years ago
Latest Game
31 Mar 2026

Editions

36editions played
Avg Games
100
Highest Scoring
1963 · 3.93/game
Most Recent
2026

69 years

1957 69 years 2026

Scoring Detail

Both Scored
1,50641.7%
Clean Sheets
2,11029.2%
Goalless Draws
37910.5%

Extras

Extra Time
812.2%
Penalty Shootouts
782.2%

Top Teams

1Nigeria
243 games
2Algeria
236 games
3Egypt
234 games
4Cameroon
228 games
5Ghana
225 games

Milestones

🏟️

First Game

Sudan 1–2 Egypt in Khartoum

10 Feb 1957
⚽

Highest Scoring Edition

goals per game in 1963

3.93
🏆

Most Titles

5 tournament wins

Cameroon
📊

Most Appearances

243 games played

Nigeria
🎯

Most Goals in a Game

São Tomé e Príncipe 0–10 Nigeria (2022)

10