Tournament Intelligence

Africa Cup of Nations

Continental· CAF· 3654 games
3,654Played
1,977Home Wins
915Draws
762Away Wins

Record

54.1%
25.0%
20.9%
Home Wins
1977
Draws
915
Away Wins
762

Scoring

5,731

Home Goals

vs
3,130

Away Goals

8,861Total Goals
2.43Goals / Game
+2,601Home GD

Tournament Info

Type
Continental
Confederation
CAF
First Game
10 Feb 195769 years ago
Latest Game
6 Oct 2026
1957 69 years 2026

Editions

36editions played
Avg Games
102
Highest Scoring
1963 · 3.93/game
Most Recent
2026

Top Teams

1Nigeria
245 games
2Algeria
238 games
3Egypt
235 games
4Cameroon
230 games
5Ghana
227 games

Scoring Detail

Both Scored
1,53241.9%
Clean Sheets
2,13329.2%
Goalless Draws
37910.4%

Extras

Extra Time
762.1%
Penalty Shootouts
792.2%

Milestones

🏟️

First Game

Sudan 1-2 Egypt in Khartoum

10 Feb 1957
⚽

Highest Scoring Edition

goals per game in 1963

3.93
🏆

Most Titles

6 tournament wins

Egypt
📊

Most Appearances

245 games played

Nigeria
🎯

Most Goals in a Game

São Tomé e Príncipe 0-10 Nigeria (2022)

10