Ahead of AFCON 2023, here’s a recap of past winners and runners-up

As the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, kicks off today, let’s see past winners and runners-up.

1957: Egypt — Ethiopia

1959: Egypt — Sudan

1962: Ethiopia — Egypt

1963: Ghana — Sudan

1965: Ghana — Tunisia

1968: Congo (Kinshasa) — Ghana

1970: Sudan — Ghana

1972: Congo (Brazzaville) — Mali

1974: Zaire — Zambia

1976: Morocco — Guinea

1978: Ghana — Uganda

1980: Nigeria — Algeria

1982: Ghana — Libya

1984: Cameroon — Nigeria

1986: Egypt — Cameroon

1988: Cameroon — Nigeria

1990: Algeria — Nigeria

1992: Côte d’Ivoire — Ghana

1994: Nigeria — Zambia

1996: South Africa — Tunisia

1998: Egypt — South Africa

2000: Cameroon — Nigeria

2002: Cameroon — Senegal

2004: Tunisia — Morocco

2006: Egypt — Côte d’Ivoire

2008: Egypt — Cameroon

2010: Egypt — Ghana

2012: Zambia — Côte d’Ivoire

2013: Nigeria — Burkina Faso

2015: Côte d’Ivoire — Ghana

2017: Cameroon — Egypt

2019: Algeria — Senegal

2021: Senegal — Egypt

By February 11 we will know the new entrants to this list of AFCON winners.