The heartbeat of Africa
AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2025, MOROCCO
TOURNAMENT GUIDE

Hosts Morocco begin tournament as strong favourites,
establishing a world record streak of 18 successive
victories in 2025, while Côte d’Ivoire aim to defend
their title with the emerging talent of Amad Diallo

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WINNERS AND FINALISTS
Mohamed Salah (inset), chasing his first continental title after reaching
final in 2017 and 2021, aims to captain Egypt to record-extending eighth title

WINNERS: Since 1957 

Egypt 7 wins 10 finals 

Cameroon 5 7

Appearances in Final

Ghana 4  9 

Nigeria 3 8 

Côte d’Ivoire 3 5 

Algeria 2 3

DR Congo 2 2

Senegal: 1 3

Zambia: 1 3
 
Tunisia: 1 3 

Sudan: 1 3 

South Africa: 1 2

Morocco: 1 2 

Ethiopia: 1 2

Congo: 1 1 

Five teams with one final berth
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RECENT FINALS
Winner  Runner-up
2013 Nigeria 1-0  Burkina Faso
2015 Côte d’Ivoire 0-0 (Pens 9-8) Ghana
2017 Cameroon 2-1  Egypt
2019 Algeria 1-0  Senegal
2021 Senegal 0-0 (Pens 4-2) Egypt
2023 Côte d’Ivoire 2-1 Nigeria

TEAM RECORDS
2025 teams only	Win-Draw-Loss

1	Egypt (rank 34*)		59	25	27
2	Nigeria (38)		58	23	23
3	Côte d’Ivoire (42)	48	28	30
4	Cameroon (57)		47	31	17
5	Senegal (19)		30	18	23
6	Morocco (11)		29	25	20
7	Algeria (35)		28	24	28
8	Zambia (90)		26	22	22
9	Tunisia (40)		25	30	28
10	Mali (54)		21	21	17
11	South Africa (61)	19	16	16
12	DR Congo (56)		14	19	21
13	Burkina Faso (62)	10	16	26
14	Eq. Guinea (97)		8	5	6
15	Angola (89)		7	13	11
16	Gabon (78)		7	10	8
17	Sudan (118)		7	7	13
18	Uganda (85)		4	3	16
19	Zimbabwe (129)		3	2	10
20	Comoros (108)		1	0	3
21	Benin (92)		0	5	9
22	Botswana (138)		0	0	3
23	Mozambique (102)		0	4	11
24	Tanzania (112)		0	3	6

Bryan Mbeumo
Cameroon forward excelling at Manchester United

Transfermarkt: Most valuable African players
Bryan Mbeumo	Cameroon / Manchester United	€75m
Victor Osimhen	Nigeria / Galatasaray		€75m
Omar Marmoush	Egypt / Manchester City		€65m
Carlos Baleba	Cameroon / Brighton		€60m
Nicolas Jackson	Senegal / Bayern			€50m
Amad Diallo	Côte d’Ivoire / Man Utd		€50m

Sources: ACN, Transfermarkt
Pictures: Getty Images
*FIFA ranking
December 2025
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