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International Football - African Cup of Nations

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Most Tournament Appearances (Team)

This list features the national teams that have the most tournament appearances in the history of the African Cup of Nations.

RANK

NATION

TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES

MATCHES

1

Egypt

27

118

2

Ivory Coast

26

111

3

Ghana

24

105

4

Cameroon

22

100

5

Tunisia

22

87

6

Nigeria

21

111

7

Algeria

21

85

8

Morocco

20

81

9

Zambia

19

73

10

Senegal

18

78

11

Mali

14

64

12

Democratic Republic of the Congo

14

58

13

Burkina Faso

14

56

14

Guinea

14

52

15

South Africa

13

55

16

Ethiopia

11

31

17

Angola

10

34

18

Sudan

10

31

19

Gabon

9

28

20

Uganda

8

26

21

Togo

8

25

22

Zaire

7

26

23

Republic of the Congo

7

26

24

Mozambique

6

19

25

Zimbabwe

6

18

26

Kenya

6

17

27

Equatorial Guinea

5

22

28

Benin

5

18

29

Cape Verde

4

16

30

Namibia

4

13

31

Tanzania

4

13

32

Guinea-Bissau

4

12

33

Libya

3

11

34

Malawi

3

10

35

Mauritania

3

10

36

Sierra Leone

3

8

37

The Gambia

2

8

38

Comoros

2

7

39

Niger

2

6

40

Botswana

2

6

41

Liberia

2

5

42

Madagascar

1

5

43

Rwanda

1

3

44

Burundi

1

3

45

Mauritius

1

3


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References

Wikipedia. (2024). Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics – Overall team records. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Cup_of_Nations_records_and_statistics#Overall_team_records(Accessed 1 December 2025).
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