Below are 16 AFCON Records You Probably Didn’t Know

1. South Africa is the only team to exit the AFCON with no win, no draw and no goal 2006.

2. Cameroon has recorded the most clean sheets in a single tournament (6 in 2002 edition)

3. Nigeria has placed on the podium a record fifteen times at the tournament (three gold medals, four silver medals and eight bronze medals).

4. Ghana (in 1963) and South Africa (in 1996) are the only teams to have hosted and won the tournament in their debut appearance.

5. Egypt has played the most matches in the tournament finals, with 107

6. Egypt (in 1957), Ghana (in 1963) and South Africa (in 1996) are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearance.

7. Egypt is the only team to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations finals (in 2006, 2008 and 2010).

8. Egypt has appeared in the most final matches of the tournament, with ten appearances and seven wins

9. Tunisia is the team with the most consecutive appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations, with sixteen from 1994 to 2023

10. Egypt has the longest penalty shoot-out winning streak in the tournament’s history, with six consecutive victories starting from 1986. However, their streak ended after 35 years when they lost 4-2 on penalties to Senegal on February 6, 2022.

11. Highest attendance during a game: 120 000 spectators were in Cairo stadium to watch Egypt v Cameroon in 1986

12. Most goals scored in one match: Egypt 6-3 Nigeria in 1963

13. Longest penalty session: Ivory Coast

v Cameroon 12-11 (1-1) in 2006

14. Highest winning margin: Ivory Coast

6-1 Ethiopia in 1970

15. Most goals in a single tournament: 102 in Egypt 2019, under the 24-team system

16. Longest unbeaten streak: Egypt (24 matches) from 2004 to 2017 finals, where they lost

1-2 to Cameroon.