They now have two titles, joining DR Congo and Ivory Coast in the fifth place
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Algeria & 13 past winners of the AFCON
Algeria defeated Senegal 1-0 on Friday at the Cairo International Sports Stadium to become the fifth most successful country in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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14 countries have previously won the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) since its inception in 1957.
The first team to win the AFCON was Egypt in 1957.
The North Africans giants are the most successful country in the anal of the competition. They have been crowned champions on seven occasions.
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The North Africans won it in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010
This is followed by Cameroon with five titles: 1984, 1988, 2000 and 2002
Ghana are the third most successful country in the history of the AFCON: 1963, 1965, 1978 and 1982.
The Black Stars were the first team to win it for keeps in 1978.
Below is the breakdown of the past winner of the continent’s showpiece:
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1957 Egypt
1959 Egypt
1962 Ethiopia
1963 Ghana
1965 Ghana
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1968 Congo (Kinshasa)
1970 Sudan
1972 Congo (Brazzaville)
1974 Zaire
1976 Morocco
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1978 Ghana
1980 Nigeria
1982 Ghana
1984 Cameroon
1986 Egypt
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1988 Cameroon
1990 Algeria
1992 Ivory Coast
1994 Nigeria
1996 South Africa
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1998 Egypt
2000 Cameroon
2002 Cameroon
2004 Tunisia
2006 Egypt
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2008 Egypt
2010 Egypt
2012 Zambia
2013 Nigeria
2015 Ivory Coast
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2017 Cameroon
2019 Algeria
Countrywise list of winners
Egypt 7
Cameroon 5
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Ghana 4
Nigeria 3
Congo (Kinshasa) 2 [includes Zaire]
Ivory Coast 2
Algeria 2
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Congo (Brazzaville) 1
Ethiopia 1
Morocco 1
South Africa 1
Sudan 1
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Tunisia 1
Zambia 1
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