Except, the 1976 AFCON staged in Ethiopia which was played in a league format, the rest of the finals were settled in a one-off game.
Results of AFCON grand finales since 1957
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However, in 1974, the final between Zaire now DR Congo and Zambia was settled, after a replay. The final ended in a 2-2 draw, before Zaire won the final replay 2-0.
The rest of the final have been settled in a one-off game.
Year Winners Runners-up
1957 Egypt 4-0 Ethiopia
[Final tournament in Sudan]
1959 Egypt 2-1 Sudan
[Final tournament in Egypt]
1962 Ethiopia 4-2 Egypt [aet]
[Final tournament in Ethiopia]
1963 Ghana 3-0 Sudan
[Final tournament in Ghana]
1965 Ghana 3-2 Tunisia [aet]
[Final tournament in Tunisia]
1968 Congo (Kinshasa) 1-0 Ghana
[Final tournament in Ethiopia]
1970 Sudan 1-0 Ghana
[Final tournament in Sudan]
1972 Congo (Brazzaville) 3-2 Mali
[Final tournament in Cameroon]
1974 Zaire 2-2 Zambia [aet]
replay Zaire 2-0 Zambia
[Final tournament in Egypt]
1976 Morocco 1-1 Guinea [group format]
[Final tournament in Ethiopia]
1978 Ghana 2-0 Uganda
[Final tournament in Ghana]
1980 Nigeria 3-0 Algeria
[Final tournament in Nigeria]
1982 Ghana 1-1 Libya [aet, 7-6 pen]
[Final tournament in Libya]
1984 Cameroon 3-1 Nigeria
[Final tournament in Ivory Coast]
1986 Egypt 0-0 Cameroon [aet, 5-4 pen]
[Final tournament in Egypt]
1988 Cameroon 1-0 Nigeria
[Final tournament in Morocco]
1990 Algeria 1-0 Nigeria
[Final tournament in Algeria]
1992 Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana [aet, 11-10 pen]
[Final tournament in Senegal]
1994 Nigeria 2-1 Zambia
[Final tournament in Tunisia]
1996 South Africa 2-0 Tunisia
[Final tournament in South Africa]
1998 Egypt 2-0 South Africa
[Final tournament in Burkina Faso]
2000 Cameroon 2-2 Nigeria [aet, 4-3 pen]
[Final tournament in Nigeria and Ghana]
2002 Cameroon 0-0 Senegal [aet, 3-2 pen]
[Final tournament in Mali]
2004 Tunisia 2-1 Morocco
[Final tournament in Tunisia]
2006 Egypt 0-0 Ivory Coast [aet, 4-2 pen]
[Final tournament in Egypt]
2008 Egypt 1-0 Cameroon
[Final tournament in Ghana]
2010 Egypt 1-0 Ghana
[Final tournament in Angola]
2012 Zambia 0-0 Ivory Coast [aet, 8-7 pen]
[Final tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea]
2013 Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso
[Final tournament in South Africa]
2015 Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana [aet, 9-8 pen]
[Final tournament in Equatorial Guinea]
2017 Cameroon 2-1 Egypt
[Final tournament in Gabon]
N/B: AET: After Extra Time
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