Cameroon have surpassed Ghana as the second most successful nation in the history of the continental showpiece, following their victory over Egypt on Sunday

Year           Champion                                Host

1957             Egypt                                             Sudan

1959 United Arab Republic (Egypt)    United Arab Republic (Egypt)

1962            Ethiopia                               Ethiopia

1963              Ghana                                 Ghana

1965              Ghana                                Tunisia

1968               Congo DR                         Ethiopia

1970               Sudan                                Sudan

1972                 Congo                              Cameroon

1974                 Zaire                                 Egypt

1976                 Morocco                           Ethiopia

1978                Ghana                                Ghana

1980                Nigeria                                Nigeria

1982               Ghana                                 Libya

1984               Cameroon                          Cote d'Ivoire

1986              Egypt                                  Egypt

1988              Cameroon                           Morocco

1990               Algeria                                Algeria

1992                Cote d'Ivoire                     Senegal

1994                Nigeria                                Tunisia

1996                South Africa                        South Africa

1998                Egypt                                  Burkina Faso

2000                 Cameroon                          Ghana/Nigeria

2002                  Cameroon                          Nigeria

2004                  Tunisia                                 Tunisia

2006                   Egypt                                  Egypt

2008                   Egypt                                   Ghana

2010                    Egypt                                 Angola

2012                  Zambia                               Gabon/Equatorial Guinea

2013                  Nigeria                                  South Africa

2015                  Ivory Coast                           Equatorial Guinea

2017                  Cameroon                             Gabon

Summar

Egypt-7

Cameroon-5

Ghana-4

Nigeria-3

DR Congo-2

Ivory Coast-2

Ethiopia, Sudan, Congo, Morocco, Algeria,South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia

Egypt are the most successful nation in the competitions history with seven (7) titles, followed by Cameroon with five (5) titles.

Ghana were the first to win the AFCON three occasions, follwoed by Egypt. Cameroon the third to do so and Nigeria, after winning the title in 2013 made it three three titles.