The Most Successful Countries at the Africa Cup of Nations

The African Cup of Nations has now come to a close. Hosted by Cameroon, 24 countries had been playing for the right to be crowned the 33rd champions of the continent. There were a number of upsets on the pitch with Algeria, winners of the last tournament, knocked out after a dismal group stage. Three-time champions Nigeria exited in the round of 16, while Ghana, champions already on four occasions, failed to win a match and never got out of their group.

In the end, having beaten Egypt on penalties despite a heroic 120+ minutes from Gabaski between the sticks, Senegal managed to pick up their maiden title. As this infographic shows, that does still leave Egypt in front in the overall standings, although the most recent of their seven victories came back in 2010. They have now experienced their second dose of final heartbreak, having also fallen at the last hurdle in 2017 against Cameroon.