SOME AFCON RECORDS YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T KNOW.
South Africa🇿🇦 is the only team to exit the AFCON with no win, no draw and no goal 2006.
Cameroon🇨🇲 has recorded the most clean sheets in a single tournament (6 in 2002 edition)
Nigeria🇳🇬 has placed on the podium a record fifteen times at the tournament (three gold medals, four silver medals and eight bronze medals).
Ghana🇬🇭 (in 1963) and South Africa🇿🇦 (in 1996) are the only teams to have hosted and won the tournament in their debut appearance.
Egypt🇪🇬 has played the most matches in the tournament finals, with 107
Egypt🇪🇬 (in 1957), Ghana🇬🇭 (in 1963) and South Africa (in 1996) are the only teams to have won the tournament in their debut appearance.
Egypt🇪🇬 is the only team to win three consecutive Africa Cup of Nations finals (in 2006, 2008 and 2010).
Egypt🇪🇬 has appeared in the most final matches of the tournament, with ten appearances and seven wins
Tunisia🇹🇳 is the team with the most consecutive appearances at the Africa Cup of Nations, with sixteen from 1994 to 2023
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.
Highest attendance during a game: 120 000 spectators were in Cairo stadium to watch Egypt🇪🇬 v Cameroon🇨🇲 in 1986
Most goals scored in one match: Egypt🇪🇬 6-3 Nigeria🇳🇬 in 1963
Longest penalty session: Ivory Coast🇨🇮 v Cameroon🇨🇲 12-11 (1-1) in 2006
Highest winning margin: Ivory Coast🇨🇮 6-1 Ethiopia🇪🇹 in 1970
🇪🇬Most goals in a single tournament: 102 in Egypt 2019, under the 24-team system
Longest unbeaten streak: Egypt🇪🇬 (24 matches) from 2004 to 2017 finals, where they lost 1-2 to Cameroon.
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