Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

Teams yet to qualify:  Central African Republic,  Chad,  Djibouti,  Eritrea,  Eswatini,  Lesotho,  São Tomé and Príncipe,  Seychelles,  Somalia,  South Sudan In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss.

[4][5] Ad-Diba was also the first ever top goalscorer for an Africa Cup of Nations tournament, scoring 5 goals for  Egypt in 1957.

Kalusha Bwalya (for  Zambia), Samuel Eto'o (for  Cameroon), Asamoah Gyan and André Ayew (both for  Ghana) each scored at least one goal in a record six different tournaments.

The following players appeared in at least six different AFCON tournaments:[7] Essam El Hadary was 44 years and 21 days old when he played for  Egypt in the final against  Cameroon on 5 February 2017.

Rigobert Song (for  Cameroon, between 1998 and 2010) and André Ayew (for  Ghana, between 2008 and 2023) each played in a record 36 matches at the tournament.