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African Nations Cup records
Most titles won: 4
Egypt: 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998
Ghana: 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982
Cameroon: 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002
Most appearances at the finals: Egypt (20)
1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Most appearances in a final: Ghana (7)
1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1992
Most matches played in the finals: Egypt (72)
Most wins in the finals: Egypt (36)
Most goals in the finals: Egypt (112)
Most Nations Cup appearances by a player:
Alain Gouamene - Ivory Coast (7)
1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Most goals in the finals:
Laurent Pokou of the Ivory Coast scored 14 in two tournaments - 1968 & 1970
Most goals scored in a single tournament:
Mulumba Ndaye of Zaire scored 9 goals in 1974
Most goals scored by an individual in one match:
Laurent Pokou scored five goals as the Ivory Coast beat Ethiopia 6-1 in the 1970 edition
Fastest ever goal: Ayman Mansour, Egypt (23 seconds)
Most goals scored in one match: 9
Egypt 6-3 Nigeria, 1963
Most goals in a single tournament: 54
Egypt 1974, under the old eight-team system
Tournament with most goals scored:
Burkina Faso 1998 produced 93 goals in 32 games
Highest winning margin: 5
Ivory Coast 6-1 Ethiopia 1970
Youngest ever player: Chiva Star Nzighou (Gabon)
16 years, two months, 30 days at the 2000 finals
Who will be African Champion this time?
Most titles won: 4
Egypt: 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998
Ghana: 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982
Cameroon: 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002
Most appearances at the finals: Egypt (20)
1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004
Most appearances in a final: Ghana (7)
1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1992
Most matches played in the finals: Egypt (72)
Most wins in the finals: Egypt (36)
Most goals in the finals: Egypt (112)
Most Nations Cup appearances by a player:
Alain Gouamene - Ivory Coast (7)
1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000
Most goals in the finals:
Laurent Pokou of the Ivory Coast scored 14 in two tournaments - 1968 & 1970
Most goals scored in a single tournament:
Mulumba Ndaye of Zaire scored 9 goals in 1974
Most goals scored by an individual in one match:
Laurent Pokou scored five goals as the Ivory Coast beat Ethiopia 6-1 in the 1970 edition
Fastest ever goal: Ayman Mansour, Egypt (23 seconds)
Most goals scored in one match: 9
Egypt 6-3 Nigeria, 1963
Most goals in a single tournament: 54
Egypt 1974, under the old eight-team system
Tournament with most goals scored:
Burkina Faso 1998 produced 93 goals in 32 games
Highest winning margin: 5
Ivory Coast 6-1 Ethiopia 1970
Youngest ever player: Chiva Star Nzighou (Gabon)
16 years, two months, 30 days at the 2000 finals
Who will be African Champion this time?
How does he, whose guardian is Allah, get perished? And how can he, who is being pursued by Allah, get salvation? (Imam Mohammad Taqi
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