Women's Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics

This article concerns the records and statistics of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations, previously known as the African Women's Championship.

General performances Teams reaching the semi-finals/top four TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-placeTotal top four10 (1998*, 2000, 2002*, 2004, 2006*, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024)1 (2008)2 (2012, 2022)132 (2008*, 2012*)1 (2010)31 (2022)4 (2000*, 2008, 2012, 2018)2 (2006, 2010*)4 (2002, 2014, 2016, 2024)111 (2026)3 (2004, 2014, 2016*)3 (2002, 2012, 2018)4 (1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)113 (1998, 2002, 2006)4 (2000, 2004, 2016, 2024)72 (2022*, 2024*)1 (2026*)31 (2026)11 (1998)11 (2014)11 (2022)11 (2026)11 (2000)11 (2004)11 (2018)1 * hosts ** losing semi-finals

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

Team Appearances Debut Most recent Best result 14 1998 2026  bgcolor=gold (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024) 14 1998 2026  bgcolor=gold (2022) 13 1998 2026  bgcolor=gold (2026) 12 1998 2026 bgcolor=silver (1998, 2002, 2006) 9 2002 2026 bgcolor=#9acdff (2018) 7 2004 2026 bgcolor=#cc9966 (2026) 5 2006 2018 bgcolor=gold (2008, 2012) 5 1998 2026 bgcolor=silver (2022, 2024) 5 2014 2026 bgcolor=#cc9966 (2022) 4 1998 2024 bgcolor=#cc9966 (1998) 4 2000 2016 bgcolor=#9acdff (2000) 4 2012 2026 (2022, 2024) 3 2012 2026 bgcolor=#cc9966 (2014) 3 2002 2012 bgcolor=#9acdff (2004) 3 2008 2024 (2022) 3 1998 2026 3 2010 2026 2 2022 2024 (2022) 2 2000 2022 2 2016 2026 2 2022 2026 1 2026 2026 bgcolor=silver (2026) 1 2000 2000 1 2002 2002 1 2008 2008 1 2014 2014 1 2022 2022 1 2022 2022 1 2026 2026

Overall team statistics

RankTeamPartMWDLGF GAGDPoints114715210919937+162166214663111249773+24104313622816188179+2100412512413147947+3285552113264639+741652411763538−34075198562828029893074193372−3925972565142245−2323103125252421+317114144371115−41512164021210+212134142571328−1511144142391640−24915311146624−1871627205710−361726123713−6518310127815−751926114510−542039117919−104211310235−23221310236−332339108636−303241302123−12251301236−31261301239−61271300327−502813003311−802926006217−150

Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend

– Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Semi-finals – Quarter-finalists GS – Group stage

– Winner and advance to World Cup Q – Qualified – Did not qualify – Did not enter – Withdrew before qualification — Withdrew/Disqualified after qualification  – Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team(Total 31 teams) 1991 1995 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2022 2024 2026 App. (4) (6) (7) (8) (12) (16) × × × • × GS GS • GS × GS • GS • QF 3rd 7 × SF × × GS × • × • × × × × • • •2 × × × × × × × • • • • • × QF GS •2 × × × × × × × × × × • • • GS • GS2 × × GS • •1 2nd × 4th GS 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd QF • 1st 14 × • GS1 × × × × • • GS × × × × • • • ×1 × × 3rd × • × GS • • GS × × × × GS •4 × × GS • × × • × × • • GS × • • GS3 × × × × • • GS 1st 2nd 1st • • GS • • •5 × × × × GS 4th × × • GS • • • • • •3QF SF 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd GS GS • GS 3rd GS • 3rd QF 14 SF × • × × • • • • • × • × • • •1 × × × × • × • • • GS 3rd • • • • QF 3 × × × × × × • × × × • GS • • • GS2 • • × × • × × × • × 2nd1 × × × × GS GS GS GS GS • • GS 4th • QF GS9 × × GS GS • × • • • • • • • 2nd 2nd 4th 5 × × × × × × • • • • GS • • • • •1 W W 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st 4th 1st QF 16 GS 1 × × × • • • • • GS • • • QF QF GS4 × QF × × × × × × • × × × × • × •1 × 2nd GS 2nd 4th GS 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 1st 4th QF 15 × × × × • • • • GS • • • • • GS GS3 × × × × × × • × × × × × × GS • •1 × × × × × × × GS • • • • × QF GS •3 × × • GS • × × × × • × × • GS • •2 QF × × • × • • × • GS • GS 3rd QF GS6 × × 4th GS GS × • × • • GS • • × •4

Debut of national teams Year Debuting teams Teams 1998, , , , , , 772000, , 3102002, , 31320041142006, 216200811720101182012, 2202014, 22220161232018None0232022, , , 4272024None0272026, 229

Medal table

Results of host nations Most tournaments hosted Years in bold indicate hosting nation won the tournament. No. of times hostedCountryYear(s)Wins as host Thrice 1998, 2002, 2006 3/3 2000, 2004, 2010 0/3 2022, 2024, 2026 0/3Twice 2008, 2012 2/2 Once 2014 0/1 2016 0/1 2018 0/1

Year Host nation Result 1998 Champions2000 Runners-up 2002 Champions2004 Group Stage 2006 Champions 2008 Champions 2010 Third place 2012 Champions 2014 Group Stage 2016 Runners-up 2018 Group Stage 2022 Runners-up 2024 Runners-up 2026 Fourth place

Results of defending finalists Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners-up Finish 2000 Champions Third place 2002 Champions Fourth place 2004 Champions Third place 2006 Champions Fourth place 2008 Third place Group Stage 2010 Runners-up Third place 2012 Fourth place Champions 2014 Did not qualify Fourth place 2016 Champions Runners-up 2018 Champions Third place 2022 Fourth place Champions 2024 Fourth place Runners-up 2026 Quarter-finals Fourth place

Results by regions

+Total times teams qualified by regionRegion WAFUUNIFFACCOSAFAUNAFCECAFATotalTop 89276024Top 42215144156Top 2137620281st103100142nd34520143rd64310144th3451114

+Champions by region RegionChampion(s)TitlesWAFU (West Africa)Nigeria (10)10UNIFFAC (Central Africa)Equatorial Guinea (2), Cameroon (1)3COSAFA (Southern Africa)South Africa (1)1UNAF (North Africa)––CECAFA (East Africa)––

General statistics by tournament

Year Hosts Champions (titles) Winning Coach Player of the Tournament Top scorer(s) (goals)Best Goalkeeper 1998 Nigeria Nigeria (1) Ismaila Mabo rowspan="3" Nkiru Okosieme (3)rowspan="8" 2000 South Africa Nigeria (2) Ismaila Mabo Mercy Akide (7)2002 Nigeria Nigeria (3) Samuel Okpodu Perpetua Nkwocha (4)2004 South Africa Nigeria (4) Godwin Izilien Perpetua Nkwocha Perpetua Nkwocha (9)2006 Nigeria Nigeria (5) Ntiero Effiom Portia Modise Perpetua Nkwocha (7)2008 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (1) Clémentine Touré Noko Matlou Genoveva Añonman (6)2010 South Africa Nigeria (6) Ngozi Eucharia Uche Stella Mbachu Perpetua Nkwocha (11)2012 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (2) Esteban Becker Genoveva Añonman Genoveva Añonman (6)2014 Namibia Nigeria (7) Edwin Okon Asisat Oshoala Desire Oparanozie (5) Annette Ngo Ndom2016 Cameroon Nigeria (8) Florence Omagbemi Gabrielle Onguéné Asisat Oshoala (6) Annette Ngo Ndom2018 Ghana Nigeria (9) Thomas Dennerby Thembi Kgatlana Thembi Kgatlana (5) Tochukwu Oluehi2022 Morocco South Africa (1) Desiree Ellis Ghizlane Chebbak Andile Dlamini2024 Morocco Nigeria (10) Justine Madugu Rasheedat Ajibade Ghizlane Chebbak (5) Chiamaka Nnadozie2026 Morocco Cameroon (1) Valentine Nguele Monique Ngock Michaely Bihina

Teams: tournament position Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.

Most titles won 10, (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024). Most finishes in the top two 10, (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024). Most finishes in the top four 13, (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024). Most second-place finishes 4, (2000, 2008, 2012, 2018). Most third-place finishes 4, (2000, 2004, 2016, 2024). Most third/fourth-place finishes 7, (1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016). Most championship appearances 14, and .(every tournament)

Consecutive Most consecutive championships 5, (1998–2006). Most consecutive finishes in the top two 5, (1998–2006). Most consecutive finishes in the top three 7, (1998–2010). Most consecutive finishes in the top four 13, (1998–2024). Most consecutive appearances in the finals tournament 14, & (1998–2026) (every tournament). Most consecutive second-place finishes 2, (2014–2016), (2022–2024). Most consecutive third-place finishes no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments Most consecutive fourth-place finishes 3, (2006–2010).

Gaps Longest gap between successive titles 6 years, (2018–2024).(1 edition) Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two 10 years, (2004–2014). Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four 10 years, (2000–2016). Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals 22 years, and (2000–2022).

Host team Best finish by host team Champion: (1998, 2002, 2006) (2008, 2012). Worst finish by host team Group stage: (2004), (2014), (2018).

Defending champion Best finish by defending champion Champion: (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2018). Worst finish by defending champion Did not qualify: (2014).

Debuting teams Best finish by a debuting team Champion: (1998). Best finish by a debuting team, excluding inaugural tournament Runners-up: (2026).

Top scoring teams by tournament 1998: , 28 goals 2000: , 19 goals 2002: , 15 goals 2004: , 18 goals 2006: , 18 goals 2008: , 11 goals 2010: , 19 goals 2012: , 18 goals 2014: , 16 goals 2016: , 13 goals 2018: , 11 goals 2022: , 10 goals 2024: , 14 goals 2026: , 12 goals

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

Other Most finishes in the top two without ever being champion 3, (1998, 2002, 2006). Most finishes in the top four without ever being champion 7, (1998–2006, 2016, 2024). Most appearances without ever being champion 12, (1998–2010, 2014–2018, 2024, 2026). Most finishes in the top four without ever finishing in the top two 1, (1998), (2014), (2022), (2026). Most appearances without ever finishing in the top two 9, (2000–2010, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2026). Most appearances without ever finishing in the top four 4, (2012, 2022, 2024, 2026). Most points in the group stage, yet eliminated 6, (2026) Most meetings between two teams, final match 3, vs (1998, 2002, 2006) and vs (2004, 2014, 2016).

Tournament progression Progressed from the group stage the most times 14, (every tournament). Eliminated in the group stage the most times 7, (2002–2010, 2016, 2026) Most appearances, always progressed from the group stage 14, (every tournament). Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage 3, (1998, 2016, 2026) and (2010, 2024, 2026). Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage 14, (every tournament). Most consecutive eliminations from the group stage 6, (2002–2010, 2016).

Teams: matches played and goals scored All time Most matches played 71, . Most wins 52, . Fewest wins 0, , , , , , . Most losses 24, . Fewest losses 2, , , , , . Most draws 16, . Most goals scored 199, . Most goals conceded 79, . Fewest goals scored 2, , . Fewest goals conceded 5, . Highest goal difference +162, . Lowest goal difference −39, .

In one tournament Most wins 6, (2022, out of 6) Winning all matches (1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 5 matches), , (2012, 5 matches), , (2022, 6 matches). Most goals scored 28, , (1998). Most goals scored, group stage 20, , (1998). Most goals scored, champions 28, , 1998. Most goals scored, hosts 28, , (1998). Fewest goals scored, champions 8, , (2026). Fewest goals scored, hosts 2, , (2004). Most goals conceded, champions 4, , (2008), , (2010). Fewest goals conceded, champions 0, , (1998), , (2012).

Tournament Most goals scored in a tournament 90, 2026. Fewest goals scored in a tournament 37, 2008. Most goals per match in a tournament 4.77 goals per match, 1998. Fewest goals per match in a tournament 2.25 goals per match, 2022. Most players scoring at least two goals in a tournament 17: 2022. Most players scoring at least three goals in a tournament 7: 2002. Most players scoring at least four goals in a tournament 4: 2012, 2026. Most players scoring at least five goals in a tournament 3: 2026. Most players scoring at least six goals in a tournament 2: 2006. Most players scoring at least nine goals in a tournament 1: 2000, 2010 (Perpetua Nkwocha ).