Year | Hosts | Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Manager |
1970 | Sudan | Abd Al Aziz Abdallah | Samir Salih John Eshun Amin Zaki Hany Moustafa | Ernest Kallet Bialy Ibrahim Sunday ... Gnawri Camara Mamadou Maxim | Laurent Pokou Jaksa | |
1972 | Cameroon | Allal Ben Kassou | Abdella "Kaunda" El-Ser Tshimen Bwanga Paul Nlend Boujemaa Benkhrif | Noël Birindi Minga Mayanga Maku Paul-Gaston N'Dongo Jean-Pierre Tokoto | Kakoko Etepé François M'Pelé | |
1974 | Egypt | Kazadi Mwamba | Gabriel Dengaki Dick Chama Lobilo Boba Hany Moustafa | Ndaye Mulamba Farouk Gaafar Hassan Shehata Mayanga Maku | Kakoko Etepé Ali Abo Greisha | |
1976 | Ethiopia | Mohammed Al-Hazaz | Mustapha "Chérif" Fetoui Mustafa Younis Chérif Souleymane Djibril Diara | Tolde Farouk Gaafar Haruna Ilerika Kunle Awesu | Petit Sory Ahmed Faras | |
1978 | Ghana | Mohammed Al-Hazaz | Mokhtar Dhouieb James Kuuku Dadzie Khaled Gasmi Larbi Ihardane | Moses Nsereko Karim Abdul Razak Adolf Armah Phillip Omondi | Segun Odegbami Mohammed Polo | |
1980 | Nigeria | Best Ogedegbe | Mustapha Kouici Mohamed Salah El-Din Moussa Camara Christian Chukwu | Lakhdar Belloumi Ali Fergani Mahmoud El Khatib Shawky Gharieb | Salah Assad Segun Odegbami | |
1982 | Libya | Thomas Nkono | Chaabane Merzekane Sampson Lamptey Haruna Yusif Ali Al-Beshari | George Alhassan Samuel Opoku Nti Emmanuel Quarshie Fawzi Al-Issawi | Salah Assad Rabah Madjer | |
1984 | Ivory Coast | Joseph-Antoine Bell | Isaac Sinkot Ali Shehata Ibrahim Youssef Stephen Keshi | Lakhdar Belloumi Théophile Abega Taher Abouzeid Clement Temile | Djamel Menad Clifton Msiya | |
1986 | Egypt | Thomas N'Kono | André Kana-Biyik Ali Shehata Roger Mendy Rabei Yassin | Emile Mbouh Magdi Abdelghani Moustafa Abdou Taher Abouzaid | Roger Milla Kalusha Bwalya | |
1988 | Morocco | Joseph-Antoine Bell | Tijani El Maataoui Emmanuel Kundé John Buana Stephen Tataw | Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo Emile Mbouh Henry Nwosu Paul Mfede | Roger Milla Aziz Bouderbala | |
1990 | Algeria | Antar Osmani | Ali Benhalima André Kana-Biyik Arsène Hobou Samuel Chomba | Djamel Amani Rabah Madjer Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Moses Kpakor | Djamel Menad Webster Chikabala | |
1992 | Senegal | Alain Gouaméné | Basile Aka Kouame Hany Ramzy Stephen Keshi Adolphe Mendy | Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo Abedi Pele Jean-Claude Pagal Serge-Alain Maguy | Rashidi Yekini Tony Yeboah | |
1994 | Tunisia | Ahmed Shobair | Frank Amankwah Harrison Chongo Elijah Litana Benedict Iroha | Serge-Alain Maguy Jay-Jay Okocha Daniel Amokachi Abedi Pele | Joël Tiéhi Rashidi Yekini | |
1996 | South Africa | Chokri El Ouaer | Yasser Radwan Mark Fish Elijah Litana Isaac Asare | Zoubeir Baya Hazem Emam Abedi Pele Mark Williams | Kalusha Bwalya Tony Yeboah | |
1998 | Burkina Faso | Nader El-Sayed | Mark Fish Jojo Noureddine Naybet Mohamed Emara | Charles Akonnor Hassen Gabsi Tchiressoua Guel Didier Ekanza Simba | Hossam Hassan Benni McCarthy | |
2000 | Ghana Nigeria | Nader El-Sayed | Pape Malick Diop Khaled Badra Rigobert Song Mohamed Emara | Billel Dziri Lauren Jay-Jay Okocha Khalilou Fadiga | Samuel Eto'o Shaun Bartlett | |
2002 | Mali | Tony Sylva | Taribo West Rigobert Song Ifeanyi Udeze Hany Ramzy | Seydou Keita Rafik Saifi Patrick M'Boma Sibusiso Zuma | Julius Aghahowa El Hadji Diouf | |
2004 | Tunisia | Vincent Enyeama | Walid Regragui Khaled Badra Abdeslam Ouaddou Timothée Atouba | Karim Ziani Riadh Bouazizi Jay-Jay Okocha John Utaka | Frédéric Kanouté Francileudo Santos | |
2006 | Egypt | Essam El Hadary | Rigobert Song Wael Gomaa Emmanuel Eboué Taye Taiwo | Stephen Appiah Mohamed Aboutrika Ahmed Hassan Pascal Feindouno | Didier Drogba Samuel Eto'o | |
2008 | Ghana | Essam El-Hadary | Geremi Wael Gomaa Michael Essien | Sulley Muntari Yaya Touré Alex Song Hosny Abd Rabo Mohamed Aboutrika | Amr Zaki Manucho | |
2010 | Angola | Essam El-Hadary | Madjid Bougherra Wael Gomaa Mabiná | Ahmed Fathy Peter Odemwingie Alex Song Ahmed Hassan | Asamoah Gyan Mohamed Zidan Flávio | |
2012 | Gabon Equatorial Guinea | Kennedy Mweene | Jean-Jacques Gosso Stophira Sunzu John Mensah Adama Tamboura | Emmanuel Mayuka Yaya Touré Gervinho Seydou Keita | Christopher Katongo Didier Drogba | |
2013 | South Africa | Vincent Enyeama | Bakary Koné Nando Siaka Tiéné Efe Ambrose | Jonathan Pitroipa Seydou Keita Mikel John Obi Victor Moses | Asamoah Gyan Emmanuel Emenike | |
2015 | Equatorial Guinea | Sylvain Gbohouo Robert Kidiaba (tie) | Serge Aurier Harrison Afful Kolo Touré | André Ayew Yaya Touré Max Gradel Yannick Bolasie Gervinho | Christian Atsu Wilfried Bony | |
2017 | Gabon | Fabrice Ondoa | Kara Mbodji Ahmed Hegazi Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui | Charles Kaboré Mubarak Wakaso Bertrand Traoré Christian Atsu Mohamed Salah | Christian Bassogog Junior Kabananga | |
2019 | Egypt | Raïs M'Bolhi | Kalidou Koulibaly Yassine Meriah Lamine Gassama Youssouf Sabaly | Idrissa Gueye Adlène Guedioura Ismaël Bennacer | Odion Ighalo Sadio Mané Riyad Mahrez | Djamel Belmadi |
2021[1] | Cameroon | Édouard Mendy | Achraf Hakimi Mohamed Abdelmonem Edmond Tapsoba Saliou Ciss | Mohamed Elneny Nampalys Mendy Blati Touré | Mohamed Salah Vincent Aboubakar Sadio Mané | Aliou Cissé |
2023[2] | Ivory Coast | Ronwen Williams | Ola Aina William Troost-Ekong Chancel Mbemba Ghislain Konan | Teboho Mokoena Jean Michaël Seri Franck Kessié | Yoane Wissa Emilio Nsue Ademola Lookman | Emerse Faé |