AFCON 2019: Algeria crowned champions

By Akeem Lawal 

A goal after just two minutes of play is what settled the 32nd edition of African Cup of Nations, AFCON, final between Algeria and Senegal at the Cairo International Stadium.

It becomes the second AFCON victory for Algeria who last won it in 1990 on home soil. The Desert Foxes went the entire competition without losing a game – beating Senegal twice en route.

For the Aliou Cisse Senegal side, it’s a second final disappointment. The first was in Mali 2002 when Cisse, as the skipper, led the Lions to the final only to be beaten by Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions.

AFCON 2019 Awards: Roll Call 

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• AFCON Champions: Desert Foxes, Algeria
• Man of the Tournament: Ismael Bennacer, Algeria
• Man of the match (final): Rais M’bolhi, Algeria goalie
• AFCON Fair Play team: Senegal
• Young Player of the tournament: Ismael Bennacer, Algeria
• Top goalscorer: Odion Ighalo, Nigeria (5 goals)
  

AFCON Winners (Year by Year)

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Sudan 1957: Egypt 4–0 Ethiopia

Egypt 1959: Egypt 2–1 Sudan

Ethiopia 1962: Ethiopia 4–2 Egypt

Ghana 1963: Ghana 3–0 Sudan

Tunisia 1965: Ghana 3–2 Tunisia

Ethiopia 1968: Congo DR 1–0 Ghana

Sudan 1970: Sudan 3–2 Ghana

Cameroon 1972: Congo 3–2 Mali

Egypt 1974: Zaire 2–0 Zambia (after replay. First game ended 2-2)

Ethiopia 1976: Morocco won the title while guinea were ended second

Ghana 1978: Ghana 2–0 Uganda

Nigeria 1980: Nigeria 3–0 Algeria

Libya 1982: Ghana 1–1 Libya (7–6) on penalties

Ivory Coast 1984: Cameroon 3 – 1 Nigeria

Egypt 1986:  Egypt 0–0 Cameroon (5–4) on penalties

Morocco 1988: Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria

Algeria 1990: Algeria 1–0 Nigeria

Senegal 1992: Côte d’Ivoire 0–0 Ghana (11–10) on penalties

Tunisia 1994: Nigeria 2–1 Zambia

South Africa 1996: South Africa 2–0 Tunisia

Burkina Faso 1998: Egypt 2–0 South Africa

Ghana / Nigeria 2000: Cameroon 2–2 Nigeria   (4–3) on penalties

Mali 2002: Cameroon 0–0 Senegal (3-2) on penalties

Tunisia 2004: Tunisia 2–1 Morocco

Egypt 2006: Egypt 0–0 Ivory Coast (4–2) on penalties

Ghana 2008: Egypt 1–0 Cameroon

Angola 2010: Egypt 1–0 Ghana

Gabon / Equatorial Guinea 2012: Zambia 0-0 Ivory Coast (8-7) on penalties

South Africa 2013: Nigeria 1-0 Burkina Faso

Equatorial Guinea 2015: Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana (9-8 on penalties)

Gabon 2017: Cameroon 2-1 Egypt

*Egypt 2019: Senegal 0-1 Algeria*

Titles by country

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Egypt: 7 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)

Cameroon: 5 titles (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)

Ghana: 4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)

Nigeria: 3 titles (1980, 1994, 2013)

Cote d’Ivoire: 2 titles (1992, 2015)

DR Congo: 2 titles (1968, 1974)

*Algeria: 2 title (1990, 2019)*

Congo: 1 title (1972)

Ethiopia: 1 title (1962)

Morocco: 1 title (1976)

South Africa: 1 title (1996)

Sudan: 1 title (1970)

Tunisia: 1 title (2004)

Zambia: 1 title (2012)