| I (1957) – Sudan | |||
| 1. Egypt | 2. Ethiopia | 3. Sudan | 4. – |
| II (1959) – Egypt | |||
| 1. Egypt | 2. Sudan | 3. Ethiopia | 4. – |
| III (1962) – Ethiopia | |||
| 1. Ethiopia | 2. Egypt | 3. Tunisia | 4. Uganda |
| IV (1963) – Ghana | |||
| 1. Ghana | 2. Sudan | 3. Egypt | 4. Ethiopia |
| V (1965) – Tunisia | |||
| 1. Ghana | 2. Tunisia | 3. Ivory Coast | 4. Senegal |
| VI (1968) – Ethiopia | |||
| 1. Congo | 2. Ghana | 3. Ivory Coast | 4. Ethiopia |
| VII (1970) – Sudan | |||
| 1. Sudan | 2. Ghana | 3. Egypt | 4. Ivory Coast |
| VIII (1972) – Cameroon | |||
| 1. Congo | 2. Mali | 3. Cameroon | 4. Zaire |
| IX (1974) – Egypt | |||
| 1. Zaire | 2. Zambia | 3. Egypt | 4. Congo |
| X (1976) – Ethiopia | |||
| 1. Morocco | 2. Guinea | 3. Nigeria | 4. Egypt |
| XI (1978) – Ghana | |||
| 1. Ghana | 2. Uganda | 3. Nigeria | 4. Tunisia |
| XII (1980) – Nigeria | |||
| 1. Nigeria | 2. Algeria | 3. Morocco | 4. Egypt |
| XIII (1982) – Libya | |||
| 1. Ghana | 2. Libya | 3. Zambia | 4. Algeria |
| XIV (1984) – Ivory Coast | |||
| 1. Cameroon | 2. Nigeria | 3. Algeria | 4. Egypt |
| XV (1986) – Egypt | |||
| 1. Egypt | 2. Cameroon | 3. Ivory Coast | 4. Morocco |
| XVI (1988) – Morocco | |||
| 1. Cameroon | 2. Nigeria | 3. Algeria | 4. Morocco |
| XVII (1990) – Algeria | |||
| 1. Algeria | 2. Nigeria | 3. Zambia | 4. Senegal |
| XVIII (1992) – Senegal | |||
| 1. Ivory Coast | 2. Ghana | 3. Nigeria | 4. Cameroon |
| XIX (1994) – Tunisia | |||
| 1. Nigeria | 2. Zambia | 3. Ivory Coast | 4. Mali |
| XX (1996) – South Africa | |||
| 1. South Africa | 2. Tunisia | 3. Zambia | 4. Ghana |
| XXI (1998) – Burkina Faso | |||
| 1. Egypt | 2. South Africa | 3. Congo | 4. Burkina Faso |
| XXII (2000) – Ghana/Nigeria | |||
| 1. Cameroon | 2. Nigeria | 3. South Africa | 4. Tunisia |
| Team | ||||
| I | II | III | IV | |
| 1. Ghana | 4 (63, 65, 78, 82) | 3 (68, 70, 92) | – | 1 (96) |
| 2. Egypt | 4 (57, 59, 86, 98) | 1 (62) | 3 (63, 70, 74) | 3 (76, 80, 84) |
| 3. Cameroon | 3 (84, 88, 00) | 1 (86) | 1 (72) | 1 (92) |
| 4. Nigeria | 2 (80, 94) | 4 (84, 88, 90, 00) | 3 (76, 78, 92) | – |
| 5. Congo | 2 (68, 72) | – | 1 (98) | 1 (74) |
| 6. Sudan | 1 (70) | 2 (59, 63) | 1 (57) | – |
| 7. Algeria | 1 (90) | 1 (80) | 2 (84, 88) | 1 (82) |
| 8. Ethiopia | 1 (62) | 1 (57) | 1 (59) | 2 (63, 68) |
| 9. South Africa | 1 (96) | 1 (98) | 1 (00) | – |
| 10. Ivory Coast | 1 (92) | – | 4 (65, 68, 86, 94) | 1 (70) |
| 11. Morocco | 1 (76) | – | 1 (80) | 2 (86, 88) |
| 12. Zaire | 1 (74) | – | – | 1 (72) |
| 13. Zambia | – | 2 (74, 94) | 3 (82, 90, 96) | – |
| 14. Tunisia | – | 2 (65, 96) | 2 (62, 78) | 2 (78, 00) |
| 15. Uganda | – | 1 (78) | – | 1 (62) |
| 16. Mali | – | 1 (72) | – | 1 (94) |
| 17. Libya | – | 1 (82) | – | – |
| 18. Guinea | – | 1 (76) | – | – |
| 19. Senegal | – | – | – | 2 (65, 90) |
| 20. Burkina Faso | – | – | – | 1 (98) |
| Team | Games | W | D | L | Goals | P |
| 1. Egypt | 65 | 33 | 11 | 21 | 106-68 | 110 |
| 2. Ghana | 53 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 76-46 | 101 |
| 3. Nigeria | 52 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 79-62 | 90 |
| 4. Cameroon | 47 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 66-43 | 84 |
| 5. Ivory Coast | 53 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 75-63 | 76 |
| 6. Zambia | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 54-41 | 66 |
| 7. Algeria | 44 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 56-45 | 65 |
| 8. Morocco | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 35-31 | 51 |
| 9. Tunisia | 33 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 43-46 | 39 |
| 10. South Africa | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28-14 | 37 |
| 11. Zaire | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 34-37 | 30 |
| 12. Senegal | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 28-23 | 29 |
| 13. Sudan | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24-22 | 23 |
| 14. Guinea | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26-29 | 23 |
| 15. Ethiopia | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 28-54 | 23 |
| 16. Congo | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23-39 | 22 |
| 17. Democratic Rep Congo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10-10 | 12 |
| 18. Congo (Kinshasa) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12-13 | 12 |
| 19. Mali | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15-19 | 12 |
| 20. Togo | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11-22 | 10 |
| 21. Uganda | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 17-31 | 10 |
| 22. Libya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-4 | 9 |
| 23. Burkina Faso | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15-26 | 9 |
| 24. Gabon | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6-16 | 5 |
| 25. Sierra Leone | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-11 | 4 |
| 26. Kenya | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4-18 | 4 |
| 27. Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 3 |
| 28. Angola | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9-14 | 3 |
| 29. Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 1 |
| 30. Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 1 |
| 31. Malawi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 1 |
| 32. Mozambique | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2-19 | 1 |
| 33. Mauritius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-8 | 0 |
| 34. Upper Volta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-9 | 0 |