Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Zambia have played in eighteen editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Historically, Zambia was seen as one of the weaker sides in Southern Africa. Zambia's greatest achievement was winning the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012.[1][2]

Overall record

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Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 to Ghana 1963 Not affiliated to CAF
Tunisia 1965 Did not enter
Ethiopia 1968
Sudan 1970 Did not qualify
Cameroon 1972
Egypt 1974 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 9 7
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Ghana 1978 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 2
Nigeria 1980 Did not qualify
Libya 1982 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 7 3
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify
Egypt 1986 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 2 4
Morocco 1988 Withdrew
Algeria 1990 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 3 2
Senegal 1992 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 0 2 1 2
Tunisia 1994 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 7 2
South Africa 1996 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 15 6
Burkina Faso 1998 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 6
Ghana Nigeria 2000 13th 3 0 2 1 3 5
Mali 2002 14th 3 0 1 2 1 3
Tunisia 2004 Did not qualify
Egypt 2006 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 6
Ghana 2008 9th 3 1 1 1 5 6
Angola 2010 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 5 5
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 Champions 1st 6 5 1 0 9 3
South Africa 2013 Group stage 12th 3 0 3 0 2 2
Equatorial Guinea 2015 13th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Gabon 2017 Did not qualify
Egypt 2019
Cameroon 2021
Ivory Coast 2023 Group stage 20th 3 0 2 1 2 3
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total 1 title 18/34 69 27 19 23 83 70

References

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  1. ^ "Zambia 0-0 Ivory Coast (8-7 on pens) | Africa Cup of Nations final report". the Guardian. February 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Zambia give Africa Cup of Nations a fairytale ending". 13 February 2012.