A country that has never won the AFCON may win this year’s AFCON – Thomas Duah

Former AshantiGold SC coach, Thomas Duah reckons there will be a new winner of for the African Cup of Nations.

Speaking on Kessben TV’s Midfield Action Sports, Thomas Duah noted that the so-called underdogs have really impressed after the second round of the group stage games and will not be surprised to witness a new winner of the trophy at the Cote D’Ivoire AFCON.

Since the tournament started in 1957, 15 countries have won the trophy so far with Egypt leading as 7 times winner.

See winners below:

Team	Winners	Runners-up
Egypt	7 (1957, 19591, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)	3 (19621, 2017, 2021)
Cameroon	5 (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)	2 (1986, 2008)
Ghana	4 (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)	5 (1968, 1970, 1992, 2010, 2015)
Nigeria	3 (1980, 1994, 2013)	4 (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000)
Ivory Coast	2 (1992, 2015)	2 (2006, 2012)
Algeria	2 (1990, 2019)	1 (1980)
DR Congo	2 (19682, 19743)
Zambia	1 (2012)	2 (1974, 1994)
Tunisia	1 (2004)	2 (1965, 1996)
Sudan	1 (1970)	2 (1959, 1963)
Senegal	1 (2021)	2 (2002, 2019)
Ethiopia	1 (1962)	1 (1957)
Morocco	1 (1976)	1 (2004)
South Africa	1 (1996)	1 (1998)
Congo	1 (1972)