Africa Cup of Nations record Africa Cup of Nations qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA 1957 Did not enter Did not enter 1959 1962 Withdrew Withdrew 1963 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 6 1965 Did not enter Did not enter 1968 1970 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 1 2 1972 Group Stage 5th 3 0 3 0 3 3 4 2 0 2 9 6 1974 Did not enter Did not enter 1976 Champions 1st 6 4 2 0 11 6 6 4 0 2 13 4 1978 Group Stage 6th 3 1 1 1 2 4 Qualified as defending champions 1980 Third Place 3rd 5 2 1 2 4 3 4 2 1 1 14 5 1982 Did not qualify 4 3 0 1 8 4 1984 4 1 2 1 4 2 1986 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 2 2 4 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 1988 Fourth Place 4th 5 1 3 1 3 3 Qualified as hosts 1990 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 1 1 1992 Group Stage 9th 2 0 1 1 1 2 6 4 0 2 11 4 1994 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 5 4 1996 4 1 1 2 2 4 1998 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 4 2 0 10 1 2000 Group stage 11th 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 2 0 6 4 2002 9th 3 1 1 1 3 4 6 3 1 2 5 4 2004 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 14 4 6 5 1 0 10 0 2006 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 0 1 10 5 5 0 17 7 2008 11th 3 1 0 2 7 6 4 3 1 0 6 1 2010 Did not qualify 10 3 3 4 14 13 2012 Group Stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 3 2 1 8 2 2013 10th 3 0 3 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 4 2 2015 Disqualified Originally qualified as hosts, then disqualified 2017 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 4 3 6 5 1 0 10 1 2019 Round of 16 9th 4 3 1 0 4 1 6 3 2 1 8 3 2021 Qualified 5 3 2 0 9 1 2023 To be determined To be determined 2025 Total 1 Title 18/33 65 24 23 18 74 58 117 62 31 24 181 81