African Cup of Nations Record
After the 1963 and 1965 triumphs, Ghana hosted and won the 13th edition of the African Cup of Nations trophy for keeps in 1978, and four years later, won it again in Tripoli, Libya. The team have won the African Cup of Nations four times (in 1963, 1965, 1978, and 1982), making Ghana the second most successful team in the contest's history, together with Cameroon; Egypt has won the past three tournaments (2006, 2008, 2010) to give it a record seven titles.
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| African Cup of Nations | |||||||||
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| Titles: 4 Appearances: 18 |
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| Year | Position | Year | Position | Year | Position | ||||
| 1957 | Did not enter | 1978 | Champions | 1998 | Round 1 | ||||
| 1959 | Did not enter | 1980 | Round 1 | 2000 | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 1962 | Did not qualify | 1982 | Champions | 2002 | Quarter-finals | ||||
| 1963 | Champions | 1984 | Round 1 | 2004 | Did not qualify | ||||
| 1965 | Champions | 1986 | Did not qualify | 2006 | Round 1 | ||||
| 1968 | Second Place | 1988 | Did not qualify | 2008 | Third Place | ||||
| 1970 | Second Place | 1990 | Did not qualify | 2010 | Second Place | ||||
| 1972 | Did not qualify | 1992 | Second Place* | 2012 | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1974 | Did not qualify | 1994 | Quarter-finals | 2013 | Qualified | ||||
| 1976 | Did not qualify | 1996 | Fourth Place | 2015 | TBD | ||||
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.
- ***Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
- For 2013, see 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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