- 5 times champions (1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2005)
- 1 times runners- up
Guinea vs Bostwana.
World Cup record[edit]
- 1930 to 1962 – Did not enter
- 1966 – Withdrew
- 1970 – Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1974 to 1998 – Did not qualify
- 2002 – Did not qualify
- 2006 to 2014 – Did not qualify
Africa Cup of Nations
| Africa Cup of Nations Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
 1963 |
Disqualified | |||||||
 1965 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1968 |
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 1970 |
Group Stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 1972 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1974 |
Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
 1976 |
Runners-Up | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 1978 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1980 |
Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 1982 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1984 |
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 1986 |
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 1988 |
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 1990 |
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 1992 |
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| 1994 |
Group Stage | 11th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 1996 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 1998 |
Group Stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
 2002 |
Disqualified | |||||||
| 2004 |
Quarter-Finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 |
Quarter-Finals | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 2008 |
Quarter-Finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
 2010 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
  2012 |
Group Stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 2013 |
Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 2015 |
Quarter-Finals | 8th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 |
TBD | |||||||
 2019 |
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| 2021 |
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 2023 |
Qualified as host | |||||||
| Total | 11/30 | 0 Titles | 39 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 55 | 57 |
Chart Legend: Pld = played
W = won
D = drawn
L = lost
GF = goal for
GL = goal lost