Story bySamuel Eto'o scored a record 18 goals for Cameroon at six Africa Cup of Nations tournaments from 2000 to 2010. (ISSOUF SANOGO)AFPMon, December 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM UTC·2 min readTen Africa Cup of Nations records:Egypt have won the competition a record seven times, including three titles in a row between 2006 and 2010. The Pharaohs have played 111 matches in 26 editions, winning 60, drawing 24 and losing 27. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement---Recently re-elected Cameroon football federation president and former star Samuel Eto'o scored a record 18 goals in six tournaments between 2000 and 2010.---The late Ivory Coast icon Laurent Pokou scored the most goals by an individual in a match -- claiming five in a 6-1 group victory over Ethiopia at the 1970 tournament in Sudan.---Ndaye Mulamba, who died in 2019, holds the record for the most goals in a tournament, scoring nine for 1974 champions Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo) in Egypt.---The 1974 final in Cairo was the only one to be replayed.