| Year | Host Nation | Winner | Score | Second Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Ghana | 1 - 0 | ||
| 2006 | Egypt | 0 - 0 (3-2 PEN) | ||
| 2004 | Tunisia | 2 - 1 | ||
| 2002 | Mali | 0 - 0 (3-2 PEN) | ||
| 2000 | Ghana / Nigeria | 2 - 2 (4-3 PEN) | ||
| 1998 | Burkina Faso | 2 - 0 | ||
| 1996 | South Africa | 2 - 0 | ||
| 1994 | Tunisia | 2 - 1 | ||
| 1992 | Senegal | 0 - 0 (11-10 PEN) | ||
| 1990 | Algeria | 1 - 0 | ||
| 1988 | Morocco | 1 - 0 | ||
| 1986 | Egypt | 0 - 0 (5-4 PEN) | ||
| 1984 | Ivory Coast | 3 - 1 | ||
| 1982 | Libya | 1 - 1 (7-6 PEN) | ||
| 1980 | Nigeria | 3 - 0 | ||
| 1978 | Ghana | 2 - 0 | ||
| 1976 | Ethiopia | 1 - 1 | ||
| 1974 | Egypt | 2 - 0 | ||
| 1972 | Cameroon | 1 - 0 | ||
| 1970 | Sudan | 1 - 0 | ||
| 1968 | Ethiopia | 1 - 0 | ||
| 1965 | Tunisia | 3 - 2 | ||
| 1963 | Ghana | 3 - 0 | ||
| 1962 | Ethiopia | 4 - 2 | ||
| 1959 | Egypt | 2 - 1 | ||
| 1957 | Sudan | 4 - 0 |