Most titles won:7 by Egypt in 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 Most tournament appearances:22 by Egypt 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010. Most appearances in a final:8 by Ghana and Egypt Ghana:1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1992, 2010 Egypt:1957, 1959, 1962, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 Most goals in a single tournament: 54 in Egypt 1974, under the old eight-team system 99 in Ghana 2008, under the 16-team system Longest penalty session:Ivory Coast v Cameroon 12-11 (1-1) in 2006 Highest attendance during a game:120 000 spectators were in Cairo stadium to watch Egypt v Cameroon in 1986 Highest attendance in a tournament:735000 spectators in 1980 (avg. 46000 spectators per game) Most matches played in the finals:90 by Egypt Most wins:54 by Egypt Most goals scored:154 by Egypt Most goals scored in one match:Egypt 6-3 Nigeria in 1963 Highest winning margin:Ivory Coast 6-1 Ethiopia in 1970 Longest unbeaten run:19 matches for Egypt since their 2-1 defeat against Algeria in 2004 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS All time scorer:Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) 18 goals Most goals scored in a final:4 by Mohamed Attar “El-Diba” (Egypt) against Ethiopia in 1957 Most goals scored in a single tournament:9by Mulumba N'Daye (Zaire) in 1974 Most goals scored in one match:5 by Laurent Pokou in Ivory Coast win against Ethiopia 6-1 in 1970. Fastest goal:Ayman Mansour (Egypt) after 23 seconds against Mozambique in 1994 Most Tournament Appearances:8 by Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) and Rigobert Song (Cameroon) Most matches Played by a player:33 by Rigobert Song (Cameroon) Most appearances in the final:4 by Ahmed Hassan (Egypt) in 1998, 2006, 2008 and 2010. Youngest ever player:Chiva Star Nzighou (Gabon), 16 years, 2 months, 30 days in 2000- Oldest Scorer in African Cup History:Hossam Hassan (Egypt), 39 years, 5 months, 24 days against DR Congo in 2006 Title Winner as player and coach:Mahmoud El-Gohary of Egypt in 1959 and 1998. Stephen Keshi from Egypt in 1994 and 2013. Most titles won by a players:4titles for Ahmed Hassan and Essam El-Hadary (Egypt) Only Player to participate in 2 Tournaments 20 years apart:Hossam Hassan (Egypt) in 1986 and 2006 Only Player to Win 2 Titles 20 years apart:Hossam Hassan (Egypt) in 1986 and 2006 Most Titles won by a coach:3 by Hassan Shehata (Egypt) in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and Charles Gyamfi (Ghana) in 1963, 1965 and 1982 Most performances by a referee in the finals:6 by Tesfaye Gebreyesus (Ethiopia/Eritrea) in 1970, 1974, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986 (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at@AO Sportsand on Facebook atAhramOnlineSports) http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/119100.aspx
