List of Africa Cup of Nations hat-tricks
This is a list of hat-tricks in the Africa Cup of Nations, that being when a player scores three or more goals in a tournament match of the Africa Cup of Nations (not including Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches). Hat-tricks have occurred 17 times across the 33 editions.
Hat-tricks[edit]
Notable Africa Cup of Nations hat-tricks[edit]
- Ad-Diba of
Egypt is the first ever player to score a hat-trick in Africa Cup of Nations in 1957; in the inaugural tournament's final.[1] He is the only player to score a hat-trick in an Africa Cup of Nations final.[1][2] - Mahmoud El-Gohary of
United Arab Republic is the first and only player to score a hat-trick in an opening match of Africa Cup of Nations in a 4–0 victory against 
Ethiopia on the 22 May 1959. - Hassan El-Shazly of United Arab Republic is the only player to score a hat-trick in two Africa Cup of Nations (1963 and 1970).
- Laurent Pokou of
Ivory Coast is the only player to score a hat-trick of five goals in Africa Cup of Nations (1970). - The fastest hat-trick was scored by Soufiane Alloudi of
Morocco against 
Namibia in 2008, (1', 5', 28) in their 5–1 victory. - The latest hat-trick without extra time was scored by Francileudo dos Santos of
Tunisia against 
Zambia in 2006, (35', 82', 90+3') in their 4–1 victory. - The latest hat-trick in extra time was scored by Bernard Chanda of Zambia against
Congo-Brazzaville in the semi-final of 1974, (70', 97', 111') in their 4–2 victory. - The shortest hat-trick was scored by Benedict McCarthy of
South Africa against Namibia in 1998, in the span of 14 minutes; (8', 11', 19', 21') in their 4–1 victory. - The longest hat-trick was scored by Laurent Pokou of Ivory Coast against Ethiopia in 1970, in the span of 67 minutes; (21', 60', 71', 80', 87') in their 6–1 victory.
- Every player that has scored a hat trick in a match during the tournament has won the match.
- 1963; 1970; 1998 and 2006 are the only tournaments to have more than one hat-trick, with two each.
- On more than 15 occasions there were no hat-tricks scored in a tournament.
- There has been one occasion when two hat-tricks have been scored in the same match: when United Arab Republic defeated
Nigeria 6–3 in the group stage match of 1963; Egyptians Mohamed Morsi Hussein and Hassan El-Shazly scored three goals each. 
Egypt holds the record of most hat-tricks scored with 6.
Ethiopia has conceded the most hat-tricks with 3 and conceded the most goals from hat-tricks with 12.
Hat-tricks[edit]
A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.
| Sequence |
Player | No. of goals |
Time of goals | Representing | Final score |
Opponent | Tournament | Round | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ad-Diba | 4[3] | 2', 7', 68', 89' |  Egypt |
4–0 |  Ethiopia |
1957 | Final | 16 February 1957 |
| 2. | Mahmoud El-Gohary | 3 | 29', 42', 73' |  United Arab Republic |
4–0 | Ethiopia |
1959 | Final tournament | 22 May 1959 |
| 3. | Mohamed Morsi Hussein | 3 | 30', 32', 82' | United Arab Republic |
6–3 |  Nigeria |
1963 | Group stage | 24 November 1963 |
| 4. | Hassan El-Shazly | 3 | 42', 44', 81' | United Arab Republic |
6–3 | Nigeria |
1963 | Group stage | 24 November 1963 |
| 5. | Eustache Manglé | 3 | 14', 59', 80' |  Ivory Coast |
3–0 |  Congo-Léopoldville |
1965 | Group stage | 14 November 1965 |
| 6. | Hacène Lalmas | 3[4] | 15', 25', 70' |  Algeria |
4–0 |  Uganda |
1968 | Group stage | 14 January 1968 |
| 7. | Laurent Pokou | 5 | 21', 60', 71', 80', 87' | Ivory Coast |
6–1 | Ethiopia |
1970 | Group stage | 10 February 1970 |
| 8. | Hassan El-Shazly (II) | 3 | 3', 14', 50' | United Arab Republic |
3–1 | Ivory Coast |
1970 | Third place | 16 February 1970 |
| 9. | Bernard Chanda | 3 | 70', 97', 111' |  Zambia |
4–2 |  Congo-Brazzaville |
1974 | Semi-final | 9 March 1974 |
| 10. | Joël Tiéhi | 3 | 19', 63', 70' | Ivory Coast |
4–0 |  Sierra Leone |
1994 | Group stage | 27 March 1994 |
| 11. | Kalusha Bwalya | 3 | 2', 9', 87' | Zambia |
4–0 | Sierra Leone |
1996 | Group stage | 24 January 1996 |
| 12. | Benedict McCarthy | 4[5][6] | 8', 11', 19', 21' |  South Africa |
4–1 |  Namibia |
1998 | Group stage | 16 February 1998 |
| 13. | Hossam Hassan | 3[7] | 34', 57', 71' |  Egypt |
4–0 | Zambia |
1998 | Group stage | 13 February 1998 |
| 14. | Patrick Mboma | 3 | 31', 44', 65' |  Cameroon |
5–3 |  Zimbabwe |
2004 | Group stage | 29 January 2004 |
| 15. | Samuel Eto'o | 3[8] | 20', 39', 78' | Cameroon |
3–1 |  Angola |
2006 | Group stage | 21 January 2006 |
| 16. | Francileudo dos Santos | 3 | 35', 82', 90+3' |  Tunisia |
4–1 | Zambia |
2006 | Group stage | 22 January 2006 |
| 17. | Soufiane Alloudi | 3 | 1', 5', 28' |  Morocco |
5–1 | Namibia |
2008 | Group stage | 21 January 2008 |
| 18. | Emilio Nsue | 3 | 21', 51', 61' |  Equatorial Guinea |
4–2 |  Guinea-Bissau |
2023 | Group stage | 18 January 2024 |
By nation[edit]
| Nation | Hat-tricks for | Hat-tricks against |
|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
6 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast
|
3 | 1 |
| Cameroon
|
2 | 0 |
| Zambia
|
2 | 2 |
| Algeria
|
1 | 0 |
| Morocco
|
1 | 0 |
| South Africa
|
1 | 0 |
| Tunisia
|
1 | 0 |
| Equatorial Guinea
|
1 | 0 |
| Ethiopia
|
0 | 3 |
| Namibia
|
0 | 2 |
| Nigeria
|
0 | 2 |
| Sierra Leone
|
0 | 2 |
| Angola
|
0 | 1 |
| Congo-Brazzaville
|
0 | 1 |
 Congo-Léopoldville
|
0 | 1 |
| Guinea-Bissau
|
0 | 1 |
| Uganda
|
0 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe
|
0 | 1 |
See also[edit]
- List of hat-tricks
- List of Africa Women Cup of Nations hat-tricks
- List of African Nations Championship hat-tricks
References[edit]
- ^ a b FIFA : The day it all started for Ad-Diba and the Pharaohs (16 Feb 2017) [1]
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1957". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ صبرى, عمرو (3 October 2014). تقرير : الديبة .. الاودائماً (in Arabic). Al Ittihad Alexandria Club. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Algeria vs. Uganda - 14 January 1968". dzfoot. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Benni McCarthy Career in Facts and Figures". Kick Off. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "African Cup of Nations 1998 - Final Tournament Details". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ El-Aker, Hosam (June 28, 2015). "Ramadan Tales E5: The Fasting and the Furious – Egypt's Historic 1998 AFCON". King Fut. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ "Cameroon v Angola (2006 CAF Africa Cup of Nations)". Goal.com. 21 January 2006.
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