Kenya at the Africa Cup of Nations

Kenya have participated in the Africa Cup of Nations six times, making Kenya one of the more experienced East African teams in the competition. Despite this, Kenya have never advanced past the group stages of a single AFCON.[1]

Competitive history

Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1957 to 1959 Not affiliated to CAF
1962 to 1970 Did not qualify
1972 Group stage 5th 3 0 2 1 3 4
1974 to 1982 Did not qualify
1984 Did not enter
1986 Did not qualify
1988 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 0 6
1990 8th 3 0 1 2 0 3
1992 9th 2 0 0 2 1 5
1994 Did not qualify
1996 Withdrew
1998 to 2002 Did not qualify
2004 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 6
2006 to 2017 Did not qualify
2019 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 3 7
2021 Did not qualify
2023 Disqualified due to FIFA suspension
2025 Did not qualify
2027 Qualified as co-hosts
Total Group stage 7/36 17 2 4 11 11 31

Participation history

  •   – Win
  •   – Draw
  •   – Lose
# Year Stage Date Opponent Result
1 1972 Group stage 23 February 1972  Cameroon 1–2
26 February 1972  Mali 1–1
28 February 1972  Togo 1–1
2 1988 Group stage 14 March 1988  Nigeria 0–3
17 March 1988  Egypt 0–3
20 March 1988  Cameroon 0–0
3 1990 Group stage 3 March 1990  Senegal 0–0
6 March 1990  Zambia 0–1
9 March 1990  Cameroon 0–2
4 1992 Group stage 14 January 1992  Nigeria 1–2
16 January 1992  Senegal 0–3
5 2004 Group stage 26 January 2004  Mali 1–3
20 January 2004  Senegal 0–3
2 February 2004  Burkina Faso 3–0
6 2019 Group stage 23 June 2019  Algeria 0–2
27 June 2019  Tanzania 3–2
1 July 2019  Senegal 0–3

Squads

References

  1. ^ "Quick group stage exits define Kenya's Africa Cup of Nations spell". fifa.com. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.