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.

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	To be determined
2027	Qualified as co-host
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

External links

• Africa Cup of Nations - Archives competitions - cafonline.com