Africa Cup of Nations — Card Stats

World · 2025/26

World — Africa Cup of Nations 2025/26 — Detailed Stats

Yellow Cards — Match Total

#	Team	MP	O 1.5	O 2.5	O 3.5	O 4.5	O 5.5	O 6.5	Avg
1	Mali	5	100%	80%	80%	60%	60%	60%	6.6
2	Benin	4	100%	100%	100%	75%	50%	25%	5.8
3	Algeria	5	100%	100%	80%	80%	20%	20%	5.2
4	Morocco	6	100%	83%	83%	50%	33%	17%	5.0
5	Tunisia	4	100%	100%	50%	25%	25%	25%	5.0
6	Angola	3	100%	100%	67%	33%	33%	33%	4.7
7	South Africa	4	100%	75%	75%	50%	25%	25%	4.5
8	Equatorial Guinea	3	100%	67%	67%	67%	33%	0%	4.3
9	Zimbabwe	3	100%	67%	67%	33%	33%	33%	4.3
10	Cameroon	5	100%	100%	60%	20%	20%	20%	4.2
11	Congo DR	3	67%	67%	67%	67%	33%	0%	4.0
12	Egypt	7	100%	86%	43%	29%	14%	14%	4.0
13	Senegal	6	83%	83%	50%	33%	17%	17%	4.0
14	Tanzania	4	75%	75%	75%	50%	25%	0%	4.0
15	Sudan	4	100%	75%	50%	25%	25%	0%	3.8
16	Uganda	3	100%	100%	33%	33%	0%	0%	3.7
17	Botswana	2	100%	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%	3.5
18	Mozambique	4	100%	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%	3.5
19	Nigeria	7	86%	71%	29%	14%	14%	14%	3.4
20	Comoros	3	100%	67%	67%	0%	0%	0%	3.3
21	Gabon	3	100%	100%	33%	0%	0%	0%	3.3
22	Burkina Faso	4	100%	50%	25%	25%	0%	0%	3.0
23	Ivory Coast	5	100%	80%	20%	0%	0%	0%	3.0
24	Zambia	3	100%	33%	33%	33%	0%	0%	3.0

Yellow Cards — Match Total

League avg

4.13

Most carded

Mali

6.6

Fewest carded

Zambia

3.0

Yellow Cards per Match in Africa Cup of Nations 2025

Mali leads Africa Cup of Nations with an average of 6.60 yellow cards per match across 5 fixtures — placing them at the top of the discipline table.

Benin (5.75) and Algeria (5.20) follow closely, with the trio averaging 5.85 combined. Their games consistently generate elevated card activity.

At the other end, Zambia averages just 3.00 yellow cards per match — the lowest figure in the competition across 3 matches.

Disciplinary Market Insights

The Africa Cup of Nations averages 4.16 yellow cards per match as a league-wide baseline — a key reference for disciplinary betting markets.

The most active trio (Mali, Benin, Algeria) averages 5.85 collectively, sitting 1.69 above the league mean. Fixtures involving these sides provide a structural edge in over-threshold card markets.

Yellow Cards For

#	Team	MP	O 0.5	O 1.5	O 2.5	O 3.5	O 4.5	Avg
1	Mali	5	100%	60%	60%	40%	20%	3.4
2	Benin	4	100%	100%	75%	50%	0%	3.3
3	South Africa	4	100%	75%	50%	25%	25%	2.8
4	Equatorial Guinea	3	100%	67%	67%	33%	0%	2.7
5	Tanzania	4	75%	75%	50%	25%	25%	2.5
6	Nigeria	7	100%	86%	57%	0%	0%	2.4
7	Zambia	3	100%	67%	33%	33%	0%	2.3
8	Zimbabwe	3	100%	67%	33%	33%	0%	2.3
9	Algeria	5	80%	60%	40%	20%	20%	2.2
10	Cameroon	5	100%	100%	20%	0%	0%	2.2
11	Angola	3	100%	67%	33%	0%	0%	2.0
12	Botswana	2	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%	2.0
13	Senegal	6	100%	50%	17%	17%	17%	2.0
14	Sudan	4	75%	75%	50%	0%	0%	2.0
15	Tunisia	4	75%	25%	25%	25%	25%	2.0
16	Uganda	3	100%	67%	33%	0%	0%	2.0
17	Egypt	7	86%	71%	14%	14%	0%	1.9
18	Burkina Faso	4	100%	50%	25%	0%	0%	1.8
19	Congo DR	3	67%	67%	33%	0%	0%	1.7
20	Ivory Coast	5	80%	60%	0%	0%	0%	1.4
21	Comoros	3	67%	33%	33%	0%	0%	1.3
22	Gabon	3	100%	33%	0%	0%	0%	1.3
23	Morocco	6	83%	33%	17%	0%	0%	1.3
24	Mozambique	4	75%	50%	0%	0%	0%	1.3

Yellow Cards For

League avg

2.08

Most carded

Mali

3.4

Fewest carded

Mozambique

1.3

Yellow Cards For — Africa Cup of Nations 2025

Mali leads Africa Cup of Nations with an average of 3.40 yellow cards per match across 5 fixtures — placing them at the top of the discipline table.

Benin (3.25) and South Africa (2.75) follow closely, with the trio averaging 3.13 combined. Their games consistently generate elevated card activity.

At the other end, Mozambique averages just 1.25 yellow cards per match — the lowest figure in the competition across 4 matches.

Disciplinary Market Insights

The Africa Cup of Nations averages 2.09 yellow cards per match as a league-wide baseline — a key reference for disciplinary betting markets.

The most active trio (Mali, Benin, South Africa) averages 3.13 collectively, sitting 1.04 above the league mean. Fixtures involving these sides provide a structural edge in over-threshold card markets.

Yellow Cards Against

#	Team	MP	O 0.5	O 1.5	O 2.5	O 3.5	O 4.5	Avg
1	Morocco	6	100%	83%	50%	50%	33%	3.7
2	Mali	5	100%	60%	60%	40%	40%	3.2
3	Algeria	5	100%	100%	80%	20%	0%	3.0
4	Tunisia	4	100%	100%	75%	25%	0%	3.0
5	Angola	3	100%	100%	33%	33%	0%	2.7
6	Benin	4	100%	75%	50%	25%	0%	2.5
7	Congo DR	3	100%	67%	67%	0%	0%	2.3
8	Mozambique	4	100%	75%	50%	0%	0%	2.3
9	Egypt	7	86%	71%	43%	14%	0%	2.1
10	Cameroon	5	80%	60%	20%	20%	20%	2.0
11	Comoros	3	100%	67%	33%	0%	0%	2.0
12	Gabon	3	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%	2.0
13	Senegal	6	83%	67%	33%	17%	0%	2.0
14	Zimbabwe	3	100%	67%	33%	0%	0%	2.0
15	South Africa	4	100%	75%	0%	0%	0%	1.8
16	Sudan	4	75%	75%	25%	0%	0%	1.8
17	Equatorial Guinea	3	100%	33%	33%	0%	0%	1.7
18	Uganda	3	100%	67%	0%	0%	0%	1.7
19	Ivory Coast	5	100%	60%	0%	0%	0%	1.6
20	Botswana	2	100%	50%	0%	0%	0%	1.5
21	Tanzania	4	100%	25%	25%	0%	0%	1.5
22	Burkina Faso	4	75%	50%	0%	0%	0%	1.3
23	Nigeria	7	43%	14%	14%	14%	14%	1.0
24	Zambia	3	67%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.7

Yellow Cards Against

League avg

2.05

Most carded

Morocco

3.7

Fewest carded

Zambia

0.7

Yellow Cards Against — Africa Cup of Nations 2025

Morocco leads Africa Cup of Nations with an average of 3.67 yellow cards conceded per match across 6 fixtures — placing them at the top of the discipline table.

Mali (3.20) and Algeria (3.00) follow closely, with the trio averaging 3.29 combined. Their games consistently generate elevated card activity.

At the other end, Zambia averages just 0.67 yellow cards conceded per match — the lowest figure in the competition across 3 matches.

Disciplinary Market Insights

The Africa Cup of Nations averages 2.07 yellow cards conceded per match as a league-wide baseline — a key reference for disciplinary betting markets.

The most active trio (Morocco, Mali, Algeria) averages 3.29 collectively, sitting 1.22 above the league mean. Fixtures involving these sides provide a structural edge in over-threshold card markets.