Madagascar participated once in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 in Egypt. On 16 October 2018, Madagascar qualified to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in their history, after they won 1–0 against Equatorial Guinea.[1] [2] During their debut match against Guinea on 22 June 2019,[3] Anicet Abel scored Madagascar's first-ever AFCON goal and secured their first point of the competition with a 2–2 draw against Guinea.[4] [5] The team defeated Burundi in their second match[6] and followed it up with a 2–0 victory over the Super Eagles of Nigeria to top Group B.[7] [8] Then Madagascar advanced to quarter-finals after beating DR Congo in the round of 16.[9] The team's successful performance was coined by pundits as the Iceland of Africa, resembling the shockingly successful debut of Iceland in UEFA Euro 2016.[10] However, Madagascar's dream ended abruptly after suffering a 0–3 defeat at the hand of another former champion, Tunisia.[11]
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||||||||||
 1957 | Part of | Part of | ||||||||||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
 1962 | Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||||||||
 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
 1972 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | details | ||||||||
 1974 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | details | |||||||||
| 1976 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1980 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | details | ||||||||
 1982 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | details | |||||||||
| 1984 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | details | |||||||||
| 1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | details | |||||||||
 1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | details | |||||||||
 1990 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
 1992 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | details | ||||||||
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1996 | Withdrew during qualifiers | Withdrew during qualifiers | ||||||||||||||
 1998 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | Banned for withdrawal in 1996 | ||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | details | ||||||||
 2002 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | details | |||||||||
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | details | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | details | |||||||||
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | details | |||||||||
 2010 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | details | |||||||||
 2012 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | details | |||||||||
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | details | |||||||||
 2015 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | details | |||||||||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | details | |||||||||
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | details | |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | details | ||||||||
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | details | |||||||||
| 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
  2027 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2029 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 1/34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 93 | 26 | 23 | 44 | 90 | 155 | – | |
See main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
See main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group B. --------
| Rank | Player | 2019 | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolus Andriamatsinoro | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | Anicet Abel | 1 | 1 | |
| Ibrahim Amada | 1 | 1 | ||
| Faneva Imà Andriatsima | 1 | 1 | ||
| Marco Ilaimaharitra | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lalaïna Nomenjanahary | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 |