| Nation | Gold |
|---|---|
| Egypt | 12 |
| Tunisia | 4 |
| Algeria | 2 |
| Nigeria | 1 |
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Lagos | Nigeria | Tunisia | |
| 1982 | Cotonou | Egypt | Algeria | |
| 1984 | Bauchi | Egypt | 18 – 15 | Nigeria |
| 1986 | Algiers | Algeria | Egypt | |
| 1988 | Tunis | Algeria | Egypt | |
| 1990 | Cairo | Egypt | Algeria | |
| 1992 | Tunis | Egypt | Algeria | |
| 1994 | Cairo | Cancelled due to insufficient number of participants | ||
| 1996 | Cairo | Egypt | Algeria | |
| 1998 | Abidjan | Egypt | 32 – 25 | Tunisia |
| 2000 | Tunis | Egypt | Tunisia | |
| 2002 | Cotonou | Tunisia | 22 – 21 | Egypt |
| 2004 | Abidjan | Egypt | 28 – 19 | Tunisia |
| 2006 | Abidjan | Egypt | 26 – 25 | Tunisia |
| 2008 | Tripoli | Tunisia | 26 – 19 | Libya |
| 2010 | Libreville | Egypt | 38 – 31 | Tunisia |
| 2012 | Abidjan | Tunisia | 41 – 25 | Congo |
| 2014 | Nairobi | Egypt | 25 – 23 | Tunisia |
| 2016 | Bamako | Tunisia | No playoffs | Egypt |
| 2018 | Marrakesh | Egypt | No playoffs | Tunisia |
| 2020 |