1998 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1998 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Burkina Faso |
Dates | 7–28 February |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Egypt (4th title) |
Runners-up | South Africa |
Third place | DR Congo |
Fourth place | Burkina Faso |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 93 (2.91 per match) |
Attendance | 388,800 (12,150 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Hossam Hassan Benni McCarthy (7 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Benni McCarthy |
The 1998 African Cup of Nations in
South Africa in the final 2–0.[1]
Qualification
1996 Cup
after having already qualified for the finals, while the other teams were banned for withdrawing during qualification for the 1996 Cup.
Participating teams
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Burkina Faso | Hosts | 2 (1978, 1996) | |
South Africa | Holders | 3 February 1996 | 1 (1996) |
Ghana | Group 1 winners | 13 July 1997 | 11 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996) |
Guinea | Group 4 runners-up | 13 July 1997 | 5 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1994) |
Tunisia | Group 4 winners | 13 July 1997 | 7 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996) |
Algeria | Group 2 runners-up | 27 July 1997 | 9 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996) |
Angola | Group 6 runners-up | 27 July 1997 | 1 (1996) |
Cameroon | Group 5 winners | 27 July 1997 | 9 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996) |
DR Congo | Group 6 runners-up | 27 July 1997 | 10 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996) |
Egypt | Group 3 runners-up | 27 July 1997 | 15 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996) |
Ivory Coast | Group 2 winners | 27 July 1997 | 12 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996) |
Morocco | Group 3 winners | 27 July 1997 | 7 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992) |
Mozambique | Group 7 runners-up | 27 July 1997 | 2 (1986, 1996) |
Namibia | Group 5 runners-up | 27 July 1997 | 0 (debut) |
Togo | Group 6 winners | 27 July 1997 | 2 (1972, 1984) |
Zambia | Group 7 winners | 27 July 1997 | 8 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Teams excluded
Squads
Venues
Ouagadougou | ||
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Stade du 4 Août | Stade Municipal | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
Bobo-Dioulasso | ||
Stade Municipal | ||
Capacity: 40,000 | ||
First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage
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2 | Burkina Faso (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Cameroon |
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Tchami 20' |
Burkina Faso | 2–1 | Algeria |
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K. Ouédraogo 65' (pen.) Traoré 77' |
Saïb 82' (pen.) |
Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Guinea |
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Kambou 85' |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage
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2 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Togo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Tunisia | 2–1 | DR Congo |
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Ben Slimane 31' Tlemcani 76' |
Kimoto 36' |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage
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2 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
South Africa | 0–0 | Angola |
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Ivory Coast | 1–1 | South Africa |
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Ouattara 88' | Mkhalele 8' (pen.) |
Ivory Coast | 5–2 | Angola |
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Guel 8', 23' Tiéhi 43', 81' (pen.) Bakayoko 56' |
Paulo Silva 27' Quinzinho 52' |
South Africa | 4–1 | Namibia |
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McCarthy 8', 11', 19', 21' | Uutoni 68' |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage
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2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | |
3 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | |
4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Egypt | 2–0 | Mozambique |
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H. Hassan 14', 44' |
Morocco | 3–0 | Mozambique |
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Chiba 39' El Khattabi 40' Fertout 82' |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
February 20 – Bobo-Dioulasso | ||||||||||
Cameroon | 0 | |||||||||
February 25 – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
DR Congo | 1 | |||||||||
a.e.t. ) | 2 | |||||||||
Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
February 28 – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
February 21 – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
Egypt | 2 | |||||||||
pen. ) | 1 (8) | |||||||||
Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||||||
February 21 – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
Egypt | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
pen. ) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
pen.) | 4 (4) | |||||||||
Burkina Faso | 4 (1) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Egypt |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Domoraud Guel Diomandé Bakayoko Ouattara |
4–5 | Ramzy Radwan Kamouna Mostafa Imam |
Semifinals
DR Congo | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
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Bembuana-Keve 48' | McCarthy 60', 112' |
Burkina Faso | 0–2 | Egypt |
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H. Hassan 40', 71' |
Denmark
)Third place match
DR Congo | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Burkina Faso |
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Mungongo 76', 90' Kasongo 88' Tondelua 89' |
Report | A. Ouédraogo 6' Barro 52' Napon 56' Tallé 86' |
Penalties | ||
Selenge |
4–1 | S. Traoré F. Sanou Diabaté |
Final
South Africa | 0–2 | Egypt |
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A. Hassan 5' Mostafa 13' |
Scorers
- 7 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Billel Dziri
- Moussa Saïb
- Lázaro
- Miguel Pereira
- Quinzinho
- Oumar Barro
- Romeo Kambou
- Sidi Napon
- Alassane Ouédraogo
- Ibrahima Tallé
- Seydou Traoré
- Joseph-Désiré Job
- Pierre Womé
- Eddy Bembuana-Keve
- Jean-Kasongo Banza
- Okitankoyi Kimoto
- Mundaba Kisombe
- Lassina Diabaté
- Ahmed Ouattara
- Ahmed Hassan
- Tarek Mostafa
- Yasser Radwan
- Mohammed Gargo
- Samuel Johnson
- Alex Nyarko
- Ahmed Bahja
- Ali Elkhattabi
- Youssef Fertout
- Mustapha Hadji
- Avelino
- Ricardo Mannetti
- Robert Nauseb
- Simon Uutoni
- Helman Mkhalele
- David Nyathi
- Komlan Assignon
- Franck Doté
- Massamasso Tchangai
- Mohamed Coubadja Touré
- Kalusha Bwalya
- Tenant Chilumba
- Rotson Kilambe
- Masauso Tembo
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
References
- ^ "Egypt beats South Africa 2-0 to win 1998 AFCON". 28 February 1998. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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