1998 African Cup of Nations final

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1998 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1998 African Cup of Nations
South Africa
 Egypt
South Africa Egypt
0 2
DateFebruary 28, 1998
Venue
2000
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The 1998 African Cup of Nations Final was a

Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to determine the winner of the 1998 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football
(CAF).

Egypt won the title for the fourth time by beating defending champions South Africa 2–0.[1]

Route to the final

South Africa Round Egypt
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Angola 0–0 Match 1  Mozambique 2–0
 Ivory Coast 1–1 Match 2  Zambia 4–0
 Namibia 4–0 Match 3  Morocco 0–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7
 South Africa 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Angola 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
 Namibia 3 0 1 2 7 11 −4 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
 Zambia 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Mozambique 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Morocco 2–1 Quarterfinals  Ivory Coast 0–0 (aet) (5–4 pen.)
 DR Congo 2–1 Semifinals  Burkina Faso 2–0

Match details

Details

South Africa 0–2 Egypt
Report A. Hassan 5'
Mostafa 13'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 40,000
)
South Africa
Egypt
GK 1 Brian Baloyi
CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c) Yellow card 44'
CB 5 Mark Fish
CB 2 Andrew Rabutla
RWB 4 Willem Jackson
CM 11 Helman Mkhalele Yellow card 28'
CM 18 John Moeti Yellow card 79'
LWB 10 John Moshoeu
AM 6 Phil Masinga downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 17 Benni McCarthy
CF 12 Brendan Augustine downward-facing red arrow 48'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Quinton Fortune upward-facing green arrow 48'
AM 13 Pollen Ndlanya upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK 1 Nader El-Sayed
SW 5 Samir Kamouna Yellow card 62'
CB 4 Hany Ramzy
CB 6 Medhat Abdel-Hady
RWB 2 Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa
LWB 3 Mohamed Emara
CM 8 Yasser Radwan
CM 17 Ahmed Hassan Yellow card 55'
AM 20 Tarek Mostafa downward-facing red arrow 78'
CF 14 Hazem Emam downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 9 Hossam Hassan (c)
Substitutions:
MF 10 Abdel Sattar Sabry upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 21 Osama Nabieh upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

References

  1. ^ "Egypt 2-0 South Africa - February 28, 1998 / CAF Nations Cup 1998".
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