1988 African Cup of Nations
16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
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The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in 1986, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in Casablanca at Stade Mohamed V. Cameroon won its second championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1−0.
| 1988 كأس أمم إفريقيا | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | 13–27 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Algeria |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 23 (1.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lakhdar Belloumi Roger Milla  Gamal Abdelhamid  Abdoulaye Traoré (2 goals each) |
| Best player | Roger Milla |
| Best goalkeeper | Joseph-Antoine Bell |
← 1986 1990 → | |
This tournament has the fewest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Host selection
The original host was Zambia but after their withdrawal in December 1986 due to financial issues, the Confederation of African Football approached Algeria which agreed to host the tournament. However, in February 1987 the CAF rescinded this decision following a dispute with Algeria which protested the CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg match of the 1987 All-Africa Games qualification against Tunisia. CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two professional players. Morocco was chosen in the end to host the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations replacing Algeria.[1][2]
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | Hosts | 5 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986) | |
| Egypt | Holders | 21 March 1986 | 10 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986) |
| Algeria | 2nd round winners | 14 April 1987 | 5 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986) |
| Cameroon | 2nd round winners | 18 July 1987 | 5 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986) |
 Kenya | 2nd round winners | 18 July 1987 | 1 (1972) |
| Nigeria | 2nd round winners | 18 July 1987 | 6 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984) |
| Ivory Coast | 2nd round winners | 19 July 1987 | 7 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986) |
 Zaire | 2nd round winners | 19 July 1987 | 6 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976) |
- Notes
- Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Casablanca and Rabat.
| Casablanca | |
|---|---|
| Stade Mohamed V | |
| Capacity: 80,000 | |
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| Rabat | |
| Stade Moulay Abdellah | |
| Capacity: 52,000 | |
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Group stage
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Zaire |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
A. Traoré  48' |
Report | Belloumi 16' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Zaire |
|---|---|---|
| A. Traoré 74' |
Report | Kabongo 37' |
| Morocco | 1–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| El Haddaoui 52' |
Report |
| Morocco | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Note: Algeria qualified by drawing of lots.[3]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Kenya |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| Egypt | 3–0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelhamid 2', 65' Younes 58' |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 March – Rabat | ||||||
| Nigeria (p) | 1 (9) | |||||
| 27 March – Casablanca | ||||||
| Algeria | 1 (8) | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| 23 March – Casablanca | ||||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 March – Casablanca | ||||||
| Algeria (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Morocco | 1 (3) | |||||
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
There were 23 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 1.44 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Abderrazak Belgherbi (against Nigeria)
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Tijani El Maataoui
Emmanuel Kundé
John Buana- Stephen Tataw
Midfielders
Forwards