1998 African Cup of Nations
21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
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The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in 1996, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fourth ACN championship, beating South Africa in the final 2–0.[1]
Host countryBurkina Faso
Dates7–28 February
Teams16
Venues3 (in 2 host cities)
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1998 | |
|---|---|
African Cup of Nations 1998 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Burkina Faso |
| Dates | 7–28 February |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venues | 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 | Benni McCarthy |
← 1996 2000 → | |
Qualification
Nigeria was banned from participating in the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualifiers because of its withdrawal from the 1996 tournament after it had already qualified for the finals, while the other teams were banned for withdrawing during the 1996 tournament qualifiers.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stade du 4 Août | Stade Municipal | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
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| Bobo-Dioulasso | ||
| Stade Municipal | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | ||
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First round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 |
Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
Tchami  20' |
| Burkina Faso | 2–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| K. Ouédraogo 65' (pen.) Traoré 77' |
Saïb 82' (pen.) |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Kambou 85' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 |
Source: CAF
| Tunisia | 2–1 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Slimane 31' Tlemcani 76' |
Kimoto 36' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 |
Source: CAF
| South Africa | 0–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Ouattara 88' |
Mkhalele 8' (pen.) |
| South Africa | 4–1 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| McCarthy 8', 11', 19', 21' |
Uutoni 68' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 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 |
Source: CAF
| Egypt | 2–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| H. Hassan 14', 44' |
| Morocco | 3–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Chiba 39' El Khattabi 40' Fertout 82' |
| Zambia | 3–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Kilambe 16' Bwalya 43' Tembo 73' |
Avelino 57' |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 20 February – Bobo-Dioulasso | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 February – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | |||||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 February – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| South Africa (g.g.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
| 28 February – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 February – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 (7) | |||||||||
| 25 February – Bobo-Dioulasso | ||||||||||
| Burkina Faso (p) | 1 (8) | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 February – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 27 February – Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| Egypt (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| DR Congo (p) | 4 (4) | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 4 (1) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Morocco | 1–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Chiba 36' |
McCarthy 22' Nyathi 79' |
Semi-finals
| DR Congo | 1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.) | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Bembuana-Keve 48' |
McCarthy 60',  112' |
| Burkina Faso | 0–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| H. Hassan 40', 71' |
Third place match
Final
| South Africa | 0–2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| A. Hassan 5' Mostafa 13' |
Goalscorers
There were 93 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.
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
