1998 African Cup of Nations

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1998 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1998
Af98logo.png
African Cup of Nations 1998 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryBurkina Faso
Dates7–28 February
Teams16
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Third placeFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo
Fourth placeFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored93 (2.91 per match)
Attendance388,800 (12,150 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Hossam Hassan
Flag of South Africa.svg Benni McCarthy
(7 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Benni McCarthy
← 1996
2000 →

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]

Contents

Qualification

Nigeria was banned from entering the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification because of withdrawing from the 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

Participating nations African Cup of Nations 1998.png
Participating nations
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Hosts2 (1978, 1996)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Holders3 February 19961 ( 1996 )
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Group 1 winners13 July 199711 ( 1963 , 1965 , 1968, 1970, 1978 , 1980, 1982 , 1984, 1992, 1994,
1996)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Group 4 runners-up13 July 19975 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1994)
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia Group 4 winners13 July 19977 (1962, 1963, 1965 , 1978, 1982, 1994 , 1996)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group 2 runners-up27 July 19979 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 , 1992, 1996)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Group 6 runners-up27 July 19971 (1996)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group 5 winners27 July 19979 (1970, 1972 , 1982, 1984 , 1986, 1988 , 1990, 1992, 1996)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo Group 6 runners-up27 July 199710 (1965, 1968 , 1970, 1972, 1974 , 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Group 3 runners-up27 July 199715 ( 1957 , 1959 , 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974 , 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986 ,
1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Group 2 winners27 July 199712 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984 , 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 ,
1994, 1996)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Group 3 winners27 July 19977 (1972, 1976 , 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988 , 1992)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Group 7 runners-up27 July 19972 (1986, 1996)
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Group 5 runners-up27 July 19970 (debut)
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo Group 6 winners27 July 19972 (1972, 1984)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Group 7 winners27 July 19978 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Teams excluded

Squads

Venues

Ouagadougou
Stade du 4 Août Stade Municipal
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 30,000
Stade du 4-Aout, Burkina Faso, 2009.jpg Stademunicipal.png
Bobo-Dioulasso
Stade Municipal
Capacity: 40,000
Stadiumbobodioulasso1.jpg

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 321053+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (H)320132+16
3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 31113304
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 300325−30
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Tchami Soccerball shade.svg20'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Oularé Soccerball shade.svg19'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Tchami Soccerball shade.svg9'
Womé Soccerball shade.svg44'		 Oularé Soccerball shade.svg46', 77'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Young-Joo Kim (South Korea)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
K. Ouédraogo Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)
Traoré Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Saïb Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Kambou Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Job Soccerball shade.svg47'
Tchami Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Dziri Soccerball shade.svg40'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 320154+16Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 320143+16
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 31023303
4Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 310246−23
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg2–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Tondelua Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Tchangai Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Nyarko Soccerball shade.svg8'
Gargo Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg2–1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo
Ben Slimane Soccerball shade.svg31'
Tlemcani Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Kimoto Soccerball shade.svg36'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)
Togo  Flag of Togo (3-2).svg2–1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Doté Soccerball shade.svg26'
Kader Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Johnson Soccerball shade.svg83' (pen.)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Kisombe Soccerball shade.svg77'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Young-Joo Kim (South Korea)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg3–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Tlemcani Soccerball shade.svg9'
Ben Slimane Soccerball shade.svg12'
Gabsi Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Assignon Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 800
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3210106+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 312052+35
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 302158−32
4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3012711−41
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg4–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Tiéhi Soccerball shade.svg2', 39'
Bakayoko Soccerball shade.svg34'
Diabaté Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Shivute Soccerball shade.svg46', 73'
Mannetti Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Ouattara Soccerball shade.svg88' Mkhalele Soccerball shade.svg8' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg3–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Lázaro Soccerball shade.svg46'
Paulo Silva Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Miguel Pereira Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Uri Khob Soccerball shade.svg20', 51'
Nauseb Soccerball shade.svg33'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg5–2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Guel Soccerball shade.svg8', 23'
Tiéhi Soccerball shade.svg43', 81' (pen.)
Bakayoko Soccerball shade.svg56'		 Paulo Silva Soccerball shade.svg27'
Quinzinho Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Maxime Camara (Guinea)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4–1Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
McCarthy Soccerball shade.svg8', 11', 19', 21' Uutoni Soccerball shade.svg68'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 321051+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 320161+56
3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 311146−24
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 300318−70
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Bahja Soccerball shade.svg37' Chilumba Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg14', 44'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Maxime Camara (Guinea)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg4–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg34', 57', 71'
Radwan Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Chiba Soccerball shade.svg39'
El Khattabi Soccerball shade.svg40'
Fertout Soccerball shade.svg82'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3–1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Kilambe Soccerball shade.svg16'
Bwalya Soccerball shade.svg43'
Tembo Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Avelino Soccerball shade.svg57'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Hadji Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 February 20 – Bobo-Dioulasso
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0
 
 February 25 – Ouagadougou
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 1
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 1
 
 February 22 – Ouagadougou
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (a.e.t.)2
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
 
 February 28 – Ouagadougou
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
 February 21 – Ouagadougou
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
 
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1 (7)
 
 February 25 – Bobo-Dioulasso
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (pen.)1 (8)
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 0
 
 February 21 – Ouagadougou
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2Third place
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0 (4)
 
 February 27 – Ouagadougou
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (pen.)0 (5)
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo (pen.)4 (4)
 
 
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 4 (1)
 

Quarterfinals

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo
Report Tondelua Soccerball shade.svg30'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Chiba Soccerball shade.svg36' Report McCarthy Soccerball shade.svg22'
Nyathi Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Semifinals

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg1–2 (a.e.t./g.g.)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bembuana-Keve Soccerball shade.svg48' McCarthy Soccerball shade.svg60', Soccerball shade gold.svg112'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg40', 71'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Third place match

Final

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
A. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg5'
Mostafa Soccerball shade.svg13'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

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

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

References

  1. ↑ "Egypt beats South Africa 2-0 to win 1998 AFCON". 28 February 1998. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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