1998 African Cup of Nations

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 (from 1 confederation)
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 412,800 (12,900 per match)
Top scorer(s) Egypt Hossam Hassan
South Africa Benedict McCarthy
(7 goals each)
Best player South Africa Benedict McCarthy

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.

Qualification

Participating teams

Participating nations

Teams excluded

Nigeria was banned from entering the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualifying 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.

Squads

Venues

Bobo-Dioulasso Ouagadougou
Stade Municipal Stade du 4-Août
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,000
Ouagadougou
Stade Municipal
Capacity: 30,000

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 321053+27
 Burkina Faso 320132+16
 Guinea 31113304
 Algeria 300325−30

7 February 1998
16:00
Burkina Faso  0–1  Cameroon
Tchami  20'

8 February 1998
20:30
Algeria  0–1  Guinea
Oularé  19'

11 February 1998
15:00
Cameroon  2–2  Guinea
Tchami  9'
Womé  44'
Oularé  46', 77'

11 February 1998
20:00
Burkina Faso  2–1  Algeria
K. Ouédraogo  65' (pen.)
Traoré  77'
Saïb  82' (pen.)
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

15 February 1998
16:00
Burkina Faso  1–0  Guinea
Kambou  85'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

15 February 1998
16:00
Cameroon  2–1  Algeria
Job  47'
Tchami  65'
Dziri  40'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 320154+16
 DR Congo 320143+16
 Ghana 31023303
 Togo 310246−23

9 February 1998
16:00
DR Congo  2–1  Togo
Tondelua  57' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Tchangai  90'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

9 February 1998
20:30
Ghana  2–0  Tunisia
Nyarko  8'
Gargo  90'

12 February 1998
16:00
Tunisia  2–1  DR Congo
Ben Slimane  31'
Tlemcani  76'
Kimoto  36'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

12 February 1998
20:30
Togo  2–1  Ghana
Doté  26'
Touré  90'
Johnson  83' (pen.)
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

16 February 1998
17:00
DR Congo  1–0  Ghana
Kisombe  77'

16 February 1998
17:00
Tunisia  3–1  Togo
Tlemcani  9'
Ben Slimane  12'
Gabsi  80'
Assignon  4' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 800
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3210106+47
 South Africa 312052+35
 Angola 302158−32
 Namibia 3012711−41

8 February 1998
15:00
South Africa  0–0  Angola
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

8 February 1998
18:00
Ivory Coast  4–3  Namibia
Tiéhi  2', 39'
Bakayoko  34'
Diabaté  83'
Shivute  46', 73'
Mannetti  70'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria)

11 February 1998
17:15
Ivory Coast  1–1  South Africa
Ouattara  88' Mkhalele  8' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

12 February 1998
18:15
Angola  3–3  Namibia
Lázaro  46'
Paulo Silva  67' (pen.)
Miguel Pereira  86'
Uri Khob  20', 51'
Nauseb  33'

16 February 1998
20:00
Ivory Coast  5–2  Angola
Guel  8', 23'
Tiéhi  43', 81' (pen.)
Bakayoko  56'
Paulo Silva  27'
Quinzinho  52'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

16 February 1998
20:00
South Africa  4–1  Namibia
McCarthy  8', 11', 19', 21' Uutoni  68'

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 321051+47
 Egypt 320161+56
 Zambia 311146−24
 Mozambique 300318−70

9 February 1998
18:15
Morocco  1–1  Zambia
Bahja  37' Chilumba  87'

10 February 1998
18:00
Egypt  2–0  Mozambique
H. Hassan  14', 44'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

13 February 1998
17:00
Egypt  4–0  Zambia
H. Hassan  34', 57', 71'
Radwan  80'

13 February 1998
20:00
Morocco  3–0  Mozambique
Chiba  39'
El Khattabi  40'
Fertout  82'

17 February 1998
16:00
Zambia  3–1  Mozambique
Kilambe  16'
Bwalya  43'
Tembo  73'
Avelino  57'

17 February 1998
16:00
Morocco  1–0  Egypt
Hadji  90'

Knockout Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 20, 16:00 - Bobo-Dioulasso        
  Cameroon  0
February 25, 16:00 - Ouagadougou
  DR Congo  1  
  DR Congo  1
February 22, 16:00 - Ouagadougou
    South Africa (aet)  2  
  Morocco  1
February 28, 16:00 - Ouagadougou
  South Africa  2  
  South Africa  0
February 21, 17:00 - Ouagadougou
    Egypt  2
  Tunisia  1 (7)
February 25, 20:00 - Bobo-Dioulasso
  Burkina Faso (pen)  1 (8)  
  Burkina Faso  0 Third place
February 21, 20:00 - Ouagadougou
    Egypt  2  
  Ivory Coast  0 (4)   DR Congo (pen)  4 (4)
  Egypt (pen)  0 (5)     Burkina Faso  4 (1)
February 27, 16:00 - Ouagadougou

Quarterfinals

20 February 1998
16:00
Cameroon  0–1  DR Congo
Tondelua  30'

21 February 1998
17:00
Tunisia  1–1
(a.e.t.)
 Burkina Faso
Gabsi  89' K. Ouédraogo  45' (pen.)
  Penalties  
Rouissi
Badra
Bouazizi
Chihi
Jelassi
Baya
Gabsi
Ghodhbane
Hicheri
Trabelsi
7–8 S. Traoré
F. Sanou
Nana
Tallé
A. Ouédraogo
Zongo
B. Traoré
Diabaté
Liade Gnonka
Coulibaly

21 February 1998
20:00
Ivory Coast  0–0
(a.e.t.)
 Egypt
  Penalties  
Domoraud
Guel
Diomandé
Bakayoko
Ouattara
4–5 Ramzy
Radwan
Kamouna
Mostafa
Imam
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)

22 February 1998
16:00
Morocco  1–2  South Africa
Chiba  36' McCarthy  22'
Nyathi  79'

Semifinals

25 February 1998
16:00
DR Congo  1–2
(a.e.t.)
 South Africa
Bembuana-Keve  48' McCarthy  60', 112'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

25 February 1998
20:00
Burkina Faso  0–2  Egypt
H. Hassan  40', 71'

Third place match

27 February 1998
16:00
DR Congo  4–4
(a.e.t.)
 Burkina Faso
Mungongo  76', 89'
Kasongo  86'
Tondelua  88'
A. Ouédraogo  6'
Barro  52'
Napon  56'
Tallé  86'
  Penalties  
Simba
Mamale
Kisombe
Selenge
4–1 S. Traoré
F. Sanou
Diabaté
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Final

February 28, 1998
16:00
South Africa  0–2  Egypt
A. Hassan  5'
Mostafa  13'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1998 Champions 

Egypt
4th title

Scorers

7 goals

4 goals

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jerry Tondelua

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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