1998 African Cup of Nations
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| COCA-COLA African Cup of Nations Burkina Faso 1998 Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1998 |
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 African Cup of Nations 1998 official logo |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Burkina Faso |
| Dates | 7 – 28 February |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Congo DR |
| Fourth place | Burkina Faso |
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| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 84 (2.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 412,800 (12,900 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hossam Hassan Benedict McCarthy (7 goals) |
| Best player | Benedict McCarthy |
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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.
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[edit] Host Cities & Venues
| Ouagadougou | Bobo-Dioulasso | Ouagadougou |
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| Stade du 4-Août | Stade Municipal | Stade Municipal |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 30,000 |
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[edit] Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1998 African Cup of Nations (squads)
[edit] Qualification
For qualification results, see 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification
[edit] Participating teams
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Final tournament
[edit] First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
[edit] Group A
[edit] Group B
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