1998 Africa Cup of Nations
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| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1998 | |
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 Africa Cup of Nations 1998 official logo | |
| 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) | Hossam Hassan Benedict McCarthy (7 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Benedict McCarthy |
The 1998 Africa 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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Qualification[edit]
Participating teams[edit]
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Teams excluded[edit]
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[edit]
Venues[edit]
| Bobo-Dioulasso | Ouagadougou | |
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| Stade Municipal | Stade du 4-Août | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | |
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| Ouagadougou | ||
| Stade Municipal | ||
| Capacity: 30,000 | ||
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First round[edit]
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Cameroon
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Burkina Faso
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
 Guinea
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Algeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Cameroon |
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Tchami  20' |
| Burkina Faso | 2–1 | Algeria |
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| K. Ouédraogo 65' (pen.) Traoré 77' |
Saïb 82' (pen.) |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Guinea |
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| Kambou 85' |
Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| DR Congo
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
 Ghana
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Togo
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
| Tunisia | 2–1 | DR Congo |
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| Ben Slimane 31' Tlemcani 76' |
Kimoto 36' |
Group C[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
| South Africa
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
 Angola
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2 |
 Namibia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0–0 | Angola |
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| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | South Africa |
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| Ouattara 88' |
Mkhalele 8' (pen.) |
| Angola | 3–3 | Namibia |
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| Lázaro 46' Paulo Silva 67' (pen.) Miguel Pereira 86' |
Uri Khob 20', 51' Nauseb 33' |
| Ivory Coast | 5–2 | Angola |
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| Guel 8', 23' Tiéhi 43', 81' (pen.) Bakayoko 56' |
Paulo Silva 27' Quinzinho 52' |
| South Africa | 4–1 | Namibia |
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| McCarthy 8', 11', 19', 21' |
Uutoni 68' |
Group D[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Morocco
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| Egypt
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
 Zambia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 |
 Mozambique
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Mozambique |
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| H. Hassan 14', 44' |
| Morocco | 3–0 | Mozambique |
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| Chiba 39' El Khattabi 40' Fertout 82' |
Knockout stage[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| February 20 - Bobo-Dioulasso | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||||||
| February 25 - Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | |||||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | |||||||||
| February 22 - Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| South Africa (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
| February 28 - Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| February 21 - Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 (7) | |||||||||
| February 25 - Bobo-Dioulasso | ||||||||||
| Burkina Faso (p) | 1 (8) | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||||||
| February 21 - Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| February 27 - Ouagadougou | ||||||||||
| Egypt (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| DR Congo (p) | 4 (4) | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 4 (1) | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[edit]
| Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Egypt |
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| Penalties | ||
Domoraud  Guel Diomandé  Bakayoko Ouattara |
4–5 | Ramzy Radwan Kamouna Mostafa Imam |
| Morocco | 1–2 | South Africa |
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| Chiba 36' |
McCarthy 22' Nyathi 79' |
Semifinals[edit]
| DR Congo | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
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| Bembuana-Keve 48' |
McCarthy 60', 112' |
| Burkina Faso | 0–2 | Egypt |
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| H. Hassan 40', 71' |
Third place match[edit]
| DR Congo | 4–4 (a.e.t.) | Burkina Faso |
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| Mungongo 76', 90' Kasongo 88' Tondelua 89' |
A. Ouédraogo 6' Barro 52' Napon 56' Tallé 86' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Simba Mamale Kisombe Selenge |
4–1 | S. Traoré F. Sanou Diabaté |
Final[edit]
| South Africa | 0–2 | Egypt |
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| A. Hassan 5' Mostafa 13' |
Scorers[edit]
- 7 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
CAF Team of the Tournament[edit]
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
External links[edit]
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