1998 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1998
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
Champions Egypt (4th title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place DR Congo
Fourth place Burkina Faso
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored93 (2.91 per match)
Attendance388,800 (12,150 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Hossam Hassan
South Africa Benni McCarthy
(7 goals each)
Best player(s)South Africa 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]

Qualification

Main article: 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification

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.

Participating teams

Participating nations
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
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Teams excluded

Squads

Main article: 1998 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

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

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Burkina Faso 0–1 Cameroon
Tchami 20'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
Algeria 0–1 Guinea
Oularé 19'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Cameroon 2–2 Guinea
Tchami 9'
Womé 44'		 Oularé 46', 77'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Young-Joo Kim (South Korea)
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)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Guinea
Kambou 85'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Cameroon 2–1 Algeria
Job 47'
Tchami 65'		 Dziri 40'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)

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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
DR Congo 2–1 Togo
Tondelua 57' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Tchangai 90'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Ghana 2–0 Tunisia
Nyarko 8'
Gargo 90'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Tunisia 2–1 DR Congo
Ben Slimane 31'
Tlemcani 76'		 Kimoto 36'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kine Tibebu (Ethiopia)
Togo 2–1 Ghana
Doté 26'
Kader 90'		 Johnson 83' (pen.)
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
DR Congo 1–0 Ghana
Kisombe 77'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Young-Joo Kim (South Korea)
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

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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
South Africa 0–0 Angola
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
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)
Ivory Coast 1–1 South Africa
Ouattara 88' Mkhalele 8' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Angola 3–3 Namibia
Lázaro 46'
Paulo Silva 67' (pen.)
Miguel Pereira 86'		 Uri Khob 20', 51'
Nauseb 33'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
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: Maxime Camara (Guinea)
South Africa 4–1 Namibia
McCarthy 8', 11', 19', 21' Uutoni 68'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Karim Dahou (Algeria)

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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Morocco 1–1 Zambia
Bahja 37' Chilumba 87'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Egypt 2–0 Mozambique
H. Hassan 14', 44'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Maxime Camara (Guinea)
Egypt 4–0 Zambia
H. Hassan 34', 57', 71'
Radwan 80'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
Morocco 3–0 Mozambique
Chiba 39'
El Khattabi 40'
Fertout 82'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
Zambia 3–1 Mozambique
Kilambe 16'
Bwalya 43'
Tembo 73'		 Avelino 57'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
Morocco 1–0 Egypt
Hadji 90'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 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 (pen.) 1 (8)
 
  Burkina Faso 0
 
 February 21 – Ouagadougou
 
  Egypt 2 Third place
 
  Ivory Coast 0 (4)
 
 February 27 – Ouagadougou
 
  Egypt (pen.) 0 (5)
 
  DR Congo (pen.) 4 (4)
 
 
  Burkina Faso 4 (1)
 

Quarterfinals

Cameroon 0–1 DR Congo
Report Tondelua 30'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)
Tunisia 1–1 (a.e.t.) Burkina Faso
Gabsi 89' Report K. Ouédraogo 45' (pen.)
Penalties
Rouissi soccer ball with check mark
Badra soccer ball with check mark
Bouazizi soccer ball with check mark
Chihi soccer ball with red X
Jelassi soccer ball with check mark
Baya soccer ball with red X
Gabsi soccer ball with check mark
Ghodhbane soccer ball with check mark
Hicheri soccer ball with check mark
Trabelsi soccer ball with red X		 7–8 soccer ball with check mark S. Traoré
soccer ball with check mark F. Sanou
soccer ball with check mark Nana
soccer ball with red X Tallé
soccer ball with check mark A. Ouédraogo
soccer ball with red X Zongo
soccer ball with check mark B. Traoré
soccer ball with check mark Diabaté
soccer ball with check mark Liade Gnonka
soccer ball with check mark Coulibaly
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Ivory Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Report
Penalties
Domoraud soccer ball with check mark
Guel soccer ball with check mark
Diomandé soccer ball with red X
Bakayoko soccer ball with check mark
Ouattara soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Ramzy
soccer ball with check mark Radwan
soccer ball with check mark Kamouna
soccer ball with check mark Mostafa
soccer ball with check mark Imam
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
Morocco 1–2 South Africa
Chiba 36' Report McCarthy 22'
Nyathi 79'
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

Semifinals

DR Congo 1–2 (a.e.t.) South Africa
Bembuana-Keve 48' McCarthy 60', 112'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Burkina Faso 0–2 Egypt
H. Hassan 40', 71'
Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Third place match

DR Congo 4–4 (a.e.t.) Burkina Faso
Mungongo 76', 90'
Kasongo 88'
Tondelua 89'		 Report A. Ouédraogo 6'
Barro 52'
Napon 56'
Tallé 86'
Penalties
Simba soccer ball with check mark
Mamale soccer ball with check mark
Kisombe soccer ball with check mark
Selenge soccer ball with check mark		 4–1 soccer ball with red X S. Traoré
soccer ball with check mark F. Sanou
soccer ball with red X Diabaté
Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Final

Main article: 1998 African Cup of Nations Final
South Africa 0–2 Egypt
A. Hassan 5'
Mostafa 13'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

Scorers

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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