1990 African Cup of Nations

The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1–0.

1990 African Cup of Nations

1990 كأس أمم إفريقيا Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1990
African Cup of Nations 1990 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Algeria
Dates	2–16 March
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Algeria (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Zambia
Fourth place	Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	30 (1.88 per match)
Attendance	600,032 (37,502 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Djamel Menad (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Rabah Madjer
← 1988 1992 →

Qualified teams

Participating nations

Main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament[a]
Algeria	Hosts		6 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
Cameroon	Holders	27 March 1988	6 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988)
Senegal	2nd round winners	16 July 1989	3 (1965, 1968, 1986)
Kenya	2nd round winners	29 July 1989	2 (1988, 1990)
Egypt	2nd round winners	30 July 1989	11 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988)
Ivory Coast	2nd round winners	30 July 1989	8 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988)
Nigeria	2nd round winners	30 July 1989	7 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988)
Zambia	2nd round winners	30 July 1989	4 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986)

Notes

1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.

Algiers	Algiers Annaba
Stade du 5 Juillet
Capacity: 85,000
Annaba
Stade du 19 Mai
Capacity: 56,000

Match officials

Referees

• Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)
• Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt)
• Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
• Badou Jasseh (Gambia)
• Idrissa Traoré (Mali)
• Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
• Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)
• Abdellali Naciri (Morocco)
• Badara Sène (Senegal)
• Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania)
• Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
• Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

Invited referees

• Shizuo Takada (Japan)
• Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Squads

Main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations squads

Group stage

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

1. Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches
2. Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
3. Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie
4. Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie
5. Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie
6. Drawing of lots

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria (H)	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	3	5	−2	4
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2
4	Egypt	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2 March 1990

Algeria	5–1	Nigeria
Madjer 36', 58' Menad 69', 72' Amani 88'	Report	Okocha 82'

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

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2 March 1990

Ivory Coast	3–1	Egypt
A. Traoré 53', 60' Maguy 73'	Report	Abdelrahman 75'

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania)

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5 March 1990

Nigeria	1–0	Egypt
Yekini 8'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 47,000

Referee: Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)

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5 March 1990

Algeria	3–0	Ivory Coast
Menad 23' El-Ouazzani 81' Oudjani 82'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

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8 March 1990

Nigeria	1–0	Ivory Coast
Yekini 3'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Abdellali Naciri (Morocco)

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8 March 1990

Algeria	2–0	Egypt
Amani 39' Saïb 43'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 86,000

Referee: Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zambia	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	5	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	4
3	Cameroon	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	2
4	Kenya	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

3 March 1990

Zambia	1–0	Cameroon
Chikabala 58'	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

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3 March 1990

Senegal	0–0	Kenya
	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

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6 March 1990

Zambia	1–0	Kenya
Makwaza 40'	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)

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6 March 1990

Senegal	2–0	Cameroon
Diallo 45' N'Dao 56'	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

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9 March 1990

Zambia	0–0	Senegal
	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt)

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9 March 1990

Cameroon	2–0	Kenya
Maboang 28', 69'	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Badou Jasseh (Gambia)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 March – Annaba
	Zambia	0
					16 March – Algiers
	Nigeria	2
					Nigeria	0
	12 March – Algiers
					Algeria	1
	Algeria	2
	Senegal	1
					Third place
					15 March – Algiers
					Zambia	1
					Senegal	0

Semi-finals

12 March 1990

Zambia	0–2	Nigeria
	Report	Okechukwu 18' Yekini 77'

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

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12 March 1990

Algeria	2–1	Senegal
Menad 4' Amani 62'	Report	Serrar 20' (o.g.)

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

Third place match

15 March 1990

Zambia	1–0	Senegal
Chikabala 73'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final

Main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations Final

16 March 1990

16:00

Algeria	1–0	Nigeria
Oudjani 38'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 105,032

Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)

Statistics and awards

Player of the Tournament

1 Rabah Madjer (76 pts)

2 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani

3 Djamel Menad

– Rashidi Yekini

– Webster Chikabala

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Antar Osmani	Ali Benhalima André Kana-Biyik Arsène Hobou Samuel Chomba	Djamel Amani Rabah Madjer Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Moses Kpakor	Djamel Menad Webster Chikabala

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 1.88 goals per match.

4 goals

• Djamel Menad

3 goals

• Djamel Amani
• Rashidi Yekini

2 goals

• Rabah Madjer
• Chérif Oudjani
• Emmanuel Maboang
• Abdoulaye Traoré
• Webster Chikabala

1 goal

• Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
• Moussa Saïb
• Serge Maguy
• Adel Abdel Rahman
• Uche Okechukwu
• Emmanuel Okocha
• Mamadou Diallo
• Moussa N'Dao
• Linos Makwaza

1 own goal

• Abdelhakim Serrar (against Senegal)