1998 African Cup of Nations final

The 1998 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 28 February 1998 at the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to determine the winner of the 1998 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

1998 African Cup of Nations Final

Event	1998 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Egypt 0 2
Date	28 February 1998
Venue	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Referee	Said Belqola (Morocco)
Attendance	40,000
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Egypt won the title for the fourth time by beating defending champions South Africa 2–0.^{[citation needed]}

Route to the final

South Africa		Round	Egypt
Opponent	Result	Group stage	Opponent	Result
Angola	0–0	Match 1	Mozambique	2–0
Ivory Coast	1–1	Match 2	Zambia	4–0
Namibia	4–0	Match 3	Morocco	0–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7  South Africa 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5  Angola 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2  Namibia 3 0 1 2 7 11 −4 1		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7  Egypt 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6  Zambia 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4  Mozambique 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Morocco	2–1	Quarterfinals	Ivory Coast	0–0 (aet) (5–4 pen.)
DR Congo	2–1	Semifinals	Burkina Faso	2–0

Match details

Details

28 February 1998

16:00

South Africa	0–2	Egypt
	Report	A. Hassan 5' Mostafa 13'

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)

South Africa

Egypt

GK 1 Brian Baloyi RB 4 Willem Jackson CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c)  44' CB 5 Mark Fish LB 2 Andrew Rabutla DM 18 John Moeti  79' RM 12 Brendan Augustine  48' LM 11 Helman Mkhalele  28' AM 10 John Moshoeu CF 6 Phil Masinga  81' CF 17 Benni McCarthy Substitutions: MF 14 Quinton Fortune  48' FW 13 Pollen Ndlanya  81' Manager: Jomo Sono

GK 1 Nader El-Sayed SW 5 Samir Kamouna  62' CB 4 Hany Ramzy CB 2 Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa CB 6 Medhat Abdel-Hady RM 8 Yasser Radwan CM 14 Hazem Emam  55' CM 17 Ahmed Hassan  55' LM 3 Mohamed Emara SS 20 Tarek Mostafa  78' CF 9 Hossam Hassan (c) Substitutions: MF 10 Abdel Sattar Sabry  55' FW 21 Osama Nabieh  78' Manager: Mahmoud El-Gohary

External links

• Final match details - 11v11
• Details at RSSSF