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.
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 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 | 768,000 (48,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Djamel Menad (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Rabah Madjer |
Qualified teamsEdit
The 8 qualified teams are:
VenuesEdit
The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.
| Algiers | Annaba | |
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| Stade du 5 Juillet | Stade du 19 Mai | |
| Capacity: 85,000 | Capacity: 56,000 | |
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Match officialsEdit
- 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
SquadsEdit
Group stageEdit
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top two placed teams advanced to the Semi-finals |
Group AEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Algeria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
| Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
 Egypt
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
| Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Egypt |
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A. Traoré  53', 60' Maguy 73' |
Report | Abdelrahman 75' |
| Algeria | 3–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Menad 23' Chérif El-Ouazzani 81' Oudjani 82' |
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| Nigeria | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Yekini 3' |
Report |
Group BEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Zambia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Senegal
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
 Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
 Kenya
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Knockout stageEdit
| 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-finalsEdit
Third place matchEdit
FinalEdit
Statistics and awardsEdit
Player of the TournamentEdit
- 1
Rabah Madjer (76 pts) - 2 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
- 3 Djamel Menad
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Rashidi Yekini - –
Webster Chikabala
CAF Team of the TournamentEdit
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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ScorersEdit
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
- Abdelhakim Serrar (against Senegal)
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
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