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1998 African Cup of Nations final

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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
Event1998 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Egypt
South Africa Egypt
0 2
DateFebruary 28, 1998
VenueStade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
RefereeSaid Belqola (Morocco)
Attendance40,000
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Egypt won the title for the fourth time by beating defending champions South Africa 2–0.[1]

Route to the final edit

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 edit

Details edit

South Africa  0–2  Egypt
Report A. Hassan   5'
Mostafa   13'
Attendance: 40,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt
GK 1 Brian Baloyi
CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c)   44'
CB 5 Mark Fish
CB 2 Andrew Rabutla
RWB 4 Willem Jackson
CM 11 Helman Mkhalele   28'
CM 18 John Moeti   79'
LWB 10 John Moshoeu
AM 6 Phil Masinga   81'
CF 17 Benni McCarthy
CF 12 Brendan Augustine   48'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Quinton Fortune   48'
AM 13 Pollen Ndlanya   81'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK 1 Nader El-Sayed
SW 5 Samir Kamouna   62'
CB 4 Hany Ramzy
CB 6 Medhat Abdel-Hady
RWB 2 Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa
LWB 3 Mohamed Emara
CM 8 Yasser Radwan
CM 17 Ahmed Hassan   55'
AM 20 Tarek Mostafa   78'
CF 14 Hazem Emam   55'
CF 9 Hossam Hassan (c)
Substitutions:
MF 10 Abdel Sattar Sabry   55'
FW 21 Osama Nabieh   78'
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

References edit

  1. ^ "Egypt 2-0 South Africa - February 28, 1998 / CAF Nations Cup 1998".
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