1990 African Cup of Nations final

The 1990 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 16 March 1990, at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria, to determine the winner of the 1990 African Cup of Nations. Algeria defeated Nigeria 1–0 with a lone goal from Chérif Oudjani in the 38th minute to win their first African Cup. The final was a repeat of the 1980 final in Lagos, which Nigeria won 3-0.

1990 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1990 African Cup of Nations
Date16 March 1990
VenueStade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
RefereeJean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Attendance105,032
1988
1992

Road to the final

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Algeria Nigeria
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
  Nigeria 5-1   Algeria 1–5
  Ivory Coast 3–0   Egypt 1–0
  Egypt 2–0   Ivory Coast 1–0
Semi-finals
  Senegal 1–0   Zambia 2–0

Match

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Details

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Algeria  1–0  Nigeria
Oudjani   38' Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nigeria
GK 22 Antar Osmani
RB 5 Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane
CB 4 Ali Benhalima
CB 20 Fodil Megharia
LB 15 Abdelhakim Serrar
CM 14 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani   85'
CM 8 Djamel Amani   62'
CM 18 Moussa Saïb
RW 11 Rabah Madjer (c)
CF 10 Chérif Oudjani   90'
LW 9 Djamel Menad
Substitutions:
GK 16 Kamel Kadri
DF 19 Tarek Lazizi
MF 6 Mahieddine Meftah   85'
FW 12 Nacer Bouiche
FW 17 Mohamed Rahim   90'
Manager:
Abdelhamid Kermali
GK 1 Alloysius Agu (c)
RB 4 Uche Okechukwu
CB 19 Isaac Semitoje
CB 13 Herbert Anijekwu
LB 3 Andrew Uwe   13'
CM 8 Moses Kpakor
CM 6 Thompson Oliha   31'
CM 10 Emmanuel Okocha
RW 7 Ayodele Ogunlana   69'
CF 9 Rashidi Yekini
LW 17 Friday Elahor   44'
Substitutions:
GK 18 Christian Obi
DF 2 Aminu Abdul   13'
MF 11 Ademola Adeshina
MF 20 Baldwin Bazuaye
FW 14 Daniel Amokachi   69'
Manager:
  Clemens Westerhof

Assistant referees:
Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)
Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

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