1990 African Cup of Nations

1990 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1990; 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 →

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.

Qualified teams[edit]

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

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

Venues[edit]

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

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

Match officials[edit]

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[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to the Semi-finals

Group A[edit]

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Algeria	3	3	0	10	1	+9	6
Nigeria	3	2	1	3	5	−2	4
Ivory Coast	3	1	2	3	5	−2	2
Egypt	3	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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)

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)

5 March 1990

Nigeria	1–0	Egypt
Yekini 8'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 47,000

Referee: Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)

5 March 1990

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

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

8 March 1990

Nigeria	1–0	Ivory Coast
Yekini 3'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Abdellali Naciri (Morocco)

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[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	5
Senegal	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	4
Cameroon	3	1	0	2	2	3	−1	2
Kenya	3	0	1	2	0	3	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

3 March 1990

Zambia	1–0	Cameroon
Chikabala 58'	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

3 March 1990

Senegal	0–0	Kenya
	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

6 March 1990

Zambia	1–0	Kenya
Makwaza 40'	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)

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)

9 March 1990

Zambia	0–0	Senegal
	Report

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt)

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[edit]

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[edit]

12 March 1990

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

Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

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[edit]

15 March 1990

Zambia	1–0	Senegal
Chikabala 73'	Report

Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

Final[edit]

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[edit]

Player of the Tournament[edit]

1

Rabah Madjer (76 pts)

2

Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani

3

Djamel Menad

–

Rashidi Yekini

–

Webster Chikabala

CAF Team of the Tournament[edit]

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

Scorers[edit]

4 goals

Djamel Menad

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

Abdelhakim Serrar (against Senegal)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Details at RSSSF

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

[a]

v t e Africa Cup of Nations
Editions	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Egypt 2019 Cameroon 2021 Ivory Coast 2023 Morocco 2025 Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027 TBD 2029
Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Bids	2027
Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Statistics	Finals Appearances Awards Records and statistics Hat-tricks
Miscellaneous	Balls Mascots Music
Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. Football in Africa portal