1990 African Cup of Nations

17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations January 2024 African Cup of Nations 1990 1990 ar كأس أمم إفريقيا Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1990 CAN Algerie 1990 logo.png 170px African Cup of Nations 1990 official logo Algeria 2–16 March 8 2 2 Algeria 1 Nigeria Zambia 1964 Senegal 16 30 600032 ALG Djamel Menad (4 goals) ALG Rabah Madjer 1988 1992 The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Hosts Algeria won a first championship, defeating Nigeria 1–0 in the final. Qualified teams thumb|Participating nations 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. ALG Hosts 04 6 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) CMR Holders 27 March 1988 04 6 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) SEN 2nd round winners 16 July 1989 05 3 (1965, 1968, 1986) KEN 2nd round winners 29 July 1989 05 2 (1972, 1988) EGY 2nd round winners 30 July 1989 01 11 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988) CIV 2nd round winners 30 July 1989 02 8 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988) NGR 2nd round winners 30 July 1989 03 7 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988) ZAM 1964 2nd round winners 30 July 1989 04 4 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986) Notes Venues The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba. Algiers Algeria center 500 Algeria 36.7 3.216667 Algiers bottom Algeria 36.9 7.766667 Annaba bottom Stade du 5 Juillet Capacity: 85,000 200pxAnnabaStade du 19 MaiCapacity: 56,000200px Match officials Referees CMR Laurent Petcha (Cameroon) EGY Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt) GAB Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) GAM Badou Jasseh (Gambia) MLI Idrissa Traoré (Mali) MTN 1959 Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania) MRI Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius) MAR Abdellali Naciri (Morocco) SEN Badara Sène (Senegal) TAN Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania) TOG Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo) TUN 1959 Naji Jouini (Tunisia) Invited referees JPN 1870 Shizuo Takada (Japan) SYR 1980 Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) Squads 1990 African Cup of Nations squads Group stage Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie Drawing of lots Group A main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers ALG, NGR, CIV, EGY complete 3 0 0 10 1 H 2 0 1 3 5 1 0 2 3 5 0 0 3 1 6 ALG NGR CIV EGY Q KO KO green1 Advance to Knockout stage 2 March 1990 ALG 5–1 Report NGR Madjer 36 58 Menad 69 72 Amani 88 Okocha 82 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 65,000 Shizuo Takada (Japan) 2 March 1990 CIV 3–1 Report EGY A. Traoré 53 60 Maguy 73 Abdelrahman 75 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 7,000 Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania) 5 March 1990 NGA 1–0 Report EGY Yekini 8 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 47,000 Laurent Petcha (Cameroon) 5 March 1990 ALG 3–0 Report CIV Menad 23 El-Ouazzani 81 Oudjani 82 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 75,000 Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania) 8 March 1990 NGR 1–0 Report CIV Yekini 3 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 80,000 Abdellali Naciri (Morocco) 8 March 1990 ALG 2–0 Report EGY Amani 39 Saïb 43 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 86,000 Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius) Group B main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers ZAM, SEN, CMR, KEN complete 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 0 3 ZAM 1964 SEN CMR KEN Q KO KO green1 Advance to Knockout stage 3 March 1990 ZAM 1964 1–0 Report CMR Chikabala 58 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba 8,000 Naji Jouini (Tunisia) 3 March 1990 SEN 0–0 Report KEN Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba 13,000 Idrissa Traoré (Mali) 6 March 1990 ZAM 1964 1–0 Report KEN Makwaza 40 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba 6,000 Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo) 6 March 1990 SEN 2–0 Report CMR Diallo 45 N'Dao 56 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba 12,000 Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) 9 March 1990 ZAM 1964 0–0 Report SEN Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba 10,000 Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt) 9 March 1990 CMR 2–0 Report KEN Maboang 28 69 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba 6,000 Badou Jasseh (Gambia) Knockout stage Bracket 12 March – Annaba ZAM 1964 0 NGA 2 12 March – Algiers ALG 2 SEN 1 16 March – Algiers NGA 0 ALG 1 15 March – Algiers ZAM 1964 1 SEN 0 Semi-finals 12 March 1990 ZAM 1964 0–2 Report NGR Okechukwu 18 Yekini 77 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba 12,000 Badara Sène (Senegal) 12 March 1990 ALG 2–1 Report SEN Menad 4 Amani 62 Serrar 20 o.g. Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 65,000 Shizuo Takada (Japan) Third place match 15 March 1990 ZAM 1964 1–0 Report SEN Chikabala 73 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 3,000 Naji Jouini (Tunisia) Final 1990 African Cup of Nations final 16 March 1990 16:00 ALG 1–0 Report NGR Oudjani 38 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers 105,032 Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) Statistics and awards Goalscorers 30 16 ALG Djamel Menad ALG Djamel Amani NGR Rashidi Yekini ALG Rabah Madjer ALG Chérif Oudjani CMR Emmanuel Maboang CIV Abdoulaye Traoré ZAM 1964 Webster Chikabala ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani ALG Moussa Saïb CIV Serge Maguy EGY Adel Abdel Rahman NGR Uche Okechukwu NGR Emmanuel Okocha SEN Mamadou Diallo SEN Moussa N'Dao ZAM 1964 Linos Makwaza ALG Abdelhakim Serrar (against Senegal) Player of the Tournament 1 ALG Rabah Madjer (76 pts) 2 ALG Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 3 ALG Djamel Menad – NGR Rashidi Yekini – ZAM 1964 Webster Chikabala Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders ForwardsALG Antar OsmaniALG Ali BenhalimaCMR André Kana-BiyikCIV Arsène HobouZAM 1964 Samuel ChombaALG Djamel AmaniALG Rabah MadjerALG Tahar Chérif El-OuazzaniNGR Moses KpakorALG Djamel MenadZAM 1964 Webster Chikabala References External links Details at RSSSF 1990 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1989–90 in Algerian football Category:International association football competitions hosted by Algeria Category:Sports competitions in Algiers Category:Annaba Category:March 1990 sports events in Africa