1990 African Cup of Nations
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African Cup of Nations 1990 official logo
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Algeria |
| Dates | 2 – 16 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| 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 | 587,000 (36,688 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Djamel Menad (4 goals) |
| Best player | Rabah Madjer |
The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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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Qualified teams
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The 8 qualified teams are:
1Egypt participated with the B team, it's refuse to participate with the A team because incidents in the 2nd leg match of the final round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification in Cairo.[1]
Venues
| Algiers | Annaba | |
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| Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | Stade 19 Mai 1956 | |
| Capacity: 95,000 | Capacity: 56,000 | |
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Match officials
- 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)
- Referees invitees
Squads
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Group Stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top two placed teams advanced to the Semi-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Algeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| Egypt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 12 March – Annaba | |||||||
| Zambia |
0 | ||||||
| Nigeria |
2 | ||||||
| 16 March – Algiers | |||||||
| Nigeria |
0 | ||||||
| Algeria |
1 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 12 March – Algiers | 15 March – Algiers | ||||||
| Algeria |
2 | Zambia |
1 | ||||
| Senegal |
1 | Senegal |
0 | ||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
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Winners
| Africa Cup of Nations 1990 Champions |
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 Algeria 1st title |
Statistics and Awards
Player of the Tournament
- 1 Rabah Madjer (76 pts)
- 2 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
- 3 Djamel Menad
- – Rashidi Yekini
- – Webster Chikabala
CAF Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
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References
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External links
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