1988 African Cup of Nations
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1988 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1988 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | 13 – 27 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 23 (1.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
  (2 goals each) |
| Best player |
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| Best goalkeeper |
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The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in 1986, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in Casablanca at Stade Mohamed V. Cameroon won its second championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1−0.
This tournament has the least goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Host selection
The original host was Zambia but after their withdrawal in December 1986 due to financial issues, the Confederation of African Football approached Algeria which agreed to host the tournament. However, in February 1987 the CAF rescinded this decision following a dispute with Algeria which protested the CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg match of the 1978 All-Africa Games qualification against Tunisia. CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two professional players. Morocco was chosen in the end to host the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations replacing Algeria.[1] [2]
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
| Casablanca | Locations of the 1988 African Cup of Nations venues |
Rabat |
|---|---|---|
| Stade Mohamed V | Stade Moulay Abdellah | |
| Capacity: 67,000 | Capacity: 52,000 | |
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast |
1–1 | |
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A. Traoré  |
Report | Belloumi |
| Ivory Coast |
1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Traoré |
Report | Kabongo |
| Morocco |
1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| El Haddaoui |
Report |
| Morocco |
0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Note: Algeria qualified by drawing of lots.[3]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 |
| Egypt |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelhamid Younes |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 March – Rabat | ||||||
| | 1 (9) | |||||
| 27 March – Casablanca | ||||||
| | 1 (8) | |||||
| | 0 | |||||
| 23 March – Casablanca | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 0 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 March – Casablanca | ||||||
| | 1 (4) | |||||
| | 1 (3) | |||||
Semifinals
| Nigeria |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Belgharbi |
Report | Maâtar |
| Penalties | ||
Eguavoen  Adeshina  Uwe Sofoluwe Yekini Okwaraji Nwosu Omokaro Okafor Rufai Eguavoen |
9–8 | |
Third place match
Final
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 1988 Champions |
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Cameroon 2nd title |
Scorers
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
References
- ↑ "African Nations Cup 1988". RSSSF. E. Boesenberg, K. Stokkermans & F. Mazet. May 28, 2015.
- ↑ "African Games 1987". RSSSF. Karel Stokkermans. January 21, 2016.
- ↑ "MOROCCO 1988". fifaworldcup.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2015.