1990 African Cup of Nations
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 African Cup of Nations 1990 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Algeria |
| Dates | 2 – 16 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 | 30 (1.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 587,000 (36,688 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Best player |
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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
Participating nations
The 8 qualified teams are:
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
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- Invited referees
Squads
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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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast |
3–1 | |
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A. Traoré  Maguy |
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| Algeria |
3–0 | |
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| Menad Chérif El-Ouazzani Oudjani |
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| Nigeria |
1–0 | |
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| Yekini |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 March – Annaba | ||||||
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| 16 March – Algiers | ||||||
| | 2 | |||||
| | 0 | |||||
| 12 March – Algiers | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 2 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 March – Algiers | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
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Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Winners
| Africa Cup of Nations 1990 Champions |
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Algeria 1st title |
Statistics and awards
Player of the Tournament
- 1
- 2
- 3
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CAF Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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References
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