Africa Cup 1988

Africa Cup 1988
African Cup of Nations 1988
Number of nations	8  (of 36 applicants)
African champions	Cameroon (2nd title)
venue	Morocco
Opening game	March 13, 1988
Endgame	March 27, 1988
Games	16
Gates	23  (⌀: 1.44 per game)
Top scorer	4 players with 2 goals each

The 1988 Africa Cup ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the 16th edition of the African continental football championship and took place in Morocco from March 13th to 27th . Originally the tournament was supposed to take place in Zambia . However, the country gave back the hosting of the tournament. Organized by the African continental football federation Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from Egypt , Algeria , Ivory Coast , Kenya , Cameroon , Morocco , Nigeria and Zaire took part.

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants from 36 applicants to eight finalists, with hosts Morocco and defending champions Egypt being automatically qualified.

→ see main article: Africa Cup 1988 / qualification

The game was played with two groups of four teams each. The two best teams in each group then played the tournament winner from the semi-finals in the knockout system . The final round matches were played at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca and at the Stade Moulay Abdallah in Rabat.

Cameroon won the tournament and became African champions in football for the second time after 1984 .

Casablanca Rabat

1988 venues in Morocco

The tournament

Group A

All games in the context of double events in Casablanca.

March 13th Morocco - Zaire 1: 1 (1: 0) Ivory Coast - Algeria 1: 1 (0: 1) March 16 Ivory Coast - Zaire 1: 1 (0: 1) Morocco - Algeria 1: 0 (0: 0) 19th March Algeria - Zaire 1: 0 (1: 0) Morocco - Ivory Coast 0-0

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Morocco  3  1  2  0 002: 100  +1 04: 20  2. Algeria *  3  1  1  1 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30  3. Ivory Coast  3  0  3  0 002: 200  ± 0 03: 30  4th Zaire  3  0  2  1 002: 300  −1 02: 40 * Algeria runner-up in the group by drawing lots

Group B

All games in the context of double events in Rabat.

the 14th of March Cameroon - Egypt 1: 0 (1: 0) Nigeria - Kenya 3: 0 (3: 0) 17. March Cameroon - Nigeria 1: 1 (1: 1) Egypt - Kenya 3: 0 (1: 0) March, 20th Cameroon - Kenya 0-0 Nigeria - Egypt 0-0

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Nigeria  3  1  2  0 004: 100  +3 04: 20  2. Cameroon  3  1  2  0 002: 100  +1 04: 20  3. Egypt  3  1  1  1 003: 100  +2 03: 30  4th Kenya  3  0  1  2 000: 600  −6 01: 50

Semifinals

March 23 in Rabat
Nigeria	-	Algeria	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0), 9: 8 i. E.
March 23 in Casablanca
Morocco	-	Cameroon	0: 1 (0: 0)

3rd place match

March 26th in Casablanca
Algeria	-	Morocco	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0), 4: 3 i. E.

final

March 27 in Casablanca
Cameroon	-	Nigeria	1: 0 (0: 0)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Lakhdar Belloumi	2
	Gamal Abdel El Hamid	2
	Roger Milla	2
	Abdoulaye Traoré	2

Another 14 players each with a hit and an own goal.

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com