Africa Cup of Nations 1990

Africa Cup of Nations 1990
African Cup of Nations 1990
Number of nations	8  (of 35 applicants)
African champions	Algeria (1st title)
venue	Algeria
Opening game	March 2, 1990
Endgame	March 16, 1990
Games	16
Gates	30  (⌀: 1.88 per game)
Top scorer	Djamel Menad (4 goals)

The Africa Cup 1990 ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the 17th edition of the African continental football championship and took place in Algeria from March 2 to 16 . Organized by the African continental football association Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from Egypt , Algeria , Ivory Coast , Kenya , Cameroon , Nigeria , Zambia and Senegal took part.

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants from 35 applicants to eight finalists, with host Algeria and defending champion Cameroon automatically qualifying.

→ see main article: Africa Cup 1990 / qualification

As usual, 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 games of the final round were played in the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (66,000 places) in Algiers and in the Stade 19 May 1956 (50,000 places) in Annaba.

Host Algeria used their home advantage, won the tournament and became African champions in football.

Algiers Annaba

Venues 1990 in Algeria

The tournament

Group A

All games e.g. Partly in the context of double events in Algiers.

2nd March Algeria - Nigeria 5: 1 (1: 0) 3 March Ivory Coast - Egypt 3: 1 (0: 0) 5. March Algeria - Ivory Coast 3: 0 (1: 0) Nigeria - Egypt 1: 0 (1: 0) 8th of March Nigeria - Ivory Coast 1: 0 (1: 0) Algeria - Egypt 2: 0 (2: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Algeria  3  3  0  0 010: 100  +9 06-00  2. Nigeria  3  2  0  1 003: 500  −2 04: 20  3. Ivory Coast  3  1  0  2 003: 500  −2 02: 40  4th Egypt  3  0  0  3 001: 600  −5 00: 60

Group B

All games as part of double events in Annaba.

3 March Zambia - Cameroon 1: 0 (0: 0) Senegal - Kenya 0-0 6th March Zambia - Kenya 1: 0 (1: 0) Senegal - Cameroon 2: 0 (1: 0) 9th March Zambia - Senegal 0-0 Cameroon - Kenya 2: 0 (1: 0)

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Zambia  3  2  1  0 002-000  +2 05: 10  2. Senegal  3  1  2  0 002-000  +2 04: 20  3. Cameroon  3  1  0  2 002: 300  −1 02: 40  4th Kenya  3  0  1  2 000: 300  −3 01: 50

Semifinals

March 12th in Annaba
Zambia	-	Nigeria	0: 2 (0: 1)
March 12th in Algiers
Algeria	-	Senegal	2: 1 (1: 1)

3rd place match

March 15 in Algiers
Zambia	-	Senegal	1: 0 (0: 0)

final

March 16 in Algiers
Algeria	-	Nigeria	1: 0 (1: 0)

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Djamel Menad	4th
2	Djanel Amani	3
	Rashidi Yekini	3
4th	Rabah Madjer	2
	Chérif Oudjani	2
	Emmanuel Maboang	2
	Abdoulaye Traoré	2
	Webby Chikabala	2

Another nine players with one goal each and one own goal.

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com