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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.
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African Cup of Nations 1990 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Algeria |
| Dates | 2–16 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| 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 | 600,032 (37,502 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Djamel Menad (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Rabah Madjer |
← 1988 1992 → | |
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Hosts | 6 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) | |
 Cameroon | Holders | 27 March 1988 | 6 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) |
| Senegal | 2nd round winners | 16 July 1989 | 3 (1965, 1968, 1986) |
 Kenya | 2nd round winners | 29 July 1989 | 2 (1988, 1990) |
 Egypt | 2nd round winners | 30 July 1989 | 11 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988) |
 Ivory Coast | 2nd round winners | 30 July 1989 | 8 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988) |
| Nigeria | 2nd round winners | 30 July 1989 | 7 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988) |
| Zambia | 2nd round winners | 30 July 1989 | 4 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986) |
The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.
| Algiers | |
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| Stade du 5 Juillet | |
| Capacity: 85,000 | |
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| Annaba | |
| Stade du 19 Mai | |
| Capacity: 56,000 | |
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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)If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Egypt |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Egypt |
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A. Traoré  53', 60' Maguy 73' |
Report | Abdelrahman 75' |
| Algeria | 3–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Menad 23' Chérif El-Ouazzani 81' Oudjani 82' |
Report |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Yekini 3' |
Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kenya |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 March – Annaba | ||||||
| Zambia | 0 | |||||
| 16 March – Algiers | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| 12 March – Algiers | ||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| Senegal | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 March – Algiers | ||||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
| Senegal | 0 | |||||
Rabah Madjer (76 pts) Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Djamel Menad Rashidi Yekini Webster Chikabala| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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There were 30 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 1.88 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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