1990 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1990 Africa 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.
| |
|---|---|
 Africa 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 |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 30 (1.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 768,000 (48,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
Qualified teams
Participating nations
The 8 qualified teams are:
Venues
| Algiers | Annaba | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade du 5 Juillet | Stade du 19 Mai | |
| Capacity: 64,000 | Capacity: 56,000 | |
 |
.jpg) |
Match officials
- Referees
.svg.png)
- Invited referees
Squads
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top two placed teams advanced to the Semi-finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Source:
| Ivory Coast | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
A. Traoré  Maguy |
Report | Abdelrahman |
| Algeria | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Menad Chérif El-Ouazzani Oudjani |
Report |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yekini |
Report |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 March – Annaba | ||||||
| | 0 | |||||
| 16 March – Algiers | ||||||
| | 2 | |||||
| | 0 | |||||
| 12 March – Algiers | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 2 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 March – Algiers | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 0 | |||||
Third place match
Statistics and awards
Player of the Tournament
- 1
- 2
- 3
- –
- –
CAF Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
gollark: For smelting? Fascinating.
gollark: Make energy upgrades and/or have more power.
gollark: Or a basic tier installer.
gollark: Make speed upgrades then.
gollark: GTech™ "bee apiary" deployment.
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.