The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

, the soccer championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in

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, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in Casablanca at

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Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...

won its second championship, beating

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in the final 1−0. This tournament has the fewest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Host selection

The original host was

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but after their withdrawal in December 1986 due to financial issues, the

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approached

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which agreed to host the tournament. However, in February 1987 the CAF rescinded this decision following a dispute with Algeria which protested the CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg match of the 1978 All-Africa Games qualification against

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. CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that

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had fielded two professional players.

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...

was chosen in the end to host the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations replacing Algeria.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: * * * * ''(holders)'' * * ''(hosts)'' * *

Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Casablanca and Rabat.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Scorers

;2 goals *

Lakhdar Belloumi Lakhdar Belloumi ( ar, لخضر بلومي; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former association football, football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. ...

Roger Milla Albert Roger Miller (born 20 May 1952), known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three Wo ...

* Abdoulaye Traoré * Gamal Abdelhamid ;1 goal *

Abdelkader Ferhaoui Abdelkader Ferhaoui, known as Kader Ferhaoui ( ar, عبد القادر فرحاوي; born March 19, 1965) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Managerial career On September 16, 2010, Ferhaoui was appointed a ...

* Rachid Maâtar * Emmanuel Kundé *

Cyrille Makanaky Cyrille Thomas Makanaky (born 28 June 1965) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Makanaky was born in Douala. After impressing at amateur level in France, with FC Saint-Leu and Gazélec Ajacc ...

* Ayman Younes *

Mustafa El Haddaoui Mustafa El Haddaoui, also spelled Mustapha El-Hadaoui ( ar, مصطفى الحداوي) (born 28 July 1961 in Casablanca) is a retired Moroccan professional footballer. He spent his most of his professional career in France and was also part of ...

Abdelkrim Merry Abdelkrim Merry (born 13 January 1955), nicknamed Krimau, is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Krimau spent his entire professional career in France, reaching the 1978 ...

Hassan Nader Hassan Nader ( ar, حسن ناظر; born 8 July 1965) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his 21-year senior career in Portugal – amassing Primeira Liga totals of 219 matches and 94 goals – mainly with ...

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* Ndubuisi Okosieme * Samuel Okwaraji * Rashidi Yekini *

Eugène Kabongo Eugène Kabongo Ngoy (born 3 November 1960) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward for R.F.C. Seraing, RC Paris, Anderlecht, Olympique Lyonnais and Bastia Bastia (, , , ; co, Bastìa ) is a communes of Franc ...

* Lutonadio ;Own goal * Abdelrazak Belgharbi (against Nigeria)

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper *

Joseph-Antoine Bell Joseph-Antoine Bell (born 8 October 1954), sometimes referred to as JoJo Bell, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a 20-year career, he played in his native Cameroon as well as in the Ivory Coast and E ...

Defenders * Tijani El Maataoui * Emmanuel Kundé * John Buana * Stephen Tataw Midfielders *

Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo (born 4 January 1962) is a retired Congolese football midfielder. He was a squad member at the 1988 and 1992 Africa Cup of Nations The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, t ...

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Henry Nwosu Henry Onyemanze Nwosu (born 14 June 1963) is a former Nigerian footballer turned manager. Career Nwosu spent his career at home with New Nigeria Bank (NNB) of Benin City and African Continental Bank (ACB) of Lagos. He also played for ASEC Mi ...

* Paul Mfede Forwards *

* Aziz Bouderbala

References

External links

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