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

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, the

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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 Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

Stade Mohamed V The Mohammed V Stadium ( ar, ملعب محمد الخامس, french: Stade Mohammed V) is a multi-purpose stadium which is part of the Mohammed V Athletic Complex () which is named after King Mohammed V and situated at the heart of Casablanca, Mo ...

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; the C ...

won its second championship, beating

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

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

Confederation of African Football The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...

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 However, in February 1987 the CAF rescinded this decision following a dispute with Algeria which protested the CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg match of the 1978 All-Africa Games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

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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

and

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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 football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have inv ...

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 Worl ...

* Abdoulaye Traoré *

Gamal Abdelhamid Gamal Abdel Hamid ( ar, جمال عبد الحميد; born 24 November 1957) is an Egyptian football coach and retired footballer who played as a attacking midfielder. Career Abdel Hamid played for the Egypt national football team at the 1990 FIF ...

;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 Emmanuel Jérôme Kundé (born 15 July 1956) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent the majority of his professional career playing for Canon Yaoundé. He was also a member of the Cameroon national t ...

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 Ajaccio, h ...

* 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 ...

* Humphrey Edobor * Ndubuisi Okosieme * Samuel Okwaraji * Rashidi Yekini * Eugène Kabongo * 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 Eg ...

Defenders * Tijani El Maataoui *

* John Buana *

Stephen Tataw Stephen Tataw Eta (31 March 196331 July 2020) was a Cameroonian football right-back who played club football in his home country and Japan. He captained the Cameroon national team at the 1990 and 1994 editions of the FIFA World Cup. He was th ...

Midfielders * Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo *

Emile Mbouh Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

* Henry Nwosu * Paul Mfede Forwards *

Aziz Bouderbala Abdelaziz El Idrissi Bouderbala ( ar, عبد العزيز الإدريسي بودربالة; born December 26, 1960) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 ...

References

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African 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 ...