The 1998 African Cup of Nations in

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

championship of Africa, administered by 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 ...

(CAF). Just like in 1996, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four.

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

won its fourth ACN championship, beating

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

in the final 2–0.

Qualification

Participating teams

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Teams excluded

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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 ...

was banned from entering the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualifying because of withdrawing from the 1996 Cup after having already qualified for the finals, while the other teams were banned for withdrawing during qualification for the 1996 Cup.

Squads

Venues

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Scorers

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Hossam Hassan Hossam Hassan Hussein ( ar, حسام حسن حسين; born 10 August 1966) is an Egyptian professional football coach and former player who played as a striker. A prolific goalscorer, he is Egypt's all-time top scorer with 83 goals in 176 appea ...

Benni McCarthy Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy (born 12 November 1977) is a South African coach and former footballer who is a first-team coach at Manchester United. He previously worked as head coach of South African Premier Division team AmaZulu. A former f ...

;4 goals * Jerry Tondelua * Joël Tiéhi ;3 goals *

Alphonse Tchami Alphonse Marie Tchami Djomaha (born 14 September 1971) is a Cameroonian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. At international level, he represented Cameroon national footba ...

Souleymane Oularé Souleymane Oularé (born 16 October 1972) is a Guinean retired professional footballer who played as a forward. His son Obbi is also a professional footballer. Career Oularé was elected Footballer of the Year in Belgium in 1999, when he won ...

;2 goals * Paulo Silva * Kassoum Ouédraogo * Lokenge Mungongo * Ibrahima Bakayoko * Tchiressoua Guel *

Saïd Chiba Saïd Chiba ( ar, سعيد شيبا – born 28 September 1970, Rabat) is a retired Moroccan football defensive midfielder and currently the manager of CR Al Hoceima. He played for several clubs, including Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), SD Composte ...

Eliphas Shivute Eliphas "Safile" Shivute (born 27 September 1974) is a Namibian retired international footballer. He retired from football due to a knee injury in 2002 after a career spent in Chinese and European football, as well as domestically. Shivute became ...

* Gervatius Uri Khob *

Mehdi Ben Slimane Mahdi Ben Slimane ( ar, مهدي بن سليمان; born 1 January 1974) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Having begun his career at AS Marsa in his native country he moved to France in 1996 to play for Oly ...

Hassen Gabsi Hassen Gabsi ( ar, حسان القابسي) (born 23 February 1974) is a retired Tunisian football right winger and current manager. Career Born in Tunis, Gabsi played club football for local side Espérance Sportive de Tunis. He was a member ...

* Ziad Tlemçani ;1 goal *

Billel Dziri Billel Dziri (born 21 January 1972) is an Algerian football manager and former player. After starting off with NA Hussein Dey, Dziri played most of his career with USM Alger and had spells with Étoile Sportive du Sahel in Tunisia, CS Sedan Arde ...

Moussa Saïb Moussa Saïb (born 6 March 1969) is an Algerian football manager and former player. He is currently unattached, after last managing JS Kabylie in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. Club career Saïb started his football career with a club f ...

* Lázaro * Miguel Pereira * Quinzinho * Oumar Barro * Romeo Kambou *

Sidi Napon Sidi Napon (born 29 August 1972) is a Burkinabé footballer. He played in nine matches for the Burkina Faso national football team from 1995 to 1998. He was also named in Burkina Faso's squad for the 1998 African Cup of Nations The 1998 Afric ...

* Alassane Ouédraogo * Ibrahima Tallé * Seydou Traoré *

Joseph-Désiré Job Joseph-Désiré Job (born 1 December 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-winger or attacking midfielder. Born in France, Job represented the Cameroon national team. After starting his career in France, Job moved to ...

Pierre Womé Pierre Nlend Womé (born 26 March 1979) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. A journeyman, Womé was a versatile and skillful left wingback who played for 14 clubs in six countries. At international level, ...

* Eddy Bembuana-Keve * Jean-Kasongo Banza * Okitankoyi Kimoto * Mundaba Kisombe *

Lassina Diabaté Lassina Diabaté (born 16 September 1974) is an Ivorian former professional Association football, footballer. He played for Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast and a few clubs in Europe. He played primarily as a defensive midfielder ...

* Ahmed Ouattara * Ahmed Hassan *

Tarek Mostafa Tarek Mostafa ( ar, طارق مصطفى; born 1 April 1971) is an Egyptian football manager and a retired footballer. Career Mostafa started his career in Division II club Eastern Tobacco, notably played for Zamalek SC for a period of four succe ...

Yasser Radwan Radwan Yasser or Yasser Radwan (born 22 April 1972) is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensiv ...

* Mohammed Gargo *

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Alex Nyarko Alexander Nyarko (born 15 October 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Nyarko started his career in Ghana, and in 1995 he joined FC Basel from Sportul Studenţesc. Nyarko joined FC Basel ...

Ahmed Bahja , height = , birth_date = , birth_place = Marrakech, Morocco , currentclub = , clubnumber = , youthyears1 = , youthclubs1 = , position = Forward , years1 = 1989– ...

* Ali Elkhattabi * Youssef Fertout *

Mustapha Hadji Mustapha Hadji (born 16 November 1971) is a Moroccan football coach and former player. He was named the 50th greatest African player of all time by the African football expert Ed Dove. Early life Hadji was born in Ifrane Atlas-Saghir, Morocco. ...

* Avelino *

Ricardo Mannetti Ricardo Mannetti (born 24 April 1975) is a Namibian retired footballer who now works as a coach. He has managed coached the Namibia national team. Playing career Club Nicknamed ''Bucksy'', Mannetti grew up in the Windhoek's Bethlehem township ...

Robert Nauseb Robert Cosmo Nauseb (born 23 August 1974 in Otjiwarongo) is a Namibian football midfielder who last played for Ikapa Sporting in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmos ...

Simon Uutoni Simon Uutoni (born 10 February 1970) is a Namibian retired footballer. Club career Born in Tsumeb, Uutoni grew up in the Nomtsoub neighborhood and played in the Benfica and Monaco youth teams before he started playing as a wing back for Namibia ...

Helman Mkhalele Helman Nkosiyethu Mkhalele (born 20 October 1969) is a South African former soccer player who played as a midfielder. He was the part of the Orlando Pirates squad that won the 1994 National Soccer League and 1995 African Cup of Champions Club ...

* David Nyathi *

Komlan Assignon Komlan Agbeko Assignon (born 21 January 1974) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Assignon has played with a number of French clubs, including AS Cannes, AS Beauvais Oise and US Créteil-Lusitanos. His final ...

* Franck Doté * Massamasso Tchangai * Mohamed Coubadja Touré *

Kalusha Bwalya Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former international footballer. He is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola. Kalusha was named African Fo ...

* Tenant Chilumba * Rotson Kilambe * Masauso Tembo

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper *

Nader El-Sayed Nader El Sayed ( ar, نادر السيد; born 31 December 1972) is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career He was widely recognized for the first time as goalkeeper for notable Egyptian club El Zamale ...

Defenders *

Mark Fish Mark Anthony Fish (born 14 March 1974) is a retired South African footballer who played as a defender. Club career Born in Cape Town, Fish started his career in his native South Africa under the guidance of renowned coach Steve Coetsee, play ...

* Jojo *

Noureddine Naybet Noureddine Naybet ( ar, نور الدين نيبت; born 10 February 1970) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a central defender. He played in Spain (Deportivo de La Coruña) and Portugal for Sporting CP and England for To ...

* Mohamed Emara Midfielders *

Charles Akonnor Charles Kwabla Akonnor (born 12 March 1974 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian international footballer who is the former manager of the Ghana national team. He played as a versatile midfielder, mostly in Germany. He started his career in Ghana wit ...

* Tchiressoua Guel * Didier Ekanza Simba Forwards *

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