1957-1998 African Nations Cup (CAN)

1957 African Nations Cup 

Tournament details Host country Sudan Dates 10 – 15 February Teams 3 Venue(s) 1 Final positions Champions  Egypt (1st title) Runners-up  Ethiopia Third place  Sudan Tournament statistics Matches played 2 Top scorer(s) El-Diba (5 goals) Semi final 10- 2-57 Egypt 2-1 Sudan
Final 15- 2-57 Egypt 4-0 Ethiopia Municipal Stadium, Khartoum Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1959 African Nations Cup
Tournament details Host country United Arab Republic Dates 22 – 29 May Teams 3 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Final positions Champions  United Arab Republic (2nd title) Runners-up  Sudan Third place  Ethiopia Tournament statistics Matches played 3 Goals scored 8 (2.67 per match) Top scorer(s) Mahmoud El-Gohary (3 goals) Best player(s) Ad-Diba

22- 5-59 Egypt 4-0 Ethiopia 25- 5-59 Sudan 1-0 Ethiopia 29- 5-59 Egypt 2-1 Sudan 1.EGYPT (U.A.R.) 2 2 0 0 6- 1 4 2.Sudan 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2 3.Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0- 5 0
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1962 African Nations Cup
Tournament details Host country Ethiopia Dates 14 – 21 January Teams 4 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Final positions Champions  Ethiopia (1st title) Runners-up  United Arab Republic Third place  Tunisia Fourth place  Uganda Tournament statistics Matches played 4 Goals scored 18 (4.5 per match) Top scorer(s) Badawi Abdel Fattah Luciano Vassalo[1] (3 goals each) Best player(s) Mengistu Worku
Semi-finals  14- 1-62 Ethiopia 4-2 Tunisia 18- 1-62 Egypt 2-1 Uganda Third Place Match 20- 1-62 Tunisia 3-0 Uganda Final 21- 1-62 Ethiopia 4-2 Egypt [AET] Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Wilson Brooks (Uganda)
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1963 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Ghana Dates 24 November – 1 December Teams 6 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Ghana (1st title) Runners-up  Sudan Third place  United Arab Republic Fourth place  Ethiopia Tournament statistics Matches played 8 Goals scored 33 (4.13 per match) Top scorer(s) Hassan El-Shazly (6 goals) Best player(s) Hassan El-Shazly Group A (Accra) 24-11-63 Ghana 1-1 Tunisia 26-11-63 Ghana 2-0 Ethiopia [HT 0-0] 28-11-63 Ethiopia 4-2 Tunisia [HT 2-1] 1.GHANA 2 1 1 0 3- 1 3 2.Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 4- 4 2 3.Tunisia 2 0 1 1 3- 5 1 Group B (Kumasi) 24-11-63 Egypt 6-3 Nigeria 26-11-63 Egypt 2-2 Sudan 28-11-63 Sudan 4-0 Nigeria [HT 1-0] 1.SUDAN 2 1 1 0 6- 2 3 [g.d. +4] 2.Egypt 2 1 1 0 8- 5 3 [g.d. +3] 3.Nigeria 2 0 0 2 3-10 0 Third Place Match (Accra) 30-11-63 Egypt 3-0 Ethiopia Final (Accra) 1-12-63 Ghana 3-0 Sudan Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Referee: Hédi Ben Abdelkader (Tunisia) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1965 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Tunisia Dates 12 – 21 November Teams 6 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Final positions Champions  Ghana (2nd title) Runners-up  Tunisia Third place  Ivory Coast Fourth place  Senegal Tournament statistics Matches played 8 Goals scored 31 (3.88 per match) Top scorer(s) Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi Eustache Manglé (3 goals each) Best player(s) Osei Kofi Group A 12-11-65 Tunisia 4-0 Ethiopia 14-11-65 Tunisia 0-0 Senegal 19-11-65 Senegal 5-1 Ethiopia 1.TUNISIA 2 1 1 0 4- 0 3 * .Senegal 2 1 1 0 5- 1 3 * 3.Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 1- 9 0 * Tunisia qualified ahead of Senegal after lots were drawn. Group B 12-11-65 Ghana 5-2 Congo-Léopoldville [at Sousse, Stade Mohamed Maârouf] 14-11-65 Ivory Coast 3-0 Congo-Léopoldville [at Sfax, Stade Taïeb Mhiri] 19-11-65 Ghana 4-1 Ivory Coast [at Bizerte, Stade Municipal] 1.GHANA 2 2 0 0 9- 3 4 2.Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 4- 4 2 3.Congo-Léopoldv. 2 0 0 2 2- 8 0 Third Place Match 21-11-65 Ivory Coast 1-0 Senegal [at Tunis, Stade Chedly Zouiten] Final 21-11-65 Ghana 3-2 Tunisia [AET] [at Tunis, Stade Chedly Zouiten] Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1968 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Ethiopia Dates 12 – 21 January Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Congo-Kinshasa (1st title) Runners-up  Ghana Third place  Ivory Coast Fourth place  Ethiopia Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 52 (3.25 per match) Top scorer(s) Laurent Pokou (6 goals) Best player(s) Kazadi Mwamba Group A 11- 1-68 Ethiopia 2-1 Uganda 11- 1-68 Ivory Coast 3-0 Algeria 14- 1-68 Ethiopia 1-0 Ivory Coast 14- 1-68 Algeria 4-0 Uganda 16- 1-68 Ivory Coast 2-1 Uganda 16- 1-68 Ethiopia 3-1 Algeria 1.ETHIOPIA 3 3 0 0 6- 2 6 2.IVORY COAST 3 2 0 1 5- 2 4 3.Algeria 3 1 0 2 5- 6 2 4.Uganda 3 0 0 3 2- 8 0 Group B 12- 1-68 Ghana 2-2 Senegal 12- 1-68 Congo-Kinshasa 3-0 Congo-Brazzaville 14- 1-68 Senegal 2-1 Congo-Brazzaville 14- 1-68 Ghana 2-1 Congo-Kinshasa 16- 1-68 Congo-Kinshasa 2-1 Senegal 16- 1-68 Ghana 3-1 Congo-Brazzaville 1.GHANA 3 2 1 0 7- 4 5 2.CONGO-KINSHASA 3 2 0 1 6- 3 4 3.Senegal 3 1 1 1 5- 5 3 4.Congo-Brazzav. 3 0 0 3 2- 8 0 Semi-finals 19- 1-68 Ethiopia 2-3 Congo-Kinshasa [AET] [at Addis Ababa, Haile Selassie I Stadium] 19- 1-68 Ghana 4-3 Ivory Coast [AET] [at Asmara, Queen of Sheba Stadium] Third Place Match 21- 1-68 Ethiopia 0-1 Ivory Coast [at Addis Ababa, Haile Selassie I Stadium] Final 21- 1-68 Congo-Kinshasa 1-0 Ghana [at Addis Ababa, Haile Selassie I Stadium] Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa Attendance: 25,000 Referee: El-Attar (Egypt) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1970 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Sudan Dates 6 – 16 February Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Sudan (1st title) Runners-up  Ghana Third place  United Arab Republic Fourth place  Ivory Coast Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 51 (3.19 per match) Top scorer(s) Laurent Pokou (8 goals) Best player(s) Laurent Pokou Group A 6- 2-70 Cameroon 3-2 Ivory Coast 6- 2-70 Sudan 3-0 Ethiopia 8- 2-70 Cameroon 3-2 Ethiopia 8- 2-70 Ivory Coast 1-0 Sudan 10- 2-70 Ivory Coast 6-1 Ethiopia 10- 2-70 Sudan 2-1 Cameroon 1.IVORY COAST 3 2 0 1 9- 4 4 2.SUDAN 3 2 0 1 5- 2 4 3.Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7- 6 4 4.Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3-12 0 Group B 7- 2-70 Ghana 2-0 Congo-Kinshasa 7- 2-70 Egypt 4-1 Guinea 9- 2-70 Congo-Kinshasa 2-2 Guinea 9- 2-70 Egypt 1-1 Ghana 11- 2-70 Guinea 1-1 Ghana 11- 2-70 Egypt 1-0 Congo-Kinshasa 1.EGYPT 3 2 1 0 6- 2 5 2.GHANA 3 1 2 0 4- 2 4 3.Guinea 3 0 2 1 4- 7 2 4.Congo-Kinshasa 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1 Semi-finals 14- 2-70 Ivory Coast 1-2 Ghana [AET] [at Khartoum, Municipal Sports Stadium.] 14- 2-70 Sudan 2-1 Egypt [AET] [at Khartoum, Municipal Sports Stadium.] Third Place Match 16- 2-70 Egypt 3-1 Ivory Coast [at Khartoum, Municipal Sports Stadium.] Final 16- 2-70 Sudan 1-0 Ghana [at Khartoum, Municipal Sports Stadium.] Municipal Stadium, Khartoum Attendance: 12,187 Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1972 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Cameroon Dates 23 February – 5 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Congo (1st title) Runners-up  Mali Third place  Cameroon Fourth place  Zaire Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 53 (3.31 per match) Top scorer(s) Fantamady Keita (5 goals) Best player(s) François M'Pelé Group A (Yaoundé) 23- 2-72 Cameroon 2-1 Kenya 24- 2-72 Mali 3-3 Togo 26- 2-72 Mali 1-1 Kenya 26- 2-72 Cameroon 2-0 Togo 28- 2-72 Togo 1-1 Kenya 28- 2-72 Cameroon 1-1 Mali 1.CAMEROON 3 2 1 0 5- 2 5 2.MALI 3 0 3 0 5- 5 3 3.Kenya 3 0 2 1 3- 4 2 4.Togo 3 0 2 1 4- 6 2 Group B (Douala) 25- 2-72 Congo 1-1 Morocco 25- 2-72 Zaire 1-1 Sudan 27- 2-72 Morocco 1-1 Sudan 27- 2-72 Zaire 2-0 Congo 29- 2-72 Morocco 1-1 Zaire 29- 2-72 Congo 4-2 Sudan 1.ZAIRE 3 1 2 0 4- 2 4 2.CONGO 3 1 1 1 5- 5 3 Morocco 3 0 3 0 3- 3 3 4.Sudan 3 0 2 1 4- 6 2 Congo qualified by drawing of lots Semifinals 2- 3-72 Cameroon 0-1 Congo 2- 3-72 Zaire 3-4 Mali [aet] Third Place Match (Yaoundé) 4- 3-72 Cameroon 5-2 Zaire Final (Yaoundé) 5- 3-72 Congo 3-2 Mali Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1974 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Egypt Dates 1 – 14 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Final positions Champions  Zaire (2nd title) Runners-up  Zambia Third place  Egypt Fourth place  Congo Tournament statistics Matches played 17 Goals scored 54 (3.18 per match) Top scorer(s) Ndaye Mulamba (9 goals) Best player(s) Ndaye Mulamba Group A (Cairo and Mehalla) 1- 3-74 Egypt 2-1 Uganda [in Cairo] 2- 3-74 Zambia 1-0 Ivory Coast [in Mehalla Al-Qubra] 4- 3-74 Egypt 3-1 Zambia [in Cairo] 4- 3-74 Ivory Coast 2-2 Uganda [in Mehalla Al-Qubra] 6- 3-74 Egypt 2-0 Ivory Coast [in Cairo] 6- 3-74 Zambia 1-0 Uganda [in Mehalla Al-Qubra] 1.EGYPT 3 3 0 0 7- 2 6 2.ZAMBIA 3 2 0 1 3- 3 4 3.Uganda 3 0 1 2 3- 5 1 4.Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1 Group B (Alexandria and Damanhour) 3- 3-74 Zaire 2-1 Guinea [in Damanhour] 3- 3-74 Congo 2-0 Mauritius [in Alexandria] 5- 3-74 Guinea 2-1 Mauritius [in Damanhour] 5- 3-74 Congo 2-1 Zaire [in Alexandria] 7- 3-74 Guinea 1-1 Congo [in Alexandria] 7- 3-74 Zaire 4-1 Mauritius [in Damanhour] 1.CONGO 3 2 1 0 5- 2 5 2.ZAIRE 3 2 0 1 7- 4 4 3.Guinea 3 1 1 1 4- 4 3 4.Mauritius 3 0 0 3 2- 8 0 Semifinals 9- 3-74 Egypt 2-3 Zaire 9- 3-74 Congo 2-4 Zambia [aet] Third Place Match (Cairo) 11- 3-74 Egypt 4-0 Congo Final (Cairo) 12- 3-74 Zaire 2-2 Zambia [aet] Final Replay (Cairo) 14- 3-74 Zaire 2-0 Zambia Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1976 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Ethiopia Dates 29 February – 14 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Morocco (1st title) Runners-up  Guinea Third place  Nigeria Fourth place  Egypt Tournament statistics Matches played 18 Goals scored 54 (3 per match) Top scorer(s) N'Jo Léa (4 goals) Best player(s) Ahmed Faras Group A 29- 2-76 Ethiopia 2-0 Uganda 29- 2-76 Egypt 1-1 Guinea 03- 3-76 Egypt 2-1 Uganda 03- 3-76 Guinea 2-1 Ethiopia 05- 3-76 Guinea 2-1 Uganda 05- 3-76 Ethiopia 1-1 Egypt 1.GUINEA 3 2 1 0 5- 3 5 2.EGYPT 3 1 2 0 4- 3 4 3.Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 4- 3 3 4.Uganda 3 0 0 3 2- 6 0 Group B 01- 3-76 Nigeria 4-2 Zaire 01- 3-76 Morocco 2-2 Sudan 04- 3-76 Nigeria 1-0 Sudan 04- 3-76 Morocco 1-0 Zaire 06- 3-76 Morocco 3-1 Nigeria 06- 3-76 Zaire 1-1 Sudan 1.MOROCCO 3 2 1 0 6- 3 5 2.NIGERIA 3 2 0 1 6- 5 4 3.Sudan 3 0 2 1 3- 4 2 4.Zaire 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1 Final Phase (Addis-Abeba) 09- 3-76 Guinea 1-1 Nigeria 09- 3-76 Morocco 2-1 Egypt 11- 3-76 Morocco 2-1 Nigeria 11- 3-76 Guinea 4-2 Egypt 14- 3-76 Nigeria 3-2 Egypt 14- 3-76 Morocco 1-1 Guinea 1.MOROCCO 3 2 1 0 5- 3 5 2.Guinea 3 1 2 0 6- 4 4 3.Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5- 5 3 4.Egypt 3 0 0 3 5- 9 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1978 African Nations Cup  Tournament details Host country Ghana Dates 5 March – 16 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Ghana (3rd title) Runners-up  Uganda Third place  Nigeria Fourth place  Tunisia Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 38 (2.38 per match) Top scorer(s) Opoku Afriyie Segun Odegbami Phillip Omondi (3 goals each) Best player(s) Abdul Razak Group A 05- 3-78 Ghana 2-1 Zambia 05- 3-78 Nigeria 4-2 Upper Volta 08- 3-78 Zambia 2-0 Upper Volta 08- 3-78 Nigeria 1-1 Ghana 10- 3-78 Zambia 0-0 Nigeria 10- 3-78 Ghana 3-0 Upper Volta 1.GHANA 3 2 1 0 6- 2 5 2.NIGERIA 3 1 2 0 5- 3 4 3.Zambia 3 1 1 1 3- 2 3 4.Upper Volta 3 0 0 3 2- 9 0 Group B 06- 3-78 Morocco 1-1 Tunisia 06- 3-78 Uganda 3-1 Congo 09- 3-78 Tunisia 3-1 Uganda 09- 3-78 Morocco 1-0 Congo 11- 3-78 Congo 0-0 Tunisia 11- 3-78 Uganda 3-0 Morocco 1.UGANDA 3 2 0 1 7- 4 4 2.TUNISIA 3 1 2 0 4- 2 4 3.Morocco 3 1 1 1 2- 4 3 4.Congo 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 Semifinals 14- 3-78 Ghana 1-0 Tunisia 14- 3-78 Uganda 2-1 Nigeria Third Place Match (Accra) 16- 3-78 Nigeria awd Tunisia [awarded 2-0] [Tunisia withdrew at 1-1 in 42']  Final (Accra) 16- 3-78 Ghana 2-0 Uganda  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Youssef El Ghoul (Libya) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1980 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Nigeria Dates 8 − 22 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Nigeria (1st title) Runners-up  Algeria Third place  Morocco Fourth place  Egypt Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 33 (2.06 per match) Top scorer(s) Khaled Labied Segun Odegbami (3 goals each) Best player(s) Christian Chukwu Group A 08- 3-80 Nigeria 3-1 Tanzania 08- 3-80 Egypt 2-1 Ivory Coast 12- 3-80 Egypt 2-1 Tanzania 12- 3-80 Nigeria 0-0 Ivory Coast 15- 3-80 Ivory Coast 1-1 Tanzania 15- 3-80 Nigeria 1-0 Egypt 1.NIGERIA 3 2 1 0 4- 1 5 2.EGYPT 3 2 0 1 4- 3 4 3.Ivory Coast 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2 4.Tanzania 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1 Group B 09- 3-80 Ghana 0-0 Algeria 09- 3-80 Morocco 1-1 Guinea 13- 3-80 Algeria 1-0 Morocco 13- 3-80 Ghana 1-0 Guinea 16- 3-80 Algeria 3-2 Guinea 16- 3-80 Morocco 1-0 Ghana 1.ALGERIA 3 2 1 0 4- 2 5 2.MOROCCO 3 1 1 1 2- 2 3 3.Ghana 3 1 1 1 1- 1 3 4.Guinea 3 0 1 2 3- 5 1 Semifinals 19- 3-80 Nigeria 1-0 Morocco 19- 3-80 Algeria 2-2 Egypt [aet,4-2 on penalties] Third Place Match 21- 3-80 Morocco 2-0 Egypt Final 22- 3-80 Nigeria 3-0 Algeria Surulere Stadium, Lagos Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1982 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Libya Dates 5 − 19 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Ghana (4th title) Runners-up  Libya Third place  Zambia Fourth place  Algeria Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 32 (2 per match) Top scorer(s) George Alhassan (4 goals) Best player(s) Fawzi Al-Issawi Group A (Tripoli) 05- 3-82 Libya 2-2 Ghana 05- 3-82 Cameroon 1-1 Tunisia 09- 3-82 Cameroon 0-0 Ghana 09- 3-82 Libya 2-0 Tunisia 12- 3-82 Ghana 1-0 Tunisia 12- 3-82 Libya 0-0 Cameroon 1.LIBYA 3 1 2 0 4- 2 4 2.GHANA 3 1 2 0 3- 2 4 3.Cameroon 3 0 3 0 1- 1 3 4.Tunisia 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 Group B (Benghazi) 07- 3-82 Nigeria 3-0 Ethiopia 07- 3-82 Algeria 1-0 Zambia 10- 3-82 Zambia 1-0 Ethiopia 10- 3-82 Algeria 2-1 Nigeria 13- 3-82 Algeria 0-0 Ethiopia 13- 3-82 Zambia 3-0 Nigeria 1.ALGERIA 3 2 1 0 3- 1 5 2.ZAMBIA 3 2 0 1 4- 1 4 3.Nigeria 3 1 0 2 4- 5 2 4.Ethiopia 3 0 1 2 0- 4 1 Semifinals 16- 3-82 Algeria 2-3 Ghana [aet] 16- 3-82 Libya 2-1 Zambia  Third Place Match (Tripoli) 18- 3-82 Zambia 2-0 Algeria Final (Tripoli) 19- 3-82 Ghana 1-1 Libya [aet,(7-6)] 11 June Stadium, Tripoli Attendance: 42,500 Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1984 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Ivory Coast Dates 4 – 18 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Cameroon (1st title) Runners-up  Nigeria Third place  Algeria Fourth place  Egypt Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 39 (2.44 per match) Top scorer(s) Taher Abouzaid (4 goals) Best player(s) Théophile Abega Best goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell Group A (Abedjan)  4- 3-84 Ivory Coast 3-0 Togo 4- 3-84 Egypt 1-0 Cameroon 7- 3-84 Cameroon 4-1 Togo 7- 3-84 Egypt 2-1 Ivory Coast 10- 3-84 Egypt 0-0 Togo 10- 3-84 Cameroon 2-0 Ivory Coast 1.EGYPT 3 2 1 0 3- 1 5 2.CAMEROON 3 2 0 1 6- 2 4 3.Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4- 4 2 4.Togo 3 0 1 2 1- 7 1 Group B (Bouaké) 5- 3-84 Nigeria 2-1 Ghana 5- 3-84 Algeria 3-0 Malawi 8- 3-84 Malawi 2-2 Nigeria 8- 3-84 Algeria 2-0 Ghana 11- 3-84 Algeria 0-0 Nigeria 11- 3-84 Ghana 1-0 Malawi 1.ALGERIA 3 2 1 0 5- 0 5 2.NIGERIA 3 1 2 0 4- 3 4 3.Ghana 3 1 0 2 2- 4 2 4.Malawi 3 0 1 2 2- 6 1 Semi final 14- 3-84 Egypt 2-2 Nigeria [aet,8-7 on penalties] 14- 3-84 Algeria 0-0 Cameroon [aet,5-4 on penalties] Third Place Match (Abidjan) 17- 3-84 Algeria 3-1 Egypt Final 18- 3-84 Cameroon 3-1 Nigeria Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Attendance: 27,456 Referee: Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1986 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Egypt Dates 7 - 21 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Egypt (3rd title) Runners-up  Cameroon Third place  Ivory Coast Fourth place  Morocco Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 31 (1.94 per match) Top scorer(s) Roger Milla (4 goals) Best player(s) Roger Milla Group A (Cairo) 07- 3-86 Senegal 1-0 Egypt 07- 3-86 Ivory Coast 3-0 Mozambique 10- 3-86 Senegal 2-0 Mozambique 10- 3-86 Egypt 2-0 Ivory Coast 13- 3-86 Ivory Coast 1-0 Senegal 13- 3-86 Egypt 2-0 Mozambique 1.EGYPT 3 2 0 1 4- 1 4 2.IVORY COAST 3 2 0 1 4- 2 4 3.Senegal 3 2 0 1 3- 1 4 4.Mozambique 3 0 0 3 0- 7 0 Group B (Alexandria)  08- 3-86 Algeria 0-0 Morocco 08- 3-86 Cameroon 3-2 Zambia 11- 3-86 Algeria 0-0 Zambia 11- 3-86 Cameroon 1-1 Morocco 14- 3-86 Morocco 1-0 Zambia 14- 3-86 Cameroon 3-2 Algeria 1.CAMEROON 3 2 1 0 7- 5 5 2.MOROCCO 3 1 2 0 2- 1 4 3.Algeria 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2 4.Zambia 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1 Semi final   17- 3-86 Cameroon 1-0 Ivory Coast 17- 3-86 Egypt 1-0 Morocco Third Place Match (Cairo)  20- 3-86 Ivory Coast 3-2 Morocco Final 21- 3-86 Egypt 0-0 Cameroon (5-4P) Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1988 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Morocco Dates 13 – 27 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Cameroon (2nd title) Runners-up  Nigeria Third place  Algeria Fourth place  Morocco Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 23 (1.44 per match) Top scorer(s) Lakhdar Belloumi Roger Milla Gamal Abdelhamid Abdoulaye Traoré (2 goals each) Best player(s) Aziz Bouderbala Best goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell Group A (Casablanca)  13- 3-88 Morocco 1-1 Zaire 13- 3-88 Ivory Coast 1-1 Algeria 16- 3-88 Ivory Coast 1-1 Zaire 16- 3-88 Morocco 1-0 Algeria 19- 3-88 Algeria 1-0 Zaire 19- 3-88 Morocco 0-0 Ivory Coast 1.MOROCCO 3 1 2 0 2- 1 4 2.ALGERIA 3 1 1 1 2- 2 3 Ivory Coast 3 0 3 0 2- 2 3 4.Zaire 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2 Group B (Rabat)  14- 3-88 Cameroon 1-0 Egypt 14- 3-88 Nigeria 3-0 Kenya 17- 3-88 Cameroon 1-1 Nigeria 17- 3-88 Egypt 3-0 Kenya 20- 3-88 Cameroon 0-0 Kenya 20- 3-88 Nigeria 0-0 Egypt 1.NIGERIA 3 1 2 0 4- 1 4 2.CAMEROON 3 1 2 0 2- 1 4 3.Egypt 3 1 1 1 3- 1 3 4.Kenya 3 0 1 2 0- 6 1 Semifinal 23- 3-88 Nigeria 1-1 Algeria (9-8P) 23- 3-88 Morocco 0-1 Cameroon Third Place Match (Casablanca)  26- 3-88 Algeria 1-1 Morocco (4-3P) Final  27- 3-88 Cameroon 1-0 Nigeria Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1990 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Algeria Dates 2 – 16 March Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) 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 587,000 (36,688 per match) Top scorer(s) Djamel Menad (4 goals) Best player(s) Rabah Madjer Group A (Algiers)   2- 3-90 Algeria 5-1 Nigeria 3- 3-90 Ivory Coast 3-1 Egypt 5- 3-90 Algeria 3-0 Ivory Coast 5- 3-90 Nigeria 1-0 Egypt 8- 3-90 Nigeria 1-0 Ivory Coast 8- 3-90 Algeria 2-0 Egypt 1.ALGERIA 3 3 0 0 10- 1 6 2.NIGERIA 3 2 0 1 3- 5 4 3.Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 3- 5 2 4.Egypt 3 0 0 3 1- 6 0 Group B (Annaba)   3- 3-90 Zambia 1-0 Cameroon 3- 3-90 Senegal 0-0 Kenya 6- 3-90 Zambia 1-0 Kenya 6- 3-90 Senegal 2-0 Cameroon 9- 3-90 Zambia 0-0 Senegal 9- 3-90 Cameroon 2-0 Kenya 1.ZAMBIA 3 2 1 0 2- 0 5 2.SENEGAL 3 1 2 0 2- 0 4 3.Cameroon 3 1 0 2 2- 3 2 4.Kenya 3 0 1 2 0- 3 1 Semi final   12- 3-90 Zambia 0-2 Nigeria 12- 3-90 Algeria 2-1 Senegal Third Place Match (Algiers)  15- 3-90 Zambia 1-0 Senegal Final (Algiers)  16- 3-90 Algeria 1-0 Nigeria Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers Attendance: 105,032 Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1992 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Senegal Dates 12 – 26 January Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Ivory Coast (1st title) Runners-up  Ghana Third place  Nigeria Fourth place  Cameroon Tournament statistics Matches played 20 Goals scored 34 (1.7 per match) Top scorer(s) Rashidi Yekini (4 goals) Best player(s) Abedi Pele Best goalkeeper Alain Gouaméné Group A (Dakar, Stade de l'Amitié) 12- 1-92 Nigeria 2-1 Senegal 14- 1-92 Nigeria 2-1 Kenya 16- 1-92 Senegal 3-0 Kenya 1.NIGERIA 2 2 0 0 4- 2 4 2.SENEGAL 2 1 0 1 4- 2 2 3.Kenya 2 0 0 2 1- 5 0 Group B (Dakar, Stade de l'Amitié) 12- 1-92 Cameroon 1-0 Morocco 14- 1-92 Morocco 1-1 Zaire 16- 1-92 Cameroon 1-1 Zaire 1.CAMEROON 2 1 1 0 2- 1 3 2.ZAIRE 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2 3.Morocco 2 0 1 1 1- 2 1 Group C (Ziguinchor, Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta) 13- 1-92 Ivory Coast 3-0 Algeria 15- 1-92 Ivory Coast 0-0 Congo 17- 1-92 Algeria 1-1 Congo 1.IVORY COAST 2 1 1 0 3- 0 3 2.CONGO 2 0 2 0 1- 1 2 3.Algeria 2 0 1 1 1- 4 1 Group D (Ziguinchor, Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta) 13- 1-92 Zambia 1-0 Egypt 15- 1-92 Ghana 1-0 Zambia 17- 1-92 Ghana 1-0 Egypt 1.GHANA 2 2 0 0 2- 0 4 2.ZAMBIA 2 1 0 1 1- 1 2 3.Egypt 2 0 0 2 0- 2 0 Quarterfinals 19- 1-92 Nigeria 1-0 Zaire 19- 1-92 Cameroon 1-0 Senegal 20- 1-92 Ivory Coast 1-0 Zambia [aet] 20- 1-92 Ghana 2-1 Congo Semifinals 23- 1-92 Ghana 2-1 Nigeria 23- 1-92 Cameroon 0-0 Ivory Coast [aet, 1-3 pen] Third Place Match 25- 1-92 Nigeria 2-1 Cameroon Final 26- 1-92 Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana [aet, 11-10 pen] Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1994 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Tunisia Dates 26 March – 10 April Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 3 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Nigeria (2nd title) Runners-up  Zambia Third place  Ivory Coast Fourth place  Mali Tournament statistics Matches played 20 Goals scored 44 (2.2 per match) Attendance 273,000 (13,650 per match) Top scorer(s) Rashidi Yekini (5 goals) Best player(s) Rashidi Yekini Group A (Tunis) 26- 3-94 Mali 2-0 Tunisia 28- 3-94 Zaire 1-0 Mali 30- 3-94 Tunisia 1-1 Zaire 1.ZAIRE 2 1 1 0 2- 1 3 2.MALI 2 1 0 1 2- 1 2 3.Tunisia 2 0 1 1 1- 3 1 Group B (Tunis) 26- 3-94 Nigeria 3-0 Gabon 28- 3-94 Egypt 4-0 Gabon 30- 3-94 Nigeria 0-0 Egypt 1.EGYPT 2 1 1 0 4- 0 3 2.NIGERIA 2 1 1 0 3- 0 3 3.Gabon 2 0 0 2 0- 7 0 Group C (Sousse) 27- 3-94 Ivory Coast 4-0 Sierra Leone 29- 3-94 Zambia 0-0 Sierra Leone 31- 3-94 Zambia 1-0 Ivory Coast 1.ZAMBIA 2 1 1 0 1- 0 3 2.IVORY COAST 2 1 0 1 4- 1 2 3.Sierra Leone 2 0 1 1 0- 4 1 Group D (Sousse) 27- 3-94 Ghana 1-0 Guinea 29- 3-94 Senegal 2-1 Guinea 31- 3-94 Ghana 1-0 Senegal 1.GHANA 2 2 0 0 2- 0 4 2.SENEGAL 2 1 0 1 2- 2 2 3.Guinea 2 0 0 2 1- 3 0 Quarterfinals 2- 4-94 Zaire 0-2 Nigeria 2- 4-94 Egypt 0-1 Mali 3- 4-94 Zambia 1-0 Senegal 3- 4-94 Ghana 1-2 Ivory Coast Semifinals (Tunis) 6- 4-94 Nigeria 2-2 Ivory Coast [aet,4-2 on penalties] 6- 4-94 Zambia 4-0 Mali Third Place Match (Tunis) 10- 4-94 Ivory Coast 3-1 Mali Final (Tunis) 10- 4-94 Nigeria 2-1 Zambia Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1996 African Nations Cup  Tournament details Host country South Africa Dates 13 January – 3 February Teams 15 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities) Final positions Champions  South Africa (1st title) Runners-up  Tunisia Third place  Zambia Fourth place  Ghana Tournament statistics Matches played 29 Goals scored 78 (2.69 per match) Attendance 640,880 (22,099 per match) Top scorer(s) Kalusha Bwalya (5 goals) Best player(s) Kalusha Bwalya Group A (Johannesburg) 13- 1-96 South Africa 3-0 Cameroon 15- 1-96 Egypt 2-1 Angola 18- 1-96 Cameroon 2-1 Egypt 20- 1-96 South Africa 1-0 Angola 24- 1-96 South Africa 0-1 Egypt 24- 1-96 Angola 3-3 Cameroon 1.SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 0 1 4- 1 6 2.EGYPT 3 2 0 1 4- 3 6 3.Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5- 7 4 4.Angola 3 0 1 2 4- 6 1 Group B (Bloemfontein) 14- 1-96 Zambia 0-0 Algeria 15- 1-96 Sierra Leone 2-1 Burkina Faso 18- 1-96 Algeria 2-0 Sierra Leone 20- 1-96 Burkina Faso 1-5 Zambia 24- 1-96 Burkina Faso 1-2 Algeria 24- 1-96 Sierra Leone 0-4 Zambia 1.ZAMBIA 3 2 1 0 9- 1 7 2.ALGERIA 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 3.Sierra Leone 3 1 0 2 2- 7 3 4.Burkina Faso 3 0 0 3 3- 9 0 Group C (Durban) 16- 1-96 Gabon 1-2 Liberia 19- 1-96 Zaire 0-2 Gabon 25- 1-96 Liberia 0-2 Zaire 1.GABON 2 1 0 1 3- 2 3 2.ZAIRE 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 3.Liberia 2 1 0 1 2- 3 3 NB: Nigeria withdrew; Guinea declined invitation Group D (Port Elizabeth) 14- 1-96 Ivory Coast 0-2 Ghana 16- 1-96 Tunisia 1-1 Mozambique 19- 1-96 Ghana 2-1 Tunisia 21- 1-96 Mozambique 0-1 Ivory Coast 25- 1-96 Mozambique 0-2 Ghana 25- 1-96 Tunisia 3-1 Ivory Coast 1.GHANA 3 3 0 0 6- 1 9 2.TUNISIA 3 1 1 1 5- 4 4 3.Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2- 5 3 4.Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1- 4 1 Quarterfinals 27- 1-96 South Africa 2-1 Algeria 27- 1-96 Zambia 3-1 Egypt 28- 1-96 Ghana 1-0 Zaire 28- 1-96 Gabon 1-1 Tunisia [aet,4-1 on penalties] Semifinals 31- 1-96 Zambia 2-4 Tunisia 31- 1-96 South Africa 3-0 Ghana Third Place Match (Johannesburg) 03- 2-96 Zambia 1-0 Ghana Final (Johannesburg) 03- 2-96 South Africa 2-0 Tunisia FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 African Nations Cup Tournament details Host country Burkina Faso Dates 7 – 28 February Teams 16 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 3 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions  Egypt (4th title) Runners-up  South Africa Third place  DR Congo Fourth place  Burkina Faso Tournament statistics Matches played 32 Goals scored 93 (2.91 per match) Attendance 412,800 (12,900 per match) Top scorer(s) Hossam Hassan Benedict McCarthy (7 goals each) Best player(s) Benedict McCarthy Group A (Ouagadougou) 07- 2-98 Burkina Faso 0-1 Cameroon 08- 2-98 Algeria 0-1 Guinea 11- 2-98 Cameroon 2-2 Guinea 11- 2-98 Burkina Faso 2-1 Algeria 15- 2-98 Burkina Faso 1-0 Guinea 15- 2-98 Cameroon 2-1 Algeria 1.CAMEROON 3 2 1 0 5- 3 7 2.BURKINA FASO 3 2 0 1 3- 2 6 3.Guinea 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4 4.Algeria 3 0 0 3 2- 5 0 Group B (Ouagadougou) 9- 2-98 Togo 1-2 Congo DR 9- 2-98 Ghana 2-0 Tunisia 12- 2-98 Tunisia 2-1 Congo DR 12- 2-98 Ghana 1-2 Togo 16- 2-98 Ghana 0-1 Congo DR 16- 2-98 Tunisia 3-1 Togo 1.TUNISIA 3 2 0 1 5- 4 6 2.CONGO DR 3 2 0 1 4- 3 6 3.Ghana 3 1 0 2 3- 3 3 4.Togo 3 1 0 2 4- 6 3 Group C (Bobo-Dioulasso) 8- 2-98 South Africa 0-0 Angola 8- 2-98 Ivory Coast 4-3 Namibia 11- 2-98 South Africa 1-1 Ivory Coast 12- 2-98 Angola 3-3 Namibia 16- 2-98 Angola 2-5 Ivory Coast (in Ouagadougou) 16- 2-98 South Africa 4-1 Namibia 1.IVORY COAST 3 2 1 0 10- 6 7 2.SOUTH AFRICA 3 1 2 0 5- 2 5 3.Angola 3 0 2 1 5- 8 2 4.Namibia 3 0 1 2 7-11 1 Group D (Bobo-Dioulasso) 9- 2-98 Zambia 1-1 Morocco 10- 2-98 Egypt 2-0 Mozambique 13- 2-98 Zambia 0-4 Egypt 13- 2-98 Morocco 3-0 Mozambique 17- 2-98 Zambia 3-1 Mozambique 17- 2-98 Morocco 1-0 Egypt (in Ouagadougou) 1.MOROCCO 3 2 1 0 5- 1 7 2.EGYPT 3 2 0 1 6- 1 6 3.Zambia 3 1 1 1 4- 6 4 4.Mozambique 3 0 0 3 1- 8 0 Quarterfinals 20- 2-98 Cameroon 0-1 Congo DR 21- 2-98 Tunisia 1-1 Burkina Faso [aet,8-7 on penalties] 21- 2-98 Ivory Coast 0-0 Egypt [aet,5-4 on penalties] 22- 2-98 Morocco 1-2 South Africa Semifinals 25- 2-98 Congo DR 1-2 South Africa [aet] 25- 2-98 Burkina Faso 0-2 Egypt Third Place Match (Ouagadougou, Municipal Stadium) 27- 2-98 Burkina Faso 4-4 Congo DR Congo DR win 4-1 on penalties Final (Ouagadougou, 4 Août Stadium) 28- 2-98 Egypt 2-0 South Africa  Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)