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1988 African Cup of Nations
16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | African Cup of Nations |
| year | 1988 |
| other_titles | 1988 كأس أمم إفريقيا |
| image | CAN 1988 (logo).png |
| size | 200px |
| country | Morocco |
| dates | 13–27 March |
| num_teams | 8 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion | Cameroon |
| count | 2 |
| second | Nigeria |
| third | Algeria |
| fourth | Morocco |
| matches | 16 |
| goals | 23 |
| top_scorer | ALG Lakhdar Belloumi |
| CMR Roger Milla | |
| EGY Gamal Abdelhamid | |
| CIV Abdoulaye Traoré | |
| (2 goals each) | |
| player | Cameroon Roger Milla |
| goalkeeper | CMR Joseph-Antoine Bell |
| prevseason | [1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations) |
| nextseason | [1990](1990-african-cup-of-nations) |
CMR Roger Milla EGY Gamal Abdelhamid CIV Abdoulaye Traoré (2 goals each)
The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in 1986, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in Casablanca at Stade Mohamed V. Cameroon won its second championship, beating Nigeria 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 Zambia but after their withdrawal in December 1986 due to financial issues, the Confederation of African Football approached Algeria 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 However, in February 1987 the CAF rescinded this decision following a dispute with Algeria which protested the CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg match of the 1987 All-Africa Games qualification against Tunisia. CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two professional players. Morocco was chosen in the end to host the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations replacing Algeria.
Qualified teams
Main article: 1988 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | ([1972](1972-african-cup-of-nations), **[1976](1976-african-cup-of-nations)**, [1978](1978-african-cup-of-nations), [1980](1980-african-cup-of-nations), [1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| Holders | (**[1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations)**, ***[1959](1959-african-cup-of-nations)***, [1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations), [1963](1963-african-cup-of-nations), [1970](1970-african-cup-of-nations), *[1974](1974-african-cup-of-nations)*, [1976](1976-african-cup-of-nations), [1980](1980-african-cup-of-nations), [1984](1984-african-cup-of-nations), ***[1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations)***) | ||
| [2nd round](1988-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners | ([1968](1968-african-cup-of-nations), [1980](1980-african-cup-of-nations), [1982](1982-african-cup-of-nations), [1984](1984-african-cup-of-nations), [1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [2nd round](1988-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners | ([1970](1970-african-cup-of-nations), *[1972](1972-african-cup-of-nations)*, [1982](1982-african-cup-of-nations), **[1984](1984-african-cup-of-nations)**, [1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [2nd round](1988-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners | ([1972](1972-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [2nd round](1988-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners | ([1963](1963-african-cup-of-nations), [1976](1976-african-cup-of-nations), [1978](1978-african-cup-of-nations), ***[1980](1980-african-cup-of-nations)***, [1982](1982-african-cup-of-nations), [1984](1984-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [2nd round](1988-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners | ([1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations), [1968](1968-african-cup-of-nations), [1970](1970-african-cup-of-nations), [1974](1974-african-cup-of-nations), [1980](1980-african-cup-of-nations), *[1984](1984-african-cup-of-nations)*, [1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [2nd round](1988-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners | ([1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations), **[1968](1968-african-cup-of-nations)**, [1970](1970-african-cup-of-nations), [1972](1972-african-cup-of-nations), **[1974](1974-african-cup-of-nations)**, [1976](1976-african-cup-of-nations)) |
;Notes
Squads
Main article: 1988 African Cup of Nations squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Casablanca and Rabat.
| Casablanca | Rabat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{location map+ | Morocco | float=center | width=500 | caption= | places= | |
| Stade Mohamed V | ||||||
| Capacity: **80,000** | ||||||
| [[File:Raja de Casablanca vs Mouloudia dOujda, November 02 2008-04.jpg | 180px]] | |||||
| Stade Moulay Abdellah | ||||||
| Capacity: **52,000** | ||||||
| [[File:FAR Rabat vs AS Sale, November 6 2012-2.jpg | 180px]] |
Group stage
Tiebreakers
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
Note: Algeria qualified by drawing of lots.
Group B
Edobor
Okosieme
Younes
Knockout stage
| 23 March – Rabat | **** | 1 (9) | | 1 (8) | 23 March – Casablanca | | 0 | **** | 1 | 27 March – Casablanca | | 0 | **** | 1 | 26 March – Casablanca | **** | 1 (4) | | 1 (3)
Semifinals
Odu
Uwe
Sofoluwe
Yekini
Okwaraji
Nwosu
Omokaro
Okafor
Rufai
Eguavoen
Belgherbi
Maâtar
Yahi
Menad
Bouafia
Medane
Chaib
Megharia
Drid
Belloumi
Third place match
Benabicha
Ouadani
El Maataoui
Timoumi
Nader
Djahmoune
Merzekane
Chaib
Megharia
Belgherbi
Final
Main article: 1988 African Cup of Nations Final
Goalscorers
-
Lakhdar Belloumi
-
Roger Milla
-
Abdoulaye Traoré
-
Gamal Abdelhamid
-
Abdelkader Ferhaoui
-
Rachid Maâtar
-
Emmanuel Kundé
-
Cyrille Makanaky
-
Ayman Younes
-
Mustafa El Haddaoui
-
Abdelkrim Merry
-
Hassan Nader
-
Humphrey Edobor
-
Ndubuisi Okosieme
-
Samuel Okwaraji
-
Rashidi Yekini
-
Eugène Kabongo
-
Lutonadio
-
Abderrazak Belgherbi (against Nigeria)
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
- Cameroon Joseph-Antoine Bell
Defenders
- Morocco Tijani El Maataoui
- Cameroon Emmanuel Kundé
- Zaire John Buana
- Cameroon Stephen Tataw
Midfielders
- Zaire Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo
- Cameroon Emile Mbouh
- Nigeria Henry Nwosu
- Cameroon Paul Mfede
Forwards
- Cameroon Roger Milla
- Morocco Aziz Bouderbala
References
References
- (May 28, 2015). "African Nations Cup 1988". E. Boesenberg, K. Stokkermans & F. Mazet.
- (January 21, 2016). "African Games 1987". Karel Stokkermans.
- "MOROCCO 1988". fifaworldcup.co.uk.
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