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1990 African Cup of Nations

17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations

Field	Value
tourney_name	African Cup of Nations
year	1990
other_titles	{{unbulleted list
image	CAN Algerie 1990 logo.png
size	170px
caption	African Cup of Nations 1990 official logo
country	Algeria
dates	2–16 March
num_teams	8
venues	2
cities	2
champion	Algeria
count	1
second	Nigeria
third	Zambia
third-flagvar	1964
fourth	Senegal
matches	16
goals	30
attendance	600032
top_scorer	ALG Djamel Menad (4 goals)
player	ALG Rabah Madjer
prevseason	[1988](1988-african-cup-of-nations)
nextseason	[1992](1992-african-cup-of-nations)

| 1990 كأس أمم إفريقيا | Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1990 | third-flagvar = 1964

The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1–0.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
	Hosts		([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), [1988](1988-african-cup-of-nations))
	Holders		([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), [1988](1988-african-cup-of-nations))
	[2nd round](1990-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners		([1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations), [1968](1968-african-cup-of-nations), [1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations))
	[2nd round](1990-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners		([1988](1988-african-cup-of-nations), 1990)
	[2nd round](1990-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners		([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)*, [1988](1988-african-cup-of-nations))
	[2nd round](1990-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), [1988](1988-african-cup-of-nations))
	[2nd round](1990-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), [1988](1988-african-cup-of-nations))
	[2nd round](1990-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-second-round) winners		([1974](1974-african-cup-of-nations), [1978](1978-african-cup-of-nations), [1982](1982-african-cup-of-nations), [1986](1986-african-cup-of-nations))

;Notes

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.

Algiers	Annaba
{{location map+	Algeria	float=center	width=500	caption=	places=
Stade du 5 Juillet
Capacity: 85,000
[[File:Olimpiai Komplexum, szemben az 1962. július 5.-e Stadion. Fortepan 100571.jpg	200px]]
Stade du 19 Mai
Capacity: 56,000
[[File:Stade 19 Mai 1956 (Annaba).jpg	200px]]

Match officials

;Referees

CMR Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)
EGY Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt)
GAB Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
GAM Badou Jasseh (Gambia)
MLI Idrissa Traoré (Mali)
MTN Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
MRI Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)
MAR Abdellali Naciri (Morocco)
SEN Badara Sène (Senegal)
TAN Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania)
TOG Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
TUN Naji Jouini (Tunisia)

;Invited referees

JPN Shizuo Takada (Japan)
SYR Jamal Al Sharif (Syria)

Squads

Main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations squads

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:

Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches
Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie
Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie
Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie
Drawing of lots

Group A

Menad
Amani

Maguy

El-Ouazzani
Oudjani

Saïb

Group B

N'Dao

Knockout stage

| 12 March – Annaba | | 0 | **** | 2 | 12 March – Algiers | **** | 2 | | 1 | 16 March – Algiers | | 0 | **** | 1 | 15 March – Algiers | **** | 1 | | 0

Semi-finals

Yekini

Amani

Third place match

Final

Main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations Final

Statistics and awards

Player of the Tournament

:1 Rabah Madjer (76 pts) :2 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani :3 Djamel Menad :– Rashidi Yekini :– Webster Chikabala

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards

Goalscorers

Djamel Menad
Djamel Amani
Rashidi Yekini
Rabah Madjer
Chérif Oudjani
Emmanuel Maboang
Abdoulaye Traoré
Webster Chikabala
Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani
Moussa Saïb
Serge Maguy
Adel Abdel Rahman
Uche Okechukwu
Emmanuel Okocha
Mamadou Diallo
Moussa N'Dao
Linos Makwaza
Abdelhakim Serrar (against Senegal)

References

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