1998 African Cup of Nations
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{| class="infobox plain" style="width: 20em; text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"
|+ style="font-size: larger;" | '''1998 African Cup of Nations - Burkina Faso'''
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Image:Af98logo.gif]]<br>
|-
! Teams
| 16
|-
! Host
| [[Burkina Faso]]
|-
! Champions
| [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] (4th title)
|-
! Matches Played
| 32
|-
! Goals Scored
| 84 (2.63 per match)
|-
! Top Scorer(s)
| [[Hossam Hassan]] (EGY)<br>[[Benedict McCarthy]] (RSA)<br>7 goals
|-
| colspan="2" style="font-size: smaller;" | {{{footnotes|}}}
|}
The '''1998 African Cup of Nations''' was the 21st edition of the [[African Cup of Nations]], the [[soccer]] championship of Africa ([[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]). It was hosted by [[Burkina Faso]]. Just like in [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]], the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] won its fourth championship, beating [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] in the final 2-0.
==Host Cities & Venues==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Fofo 98.gif|thumb|right|200px|Fofo the football, mascot of the 1998 championship]] -->
{| border="0" class="wikitable"
|-bgcolor="#cccccc"
!Cities !! Venues !! Capacity
|-
|[[Ouagadougou]]
|[[Stade du 4-Août]]
|align="center"|40,000
|-
|[[Bobo-Dioulasso]]
|[[Stade Municipal (Bobo Dioulasso)|Stade Municipal]]
|align="center"|40,000
|-
|[[Ouagadougou]]
|[[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]]
|align="center"|30,000
|-
|}
==Squads==
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see [[1998 African Cup of Nations (squads)]]
==Qualification==
For qualification results, see [[1998 African Cup of Nations (qualification)]]
==Participating Teams==
[[Image:African Cup of Nations 1998.png|thumb|Participating nations]]
{| width=75%
|width=50%|
*{{fb|ALG}}
*{{fb|ANG}}
*{{fb|BFA}} (qualified as hosts)
*{{fb|CMR}}
*{{fb|COD|1997}}
*{{fb|CIV}}
*{{fb|EGY}}
*{{fb|GHA}}
|width=50%|
*{{fb|GUI}}
*{{fb|MAR}}
*{{fb|MOZ}}
*{{fb|NAM}}
*{{fb|RSA}} (qualified as holders)
*{{fb|TOG}}
*{{fb|TUN}}
*{{fb|ZAM}}
|}
===Non-Competing Nations===
A number of nations did not compete at all during the 1998 Cup of Nations, for a variety of reasons. Some did not enter the initial qualification stages of the tournament, while others were banned from competition for withdrawing during the qualification for the [[1996 African Cup of Nations]].
====Did Not Enter====
*{{fb|CHA}}
*{{fb|DJI}}
*{{fb|LBY}}
*{{fb|RWA}}
*{{fb|SOM}}
*{{fb|SWZ}}
*{{fb|CPV}}
*{{fb|EQG}}
*{{fb|ERI}}
*{{fb|STP}}
*{{fb|COM|1996}}
====Banned From Entering====
*{{fb|GAM}}
*{{fb|GNB}}
*{{fb|LES|1987}}
*{{fb|MAD}}
*{{fb|Niger}}
*{{fb|NGA}}
Nigeria was banned from entering because of their withdrawal from the 1996 Cup after having already qualified for the final stage. The other nations withdrew during qualification for the 1996 tournament, preventing them from entering the 1998 Cup.
====Withdrew====
*{{fb|SUD}} withdrew due to unrest in the eastern part of the country.
*{{fb|CTA}} were disqualified after its government did not allow the team to travel to [[Sierra Leone]] for a match on [[January 25]].
*{{fb|SLE}} withdrew before the final two qualifying matches.
==Finals==
===Group Stages===
Teams in '''Bold''' progress to the Quarter Finals, teams in ''italics'' are eliminated from the tournament.
====Group A====
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!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
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|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||5||3||+2
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{fb|BFA}}'''
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|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|GUI}}''
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||3||3||0
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|ALG}}''
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||2||5||-3
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----
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----
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|goals2 = [[Souleymane Oularé|Oularé]] 46', 77'
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 2,000<br />'''Ref:''' Young-Joo Kim ([[Korea Football Association|Korea Rep.]])
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----
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|goals2 = [[Moussa Saïb|Saïb]] 82' (pen)
|stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 35,000<br />'''Ref:''' Pierre Mounguegui ([[Fédération Gabonaise de Football|Gabon]])
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----
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----
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|goals2 = [[Billel Dziri|Dziri]] 40'
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 1,000<br />'''Ref:''' Kine Tibebu ([[Ethiopian Football Federation|Ethiopia]])
}}
====Group B====
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|- align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{fb|TUN}}'''
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||5||4||+1
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{fb|COD|1997}}'''
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||4||3||+1
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|GHA}}''
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||3||3||0
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|TOG}}''
|'''3'''||3||1||0||2||4||6||-2
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|goals2 = [[Massamasso Tchangai|Tchangai]] 90'
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 4,000<br />'''Ref:''' Said Belqola ([[Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football|Morocco]])
}}
----
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|report=
|team2 = {{fb|TUN}}
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|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 12,000<br />'''Ref:''' Ian McLeod ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
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----
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|goals2 = [[Okitankoyi Kimoto|Kimoto]] 36'
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 1,000<br />'''Ref:''' Kine Tibebu ([[Ethiopian Football Federation|Ethiopia]])
}}
----
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|goals2 = [[Samuel Johnson (Ghana footballer)|Johnson]] 83' (pen)
|stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 3,000<br />'''Ref:''' Omer Yengo ([[Fédération Congolaise de Football|Congo]])
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----
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----
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|goals2 = [[Komlan Assignon|Assignon]] 4' (pen)
|stadium = [[Stade Muncipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 800<br />'''Ref:''' Pierre Mounguegui ([[Fédération Gabonaise de Football|Gabon]])
}}
====Group C====
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|- align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
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|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||10||6||+4
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{fb|RSA}}'''
|'''5'''||3||1||2||0||5||2||+3
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|ANG}}''
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|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|NAM}}''
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|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 20,000<br />'''Ref:''' Sidi Bekaye Magassa ([[Fédération Malienne de Football|Mali]])
}}
----
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|goals2 = [[Eliphas Shivute|Shivute]] 46', 73'<br />[[Ricardo Mannetti|Mannetti]] 70'
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 20,000<br />'''Ref:''' Karim Dahou ([[Fédération Algérienne de Football|Algeria]])
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----
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|goals1 = [[Ahmed Ouattra|Ouattra]] 88'
|goals2 = [[Helman Mkhalele|Mkhalele]] 8' (pen)
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 10,000<br />'''Ref:''' Charles Masembe ([[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Uganda]])
}}
----
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|goals1 = [[Lanzaro]] 46'<br />[[Paulo Silva (Angola footballer)|Paulo Silva]] 67' (pen)<br />[[Miguel Pereira]] 86'
|goals2 = [[Gervatius Uri Khob|Uri Khob]] 20', 51'<br />[[Robert Nauseb|Nauseb]] 33'
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 2,000<br />'''Ref:''' Falla Ndoye ([[Fédération Sénégalaise de Football|Senegal]])
}}
----
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|goals2 = [[Paulo Silva (Angola footballer)|Paulo Silva]] 27'<br />[[Quinzinho]] 52'
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 4,000<br />'''Ref:''' Mamadouba Camara ([[Fédération Guinéenne de Football|Guinea]])
}}
----
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|report=
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|goals1 = [[Benedict McCarthy|McCarthy]] 8', 11', 19', 21'
|goals2 = [[Simon Uutoni|Uutoni]] 68'
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 9,500<br />'''Ref:''' Karim Dahou ([[Fédération Algérienne de Football|Algeria]])
}}
====Group D====
{| style=border-collapse:collapse border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
|- align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!width=165|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|D
!width=20|L
!width=20|GF
!width=20|GA
!width=20|GD
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{fb|MAR}}'''
|'''7'''||3||2||1||0||5||1||+4
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|'''{{fb|EGY}}'''
|'''6'''||3||2||0||1||6||1||+5
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|ZAM}}''
|'''4'''||3||1||1||1||4||6||-2
|- align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;"
|style="text-align:left;"|''{{fb|MOZ}}''
|'''0'''||3||0||0||3||1||8||-7
|}
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|goals1 = [[Ahmed Bahja|Bahja]] 37'
|goals2 = [[Tenant Chilumba|Chilumba]] 87'
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 10,000<br />'''Ref:''' Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid ([[Saudi Arabia Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 10]], [[1998]]<br />18:00
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|score = 2-0
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Hossam Hassan|H. Hassan]] 14', 44'
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 20,000<br />'''Ref:''' Mamadouba Camara ([[Fédération Guinéenne de Football|Guinea]])
}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 13]], [[1998]]<br />17:00
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|score = 4-0
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
|goals1 = [[Hossam Hassan|H. Hassan]] 34', 57', 71'<br />[[Yasser Radwan|Radwan]] 80'
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 5,000<br />'''Ref:''' [[Kim Milton Nielsen]] ([[Dansk Boldspil-Union|Denmark]])
}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 13]], [[1998]]<br />20:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score = 3-0
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Said Chiba|Chiba]] 39'<br />[[Ali El Khattabi|El Khattabi]] 40'<br />[[Youssef Fertout|Fertout]] 82'
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 3,000<br />'''Ref:''' Lucien Bouchardeau ([[Fédération Nigerienne de Football|Niger]])
}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 17]], [[1998]]<br />16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 3-1
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}
|goals1 = [[Rotson Kilambe|Kilambe]] 16'<br />[[Kalusha Bwalya|Bwalya]] 43'<br />[[Masauso Tembo|Tembo]] 73'
|goals2 = [[Avelino]] 57'
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 3,000<br />'''Ref:''' Falla Ndoye ([[Fédération Sénégalaise de Football|Senegal]])
}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 17]], [[1998]]<br />16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score = 1-0
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 = [[Mustapha Hadji|Hadji]] 90'
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 500<br />'''Ref:''' [[Kim Milton Nielsen]] ([[Dansk Boldspil-Union|Denmark]])
}}
===Knockout Stages===
{{Round8-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--round 16 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|[[February 20]] (16:00) - [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]|{{fb|CMR}}|0|'''{{fb|COD|1997}}'''|'''1'''
|[[February 22]] (16:00) - [[Ouagadougou]]|{{fb|MAR}}|1|'''{{fb|RSA}}'''|'''2'''
|[[February 21]] (17:00) - [[Ouagadougou]]|{{fb|TUN}}|1 (7)|'''{{fb|BFA}} (pen)'''|'''1 (8)'''
|[[February 21]] (20:00) - [[Ouagadougou]]|{{fb|CIV}}|0 (4)|'''{{fb|EGY}} (pen)'''|'''0 (5)'''
<!--semi finals -->
|[[February 25]] (16:00) - [[Ouagadougou]]|{{fb|COD|1997}}|1|'''{{fb|RSA}} (aet)'''|'''2'''
|[[February 25]] (20:00) - [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]|{{fb|BFA}}|0|'''{{fb|EGY}}'''|'''2'''
<!--final -->
|[[February 28]] (16:00) - [[Ouagadougou]]|{{fb|RSA}}|0|'''{{fb|EGY}}'''|'''2'''
<!--third place -->
|[[February 27]] (16:00) - [[Ouagadougou]]|'''{{fb|COD|1997}} (pen)'''|'''4 (4)'''|{{fb|BFA}}|4 (1)
}}
====Quarterfinals====
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|score = 0-1
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|COD|1997}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Jerry Tondelua|Tondelua]] 30'
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 5,000<br />'''Ref:''' Abdul Rahman Al-Zeid ([[Saudi Arabia Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 21]], [[1998]]<br />17:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
|score = 1-1 (AET)<br />7-8 (PEN)
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|BFA}}
|goals1 = [[Hassan Gabsi|Gabsi]] 89'
|goals2 = [[Kassoum Ouédraogo|K. Ouédraogo]] 45' (pen)
|stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 35,000<br />'''Ref:''' Lim Kee Chong ([[Mauritius Football Association|Mauritius]])
}}
{{penshootoutbox |
penalties1 = [[Faouzi Rouissi|Rouissi]]: scored<br />[[Khaled Badra|Badra]]: scored<br />[[Riadh Bouazizi|Bouazizi]]: scored<br />[[Sirajeddine Chihi|Chihi]]: crossbar<br />[[Riadh Jelassi|Jelassi]]: scored<br />[[Zoubeir Beya|Beya]]: [[Ibrahim Diarra|Diarra]] saved<br />[[Hassan Gabsi|Gabsi]]: scored<br />[[Khais Godhbane|Godhbane]]: scored<br />[[Taoufik Hicheri|Hicheri]]: scored<br />[[Sami Trabelsi|Trabelsi]]: missed|
penaltyscore = 7-8 |
penalties2 = [[Seydou Traoré|S. Traoré]]: scored<br />[[Firmin Sanou|F. Sanou]]: scored<br />[[Alain Nana|Nana]]: scored<br />[[Ibrahima Tallé|Tallé]]: [[Ali Boumnijel|Boumnijel]] saved<br />[[Alassane Ouédraogo|A. Ouédraogo]]: scored<br />[[Boureima Zongo|Zongo]]: [[Ali Boumnijel|Boumnijel]] saved<br />[[Brahima Traoré|B. Traoré]]: scored<br />[[Magan Diabaté|Diabaté]]: scored<br />[[Jean-Michel Liade Gnonka|Liade Gnonka]]: scored<br />[[Ousmane Coulibaly|Coulibaly]]: scored}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 21]], [[1998]]<br />20:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
|score = 0-0 (AET)<br />4-5 (PEN)
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 20,000<br />'''Ref:''' Ian McLeod ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
}}
{{penshootoutbox |
penalties1 = [[Cyril Domoraud|Domoraud]]: scored<br />[[Tchiressoua Guel|Guel]]: scored<br />[[Ibrahima Diomandé|Diomandé]]: [[Nader El-Sayed|El-Sayed]] saved<br />[[Ibrahima Bakayoko|Bakayoko]]: scored<br />[[Ahmed Ouattara|Ouattara]]: scored|
penaltyscore = 4-5 |
penalties2 = [[Hany Ramzy|Ramzy]]: scored<br />[[Yasser Radwan|Radwan]]: scored<br />[[Samir Kamouna|Kamouna]]: scored<br />[[Tarek Mostafa|Mostafa]]: scored<br />[[Hazem Imam|Imam]]: scored}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 22]], [[1998]]<br />16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
|score = 1-2
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|RSA}}
|goals1 = [[Said Chiba|Chiba]] 36'
|goals2 = [[Benedict McCarthy|McCarthy]] 22'<br />[[David Nyathi|Nyathi]] 79'
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 2,000<br />'''Ref:''' Lucien Bouchardeau ([[Fédération Nigerienne de Football|Niger]])
}}
====Semifinals====
{{footballbox | date = [[February 25]], [[1998]] <br />16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}
|score = 1-2 (AET)
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|RSA}}
|goals1 = [[Eddy Bembuana-Keve|Bembuana-Keve]] 48'
|goals2 = [[Benedict McCarthy|McCarthy]] 60', 112'
|stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 4,000<br />'''Ref:''' Charles Masembe ([[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Uganda]])
}}
----
{{footballbox | date = [[February 25]], [[1998]]<br />20:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}}
|score = 0-2
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Hossam Hassan|H. Hassan]] 40', 71'
|stadium = [[Stade Omnisport]], [[Bobo-Dioulasso]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 40,000<br />'''Ref:''' [[Kim Milton Nielsen]] ([[Dansk Boldspil-Union|Denmark]])
}}
====Third place playoff====
{{footballbox | date = [[February 27]], [[1998]]<br />16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}
|score = 4-4 (AET)<br />4-1 (PEN)
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|BFA}}
|goals1 = [[Lokenge Mungongo|Mungongo]] 76', 89'<br />[[Banza Kasongo|Kasongo]] 86'<br />[[Jerry Tondelua|Tondelua]] 88'
|goals2 = [[Alassane Ouédraogo|A. Ouédraogo]] 6'<br />[[Oumar Barro|Barro]] 52'<br />[[Sidi Napon|Napon]] 56'<br />[[Ibrahima Tallé|Tallé]] 86'
|stadium = [[Stade Municipal (Ouagadougou)|Stade Municipal]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 25,000<br />'''Ref:''' Gamal Al-Ghandour ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}
{{penshootoutbox |
penalties1 = [[Ekanza Simba|Simba]]: scored<br />[[Emeka Mamale|Mamale]]: scored<br />[[Mundaba Kisombe|Kisombe]]: scored<br />[[Dandou Selenge|Selenge]]: scored|
penaltyscore = 4-1 |
penalties2 = [[Seydou Traoré|S. Traoré]]: [[Nkweni Mayala|Mayala]] saved<br />[[Firmin Sanou|F. Sanou]]: scored<br />[[Magan Diabaté|Diabaté]]: [[Nkweni Mayala|Mayala]] saved}}
====Final====
{{footballbox | date = [[February 28]], [[1998]]<br />16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
|score = 0-2
|report=
|team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = [[Ahmed Hassan|A. Hassan]] 5'<br />[[Tarek Mostafa|Mostafa]] 13'
|stadium = [[Stade du 4-Août]], [[Ouagadougou]]<br />'''Attendance:''' 40,000<br />'''Ref:''' Said Belqola ([[Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football|Morocco]])
}}
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|- align=center
|'''African Cup of Nations 1998 Champions''':<br><br>{{flagicon|Egypt|size=100px}}<br>'''[[Egypt national football team|EGYPT]]'''
|}
== Individual scorers ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
'''7 goals'''
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Hossam Hassan]]
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benedict McCarthy]]
<br>
'''4 goals'''
*{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Jerry Tondelua]]
*{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} [[Joël Tiéhi]]
<br>
'''3 goals'''
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Alphonse Tchami]]
*{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Souleymane Oularé]]
<br>
'''2 goals'''
*{{flagicon|Angola}} [[Paulo Silva (Angola footballer)|Paulo Silva]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Kassoum Ouédraogo]]
*{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Lokenge Mungongo]]
*{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} [[Ibrahima Bakayoko]]
*{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} [[Tchiressoua Guel]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Said Chiba]]
*{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Eliphas Shivute]]
*{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Gervatius Uri Khob]]
*{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Mehdi Ben Slimane]]
*{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Hassan Gabsi]]
*{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Ziad Tlemcani]]
<br>
{{col-3}}
'''1 goal'''
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Billel Dziri]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Moussa Saïb]]
*{{flagicon|Angola}} [[Lanzaro]]
*{{flagicon|Angola}} [[Miguel Pereira]]
*{{flagicon|Angola}} [[Quinzinho]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Oumar Barro]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Roméo Kambou]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Sidi Napon]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Alassane Ouédraogo]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Ibrahima Tallé]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Seydou Traoré]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Joseph-Désiré Job]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Pierre Womé]]
*{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Eddy Bembuana-Keve]]
*{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Banza Kasongo]]
*{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Okitankoyi Kimoto]]
*{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Mundaba Kisombe]]
*{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} [[Lassina Diabaté]]
*{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} [[Ahmed Ouattra]]
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Ahmed Hassan]]
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Tarek Mostafa]]
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Yasser Radwan]]
{{col-3}}
<br>
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Mohammed Gargo]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Samuel Johnson (footballer)|Samuel Johnson]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Alex Nyarko]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Ahmed Bahja]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Ali El Khattabi]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Youssef Fertout]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Mustapha Hadji]]
*{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Avelino]]
*{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Ricardo Mannetti]]
*{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Robert Nauseb]]
*{{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Simon Uutoni]]
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Helman Mkhalele]]
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[David Nyathi]]
*{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Komlan Assignon]]
*{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Franck Doté]]
*{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Massamasso Tchangai]]
*{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Mohamed Coubadja Touré]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Kalusha Bwalya]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Tenant Chilumba]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Roatson Kilambe]]
*{{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Masauso Tembo]]
{{col-end}}
==CAF Team of the Tournament==
'''Goalkeeper'''
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Nader El-Sayed]]
'''Defenders'''
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Mark Fish]]
*{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Jojo (Mozambique footballer)|Jojo]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Noureddine Naybet]]
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Mohamed Omara]]
'''Midfielders'''
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Charles Akonnor]]
*{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Hassan Gabsi]]
*{{flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire}} [[Tchiressoua Guel]]
*{{flagicon|COD|1997}} [[Ekanza Simba]]
'''Forwards'''
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Hossam Hassan]]
*{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Benedict McCarthy]]
==External links==
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98a-det.html Details at RSSSF]
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