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1990 Africa Cup of Nations

1990 African Cup of Nations
  • كأس أمم إفريقيا 1990
  • Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1990
  • CAN 1990
  • AFCON 1990
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African Cup of Nations 1990 official logo
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) Algeria Djamel Menad (4 goals)
Best player Algeria Rabah Madjer
1988
1992

The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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.

The 8 qualified teams are:


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