1998 African Cup of Nations
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1998 | |
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African Cup of Nations 1998 official logo
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| 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)
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| 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 |
Benedict McCarthy
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The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in 1996, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fourth ACN championship, beating South Africa in the final 2−0.
Nigeria was banned from entering the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualifying because of withdrawing from the 1996 Cup after having already qualified for the finals, while the other teams were banned for withdrawing during qualification for the 1996 Cup.
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
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