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AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS |
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Winners: |
Egypt |
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Team | Notes | |||
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Burkina Faso | Hosts | ||
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South Africa | Title holders |
Preliminary round | ||||||
Central African Republic - Burundi | * | Qual. Central African Republic | ||||
Preliminary round - 1st leg | ||||||
08/08/1996 | Cotonou (BEN) | Benin - Mauritania | 4-1 | |||
11/08/1996 | Gaborone (BOT) | Botswana - Namibia | 0-0 | |||
11/08/1996 | Pointe-Noire (CGO) | Congo - Togo | 0-0 | |||
11/08/1996 | Belle Vue Maurel (MRI) | Mauritius - Seychelles | 1-0 | |||
11/08/1996 | Kampala (UGA) | Uganda - Ethiopia | 1-1 | |||
Preliminary round - 2nd leg | ||||||
24/08/1996 | Victoria (SEY) | Seychelles - Mauritius | 1-1 | Qual. Mauritius | ||
25/08/1996 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | Ethiopia - Uganda | 1-1 (4-2 pso) | Qual. Ethiopia | ||
25/08/1996 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Botswana | 6-0 | Qual. Namibia | ||
25/08/1996 | Lomé (TOG) | Togo - Congo | 1-0 | Qual. Togo | ||
30/08/1996 | Nouakchott (MTN) | Mauritania - Benin | 0-0 | Qual. Benin | ||
* Burundi withdrew |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Ghana | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
2 | Angola | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
3 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
4 | Sudan * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
* Sudan withdrew: all matches were annulled | ||||||||||
Final tournament |
06/10/1996 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Angola | 2-1 | |||
26/01/1997 | Harare (ZIM) | Zimbabwe - Ghana | 0-0 | |||
23/02/1997 | Harare (ZIM) | Zimbabwe - Angola | 1-0 | |||
22/06/1997 | Luanda (ANG) | Angola - Ghana | 1-0 | |||
13/07/1997 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Zimbabwe | 2-1 | Qual. Ghana | ||
27/07/1997 | Luanda (ANG) | Angola - Zimbabwe | 2-1 | Qual. Angola |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Ivory Coast | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | ||
2 | Algeria | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
3 | Mali | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | ||
4 | Benin | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||
Final tournament |
06/10/1996 | Algiers (ALG) | Algeria - Ivory Coast | 4-1 | |||
06/10/1996 | Cotonou (BEN) | Benin - Mali | 1-2 | |||
26/01/1997 | Bouaké (CIV) | Ivory Coast - Benin | 1-0 | |||
26/01/1997 | Bamako (MLI) | Mali - Algeria | 1-0 | |||
23/02/1997 | Cotonou (BEN) | Benin - Algeria | 1-1 | |||
23/02/1997 | Bamako (MLI) | Mali - Ivory Coast | 1-2 | |||
22/06/1997 | Bouaké (CIV) | Ivory Coast - Algeria | 2-1 | |||
22/06/1997 | Bamako (MLI) | Mali - Benin | 3-1 | |||
13/07/1997 | Algiers (ALG) | Algeria - Mali | 1-0 | |||
13/07/1997 | Cotonou (BEN) | Benin - Ivory Coast | 0-0 | |||
27/07/1997 | Algiers (ALG) | Algeria - Benin | 2-0 | Qual. Algeria | ||
27/07/1997 | Bouaké (CIV) | Ivory Coast - Mali | 4-2 | Qual. Ivory Coast |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Morocco | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
2 | Egypt | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||
3 | Senegal | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||
4 | Ethiopia | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 19 | ||
Final tournament |
04/10/1996 | Cairo (EGY) | Egypt - Morocco | 1-1 | |||
06/10/1996 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | Ethiopia - Senegal | 1-2 | |||
25/01/1997 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Egypt | 0-0 | |||
22/02/1997 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Morocco | 0-0 | |||
23/02/1997 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | Ethiopia - Egypt | 1-1 | |||
31/05/1997 | Rabat (MAR) | Morocco - Ethiopia | 4-0 | |||
21/06/1997 | Rabat (MAR) | Morocco - Egypt | 1-0 | |||
22/06/1997 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Ethiopia | 3-0 | |||
13/07/1997 | Cairo (EGY) | Egypt - Senegal | 2-0 | |||
13/07/1997 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | Ethiopia - Morocco | 0-1 | Qual. Morocco | ||
27/07/1997 | Alexandria (EGY) | Egypt - Ethiopia | 8-1 | Qual. Egypt | ||
27/07/1997 | Rabat (MAR) | Morocco - Senegal | 3-0 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||
2 | Guinea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
3 | Sierra Leone * | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | Central African Republic ** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
* Sierra Leone withdrew two matches due to civil war | ||||||||||
** Central African Republic were disqualified and their result were annulled | ||||||||||
Final tournament |
06/10/1996 | Bangui (CTA) | Central African Republic - Guinea | 2-3 annulled | |||
06/10/1996 | Tunis (TUN) | Tunisia - Sierra Leone | 2-0 | |||
26/01/1997 | Conakry (GUI) | Guinea - Tunisia | 1-0 | |||
23/02/1997 | Conakry (GUI) | Guinea - Sierra Leone | 1-0 | Qual. Guinea and Tunisia | ||
13/07/1997 | Tunis (TUN) | Tunisia - Guinea | 1-0 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Cameroon | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
2 | Namibia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | ||
3 | Gabon | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||
4 | Kenya | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||
Final tournament |
06/10/1996 | Libreville (GAB) | Gabon - Cameroon | 0-0 | |||
06/10/1996 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Kenya | 1-0 | |||
25/01/1997 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - Gabon | 1-0 | |||
26/01/1997 | Yaoundé (CMR) | Cameroon - Namibia | 4-0 | |||
22/02/1997 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - Cameroon | 0-0 | |||
22/02/1997 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Gabon | 1-1 | |||
21/06/1997 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - Namibia | 0-1 | |||
22/06/1997 | Yaoundé (CMR) | Cameroon - Gabon | 2-2 | |||
12/07/1997 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Cameroon | 0-1 | |||
13/07/1997 | Libreville (GAB) | Gabon - Kenya | 1-0 | |||
27/07/1997 | Yaoundé (CMR) | Cameroon - Kenya | 1-1 | Qual. Cameroon | ||
27/07/1997 | Libreville (GAB) | Gabon - Namibia | 1-1 | Qual. Namibia |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Togo | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
2 | DR Congo | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||
3 | Liberia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
4 | Tanzania | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ||
Final tournament |
05/10/1996 | Lomé (TOG) | Togo - Tanzania | 2-1 | |||
06/10/1996 | Kinshasa (ZAI) | Zaire - Liberia | 0-0 | |||
26/01/1997 | Accra (GHA) | Liberia - Togo | 1-2 | |||
26/01/1997 | Dar es Salaam (TAN) | Tanzania - Zaire | 1-2 | |||
23/02/1997 | Dar es Salaam (TAN) | Tanzania - Liberia | 1-1 | |||
23/02/1997 | Lomé (TOG) | Togo - Zaire | 1-1 | |||
22/06/1997 | Monrovia (LBR) | Liberia - DR Congo | 2-1 | |||
22/06/1997 | Arusha (TAN) | Tanzania - Togo | 1-0 | |||
13/07/1997 | Kinshasa (COD) | DR Congo - Tanzania | 1-1 | |||
13/07/1997 | Lomé (TOG) | Togo - Liberia | 4-0 | Qual. Togo | ||
27/07/1997 | Kinshasa (COD) | DR Congo - Togo | 1-0 | Qual. DR Congo | ||
27/07/1997 | Monrovia (LBR) | Liberia - Tanzania | 1-0 | |||
* On 21 May 1997 Zaire changed its name to Democratic Republic of Congo |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Zambia | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
2 | Mozambique | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | ||
3 | Malawi | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
4 | Mauritius | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | ||
Final tournament |
06/10/1996 | Port Louis (MRI) | Mauritius - Malawi | 1-2 | |||
06/10/1996 | Lusaka (ZAM) | Zambia - Mozambique | 1-0 | |||
25/01/1997 | Blantyre (MWI) | Malawi - Zambia | 0-2 | |||
26/01/1997 | Maputo (MOZ) | Mozambique - Mauritius | 3-0 | |||
22/02/1997 | Blantyre (MWI) | Malawi - Mozambique | 2-0 | |||
23/02/1997 | Port Louis (MRI) | Mauritius - Zambia | 0-0 | |||
21/06/1997 | Lilongwe (MWI) | Malawi - Mauritius | 3-2 | |||
22/06/1997 | Maputo (MOZ) | Mozambique - Zambia | 2-2 | |||
12/07/1997 | Lusaka (ZAM) | Zambia - Malawi | 3-1 | Qual. Zambia | ||
13/07/1997 | Port Louis (MRI) | Mauritius - Mozambique | 1-3 | |||
27/07/1997 | Maputo (MOZ) | Mozambique - Malawi | 2-1 | Qual. Mozambique | ||
27/07/1997 | Chililabombwe (ZAM) | Zambia - Mauritius | 1-0 |
Team | Notes | |||
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Egypt | Winners | ||
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South Africa | Final | ||
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DR Congo | Semi-finals | ||
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Burkina Faso | Semi-finals | ||
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Ivory Coast | Quarter-finals | ||
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Morocco | Quarter-finals | ||
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Cameroon | Quarter-finals | ||
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Tunisia | Quarter-finals | ||
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Guinea | Group stage | ||
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Zambia | Group stage | ||
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Ghana | Group stage | ||
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Togo | Group stage | ||
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Angola | Group stage | ||
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Namibia | Group stage | ||
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Algeria | Group stage | ||
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Mozambique | Group stage |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Cameroon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
2 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
3 | Guinea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
4 | Algeria | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
07/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Burkina Faso - Cameroon | 0-1 | ||
08/02/1998 | 20:30 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Algeria - Guinea | 0-1 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
11/02/1998 | 15:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Cameroon - Guinea | 2-2 | ||
11/02/1998 | 20:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Burkina Faso - Algeria | 2-1 | ||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
15/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Burkina Faso - Guinea | 1-0 | Qual. Burkina Faso | |
15/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Cameroon - Algeria | 2-1 | Qual. Cameroon |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
2 | DR Congo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
3 | Ghana | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
4 | Togo | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
09/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | DR Congo - Togo | 2-1 | ||
09/02/1998 | 20:30 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Ghana - Tunisia | 2-0 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
12/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Tunisia - DR Congo | 2-1 | ||
12/02/1998 | 20:30 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Togo - Ghana | 2-1 | ||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
16/02/1998 | 17:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | DR Congo - Ghana | 1-0 | Qual. DR Congo | |
16/02/1998 | 17:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Tunisia - Togo | 3-1 | Qual. Tunisia |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Ivory Coast | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | ||
2 | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
3 | Angola | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
4 | Namibia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
08/02/1998 | 15:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | South Africa - Angola | 0-0 | ||
08/02/1998 | 18:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Ivory Coast - Namibia | 4-3 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
11/02/1998 | 17:15 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Ivory Coast - South Africa | 1-1 | ||
12/02/1998 | 18:15 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Angola - Namibia | 3-3 | ||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
16/02/1998 | 20:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Ivory Coast - Angola | 5-2 | Qual. Ivory Coast | |
16/02/1998 | 20:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | South Africa - Namibia | 4-1 | Qual. South Africa |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Morocco | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
2 | Egypt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
3 | Zambia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
4 | Mozambique | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
09/02/1998 | 18:15 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Morocco - Zambia | 1-1 | ||
10/02/1998 | 18:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Egypt - Mozambique | 2-0 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
13/02/1998 | 17:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Egypt - Zambia | 4-0 | Qual. Egypt | |
13/02/1998 | 20:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Morocco - Mozambique | 3-0 | Qual. Morocco | |
Matchday 3 | ||||||
17/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Morocco - Egypt | 1-0 | ||
17/02/1998 | 16:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Zambia - Mozambique | 3-1 |
Quarter-finals | ||||||
20/02/1998 | 16:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Cameroon - DR Congo | 0-1 | Qual. DR Congo | |
21/02/1998 | 17:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Tunisia - Burkina Faso | 1-1 aet (7-8 pso) | Qual. Burkina Faso | |
21/02/1998 | 20:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Ivory Coast - Egypt | 0-0 aet (4-5 pso) | Qual. Egypt | |
22/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Morocco - South Africa | 1-2 | Qual. South Africa | |
Semi-finals | ||||||
25/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | DR Congo - South Africa | 1-2 aet | Qual. South Africa | |
25/02/1998 | 20:00 | Bobo-Dioulasso (BFA) | Burkina Faso - Egypt | 0-2 | Qual. Egypt | |
Match for 3rd place | ||||||
27/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Burkina Faso - DR Congo | 4-4 aet (1-4 pso) | 3rd placed: DR Congo | |
Final | ||||||
28/02/1998 | 16:00 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | South Africa - Egypt | 0-2 | Winners: Egypt |