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AFCON 1990

ChampionsAlgeria

Algeria won, ahead of Nigeria (1–0 in the final, 16 Mar 1990). 8 teams, 16 games, 1.88 goals a game; hosted by Algeria.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Algeria2
Senegal1
Nigeria2
Zambia0

Final

Algeria1
Nigeria0

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Algeriathrough3300+96
Nigeriathrough3201-24
Ivory Coast3102-22
Egypt3003-50

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Zambiathrough3210+25
Senegalthrough3120+24
Cameroon3102-12
Kenya3012-31

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. Djamel Menad Algeria 4
  2. Djamel Amani Algeria 3
  3. Rashidi Yekini Nigeria 3
  4. Rabah Madjer Algeria 2
  5. Abdoulaye Traoré Ivory Coast 2
  6. Webster Chikabala Zambia 2
  7. Chérif Oudjani Algeria 2
  8. Emmanuel Maboang Cameroon 2
  9. Emmanuel Okocha Nigeria 1
  10. Serge Maguy Ivory Coast 1

Upsets

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.