AFCON 1998
ChampionsEgypt
Egypt won, ahead of South Africa (0–2 in the final, 28 Feb 1998). 16 teams, 32 games, 2.91 goals a game; hosted by Burkina Faso.
The road to the final
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroonthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Burkina Fasothrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coastthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| South Africathrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moroccothrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Egyptthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
3 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.
Quarter-finals
- 1998-02-20Cameroon0–1DR CongoQuarter-finals · Bobo Dioulasso65%
- 1998-02-21Burkina Faso1–1Tunisia (Burkina Faso won on penalties)Quarter-finals · Ouagadougou34%
- 1998-02-21Ivory Coast0–0Egypt (Egypt won on penalties)Quarter-finals · Ouagadougou45%
- 1998-02-22Morocco1–2South AfricaUpsetQuarter-finals · Ouagadougou71%
Semi-finals
- 1998-02-25Burkina Faso0–2EgyptSemi-finals · Bobo Dioulasso36%
- 1998-02-25DR Congo1–2South AfricaSemi-finals · Ouagadougou33%
Third-place play-off
- 1998-02-27Burkina Faso4–4DR Congo (DR Congo won on penalties)Third-place play-off · Ouagadougou52%
Final
- 1998-02-28South Africa0–2EgyptFinal · Ouagadougou49%
Top scorers
- Hossam Hassan Egypt 7
- Benni McCarthy South Africa 7
- Joël Tiéhi Ivory Coast 4
- Jerry Tondelua DR Congo 4
- Alphonse Tchami Cameroon 3
- Souleymane Oularé Guinea 3
- Ibrahima Bakayoko Ivory Coast 2
- Eliphas Shivute Namibia 2
- Kassoum Ouédraogo Burkina Faso 2
- Gervatius Uri Khob Namibia 2
Upsets
- 1998-02-09Ghana2–0TunisiaUpsetGroup C · Ouagadougou24%
- 1998-02-12Ghana1–2TogoUpsetGroup C · Ouagadougou74%
- 1998-02-22Morocco1–2South AfricaUpsetQuarter-finals · Ouagadougou71%
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.