1998 African Cup of Nations final

1998 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1998 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Egypt
0 2
Date28 February 1998
VenueStade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
RefereeSaid Belqola (Morocco)
Attendance40,000

The 1998 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 28 February 1998 at the Stade du 4-Août in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to determine the winner of the 1998 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Egypt won the title for the fourth time by beating defending champions South Africa 2–0.

Route to the final

South Africa Round Egypt
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Angola 0–0 Match 1  Mozambique 2–0
 Ivory Coast 1–1 Match 2  Zambia 4–0
 Namibia 4–0 Match 3  Morocco 0–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 10 6 +4 7
 South Africa 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
 Angola 3 0 2 1 5 8 −3 2
 Namibia 3 0 1 2 7 11 −4 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 6 1 +5 6
 Zambia 3 1 1 1 4 6 −2 4
 Mozambique 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Morocco 2–1 Quarterfinals  Ivory Coast 0–0 (aet) (5–4 pen.)
 DR Congo 2–1 Semifinals  Burkina Faso 2–0

Match details

Details

South Africa 0–2 Egypt
Report A. Hassan 5'
Mostafa 13'
Attendance: 40,000
South Africa
Egypt
GK 1 Brian Baloyi
RB 4 Willem Jackson
CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c)  44'
CB 5 Mark Fish
LB 2 Andrew Rabutla
DM 18 John Moeti  79'
RM 12 Brendan Augustine  48'
LM 11 Helman Mkhalele  28'
AM 10 John Moshoeu
CF 6 Phil Masinga  81'
CF 17 Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
MF 14 Quinton Fortune  48'
FW 13 Pollen Ndlanya  81'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK 1 Nader El-Sayed
RB 8 Yasser Radwan
CB 4 Hany Ramzy
CB 2 Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa
LB 6 Medhat Abdel-Hady
DM 5 Samir Kamouna  62'
RM 20 Tarek Mostafa  78'
CM 14 Hazem Emam  55'
CM 17 Ahmed Hassan  55'
LM 3 Mohamed Emara
CF 9 Hossam Hassan (c)
Substitutions:
MF 10 Abdel Sattar Sabry  55'
FW 21 Osama Nabieh  78'
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary
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