1998 African Cup of Nations final
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Event | 1998 African Cup of Nations | ||||||
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Date | February 28, 1998 | ||||||
Venue | Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou | ||||||
Referee | Said Belqola (Morocco) | ||||||
Attendance | 40,000 | ||||||
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.[1]
Route to the final
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings |
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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 |
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Report | A. Hassan 5' Mostafa 13' |
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