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African Cup of Nations · finals

African Cup of Nations 1988

13 Mar 1988 – 27 Mar 1988 · Morocco · ← African Cup of Nations 1986 · African Cup of Nations 1990 →

Winner
Cameroon
Runner-up
Nigeria
Teams
8
Matches
16
Goals
23
Per match
1.44

Final: Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria · Biggest win: Kenya 0–3 Nigeria

Knockout bracket

The side that went through is in bold. Click a match to open it.

Semi-finals

Morocco0Cameroon1
Algeria1Nigeria1pens

Final

Cameroon1Nigeria0

Third place

Morocco1Algeria1pens

Groups2

Points, then goal difference, then goals — two for a win. Head-to-head tie-breaks and lots aren't applied.

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
1Morocco3120+14
2Algeria311103
3Ivory Coast303003
4DR Congo3021-12

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
1Nigeria3120+34
2Cameroon3120+14
3Egypt3111+23
4Kenya3012-61

Where everyone finished8

CameroonWinner532041+3B · 2
NigeriaRunner-up513153+2B · 1
AlgeriaThird place5131440A · 2
MoroccoFourth place5131330A · 1
EgyptGroup stage311131+2B · 3
Ivory CoastGroup stage3030220A · 3
DR CongoGroup stage302123-1A · 4
KenyaGroup stage301206-6B · 4

Scorers18

Own goals aside.

Abdoulaye TraoréIvory Coast20
Gamal AbdelhamidEgypt20
Lakhdar BelloumiAlgeria20
Roger MillaCameroon20
Abdelkader FerhaouiAlgeria10
Abdelkrim MerryMorocco11
Ayman YounesEgypt10
Cyrille MakanakyCameroon10
Emmanuel KundéCameroon11
Eugène KabongoDR Congo10
Hassan NaderMorocco10
Humphrey EdoborNigeria10
Mustafa El HaddaouiMorocco10
Ndubuisi OkosiemeNigeria10
Rachid MaâtarAlgeria10

Goals per match

0123

Tallest: 6 · Goals in the match

Every match16

13 Mar 1988Group stageMorocco1–1DR Congo
13 Mar 1988Group stageAlgeria1–1Ivory Coast
14 Mar 1988Group stageKenya0–3Nigeria
14 Mar 1988Group stageCameroon1–0Egypt
16 Mar 1988Group stageIvory Coast1–1DR Congo
16 Mar 1988Group stageMorocco1–0Algeria
17 Mar 1988Group stageEgypt3–0Kenya
17 Mar 1988Group stageCameroon1–1Nigeria
19 Mar 1988Group stageAlgeria1–0DR Congo
19 Mar 1988Group stageMorocco0–0Ivory Coast
20 Mar 1988Group stageCameroon0–0Kenya
20 Mar 1988Group stageEgypt0–0Nigeria
23 Mar 1988Semi-finalAlgeria1–1 (Nigeria on pens)Nigeria
23 Mar 1988Semi-finalMorocco0–1Cameroon
26 Mar 1988Third-place play-offMorocco1–1 (Algeria on pens)Algeria
27 Mar 1988FinalCameroon1–0Nigeria

Every African Cup of Nations36

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African Cup of Nations 2025———Morocco24
African Cup of Nations 2024Ivory Coast2–1NigeriaIvory Coast24
African Cup of Nations 2022Senegal0–0 (pens)EgyptCameroon24
African Cup of Nations 2019Algeria0–1SenegalEgypt24
African Cup of Nations 2017Cameroon1–2EgyptGabon16
African Cup of Nations 2015Ivory Coast0–0 (pens)GhanaEquatorial Guinea16
African Cup of Nations 2013Nigeria1–0Burkina FasoSouth Africa16
African Cup of Nations 2012Zambia0–0 (pens)Ivory CoastEquatorial Guinea, Gabon16
African Cup of Nations 2010Egypt0–1GhanaAngola15
African Cup of Nations 2008Egypt0–1CameroonGhana16
African Cup of Nations 2006Egypt0–0 (pens)Ivory CoastEgypt16