1998 African Cup of Nations final

1998 African Cup of Nations final
Event1998 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Egypt
South Africa Egypt
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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 3210106+47
 South Africa 312052+35
 Angola 302158−32
 Namibia 3012711−41
 Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 321051+47
 Egypt 320161+56
 Zambia 311146−24
 Mozambique 300318−70
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
GK1Brian Baloyi
RB4Willem Jackson
CB19Lucas Radebe (c)Yellow card 44'
CB5Mark Fish
LB2Andrew Rabutla
DM18John MoetiYellow card 79'
RM12Brendan Augustinedownward-facing red arrow 48'
LM11Helman MkhaleleYellow card 28'
AM10John Moshoeu
CF6Phil Masingadownward-facing red arrow 81'
CF17Benni McCarthy
Substitutions:
MF14Quinton Fortuneupward-facing green arrow 48'
FW13Pollen Ndlanyaupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Jomo Sono
GK1Nader El-Sayed
SW5Samir KamounaYellow card 62'
CB4Hany Ramzy
CB2Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa
CB6Medhat Abdel-Hady
RM8Yasser Radwan
CM14Hazem Emamdownward-facing red arrow 55'
CM17Ahmed HassanYellow card 55'
LM3Mohamed Emara
SS20Tarek Mostafadownward-facing red arrow 78'
CF9Hossam Hassan (c)
Substitutions:
MF10Abdel Sattar Sabryupward-facing green arrow 55'
FW21Osama Nabiehupward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary
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