1998 AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS FINAL

1998 African Cup of Nations Final
Event	1998 African Cup of Nations
Date	February 28, 1998
Venue	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Referee	Said Belqola ( Morocco)
Attendance	40,000
	← 1996 2000 →

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

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

28 February 1998

16:00

South Africa	0–2	Egypt
	Report	A. Hassan 5' Mostafa 13'

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Said Belqola ( Morocco)

South Africa

Egypt


GK	1	Brian Baloyi
CB	19	Lucas Radebe ( c)	44'
CB	5	Mark Fish
CB	2	Andrew Rabutla
RWB	4	Willem Jackson
CM	11	Helman Mkhalele	28'
CM	18	John Moeti	79'
LWB	10	John Moshoeu
AM	6	Phil Masinga		81'
CF	17	Benni McCarthy
CF	12	Brendan Augustine		48'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Quinton Fortune		48'
AM	13	Pollen Ndlanya		81'
Manager:
Jomo Sono


GK	1	Nader El-Sayed
SW	5	Samir Kamouna	62'
CB	4	Hany Ramzy
CB	6	Medhat Abdel-Hady
RWB	2	Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa
LWB	3	Mohamed Emara
CM	8	Yasser Radwan
CM	17	Ahmed Hassan	55'
AM	20	Tarek Mostafa		78'
CF	14	Hazem Emam		55'
CF	9	Hossam Hassan ( c)
Substitutions:
MF	10	Abdel Sattar Sabry		55'
FW	21	Osama Nabieh		78'
Manager:
Mahmoud El-Gohary

References

^ "Egypt 2-0 South Africa - February 28, 1998 / CAF Nations Cup 1998".

[1] "Egypt 2-0 South Africa - February 28, 1998 / CAF Nations Cup 1998".

[1]

v t e Africa Cup of Nations
Editions	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Egypt 2019 Cameroon 2021 Ivory Coast 2023 Morocco 2025 Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027 TBD 2029
Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Bids	2027
Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Statistics	Finals Appearances Awards Records and statistics Hat-tricks
Miscellaneous	Balls Mascots Music
Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. Football in Africa portal

v t e Egypt national football team matches
Africa Cup of Nations finals	1957 1959 1962 1986 1998 2006 2008 2010 2017 2021
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1987 2007
Other matches	Egypt 11–2 Palestine BM (1934) Iraq 1–3 Egypt (1972) Egypt 1–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq (1975) Algeria 0–1 (agg.) Egypt (1989) Egypt 3–2 Saudi Arabia (1992) Egypt 0–1 Algeria (2009) Egypt 3–1 Uganda (2011)

v t e South Africa national soccer team
General	South African Football Association History Managers
Venues	Various
Results	1897–1939 1947–55 1992–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present
Players	Players (by caps) Current squad Previous squads
Goals	Benni McCarthy
Records	FIFA World Cup FIFA Confederations Cup Africa Cup of Nations CONCACAF Gold Cup Olympics Head-to-head
FIFA World Cup	1998 2002 2010
FIFA Confederations Cup	1997 2009
AFCON Finals	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2013 2015 2019 2023
CONCACAF Gold Cup	2005
Notable matches	1996 African Cup of Nations final 1998 African Cup of Nations final 1997 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Other South African teams	Men's U23 U20 U17 U15 Women's U20 U17 Futsal Women's futsal Beach soccer

v t e Africa Cup of Nations
Editions	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Egypt 2019 Cameroon 2021 Ivory Coast 2023 Morocco 2025 Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027 TBD 2029
Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Bids	2027
Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Statistics	Finals Appearances Awards Records and statistics Hat-tricks
Miscellaneous	Balls Mascots Music
Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. Football in Africa portal

v t e Egypt national football team matches
Africa Cup of Nations finals	1957 1959 1962 1986 1998 2006 2008 2010 2017 2021
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1987 2007
Other matches	Egypt 11–2 Palestine BM (1934) Iraq 1–3 Egypt (1972) Egypt 1–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq (1975) Algeria 0–1 (agg.) Egypt (1989) Egypt 3–2 Saudi Arabia (1992) Egypt 0–1 Algeria (2009) Egypt 3–1 Uganda (2011)

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