The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in 1996, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fourth ACN championship, beating South Africa in the final 2–0.

Qualification

Nigeria was banned from participating in the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualifiers because of its withdrawal from the 1996 tournament after it had already qualified for the finals, while the other teams were banned for withdrawing during the 1996 tournament qualifiers.

Qualified teams

thumb|300px|Participating nations

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"

! Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! Previous appearances in tournament

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| || Hosts || || (1978, 1996)

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| || Holders || || (1996)

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| || Group 1 winners || || (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994,<br>1996)

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| || Group 4 runners-up || || (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1994)

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| || Group 4 winners || || (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996)

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| || Group 2 runners-up || || (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996)

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| || Group 6 runners-up || || (1996)

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| || Group 5 winners || || (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996)

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| || Group 6 runners-up || || (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996)

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| || Group 3 runners-up || || (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986,<br>1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)

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| || Group 2 winners || || (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992,<br>1994, 1996)

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| || Group 3 winners || || (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992)

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| || Group 7 runners-up || || (1986, 1996)

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| || Group 5 runners-up || || (debut)

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| || Group 6 winners || || (1972, 1984)

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| || Group 7 winners || || (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996)

|}

;Notes

Teams excluded

Squads

Venues

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! colspan=2| Ouagadougou

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| Stade du 4 Août

| Stade Municipal

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| Capacity: 40,000

| Capacity: 30,000

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! Bobo-Dioulasso

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| Stade Municipal

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| Capacity: 40,000

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First round

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

  • Nader El-Sayed

Defenders

  • Mark Fish
  • Jojo
  • Noureddine Naybet
  • Mohamed Emara

Midfielders

  • Charles Akonnor
  • Hassen Gabsi
  • Tchiressoua Guel
  • Didier Ekanza Simba

Forwards

  • Hossam Hassan
  • Benni McCarthy

References

  • Details at RSSSF