1998 African Cup of Nations

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 entering the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualifying because of withdrawing from the 1996 Cup after having already qualified for the finals, while the other teams were banned for withdrawing during qualification for the 1996 Cup.

Participating teams

 * Notes

Teams excluded

 * 🇬🇼 guinea-bissau
 * 🇳🇪 niger
 * 🇳🇬 nigeria
 * 🇳🇪 niger
 * 🇳🇬 nigeria
 * 🇳🇬 nigeria

First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Scorers

 * 7 goals


 * 🇪🇬 Hossam Hassan
 * 🇿🇦 Benni McCarthy


 * 4 goals


 * 🇨🇩 Jerry Tondelua
 * Joël Tiéhi


 * 3 goals


 * 🇨🇲 Alphonse Tchami
 * 🇬🇳 Souleymane Oularé


 * 2 goals


 * 🇦🇴 Paulo Silva
 * 🇧🇫 Kassoum Ouédraogo
 * 🇨🇩 Lokenge Mungongo
 * Ibrahima Bakayoko
 * Tchiressoua Guel
 * 🇲🇦 Saïd Chiba
 * 🇳🇦 Eliphas Shivute
 * 🇳🇦 Gervatius Uri Khob
 * 🇹🇳 Mehdi Ben Slimane
 * 🇹🇳 Hassen Gabsi
 * 🇹🇳 Ziad Tlemçani


 * 1 goal


 * 🇩🇿 Billel Dziri
 * 🇩🇿 Moussa Saïb
 * 🇦🇴 Lázaro
 * 🇦🇴 Miguel Pereira
 * 🇦🇴 Quinzinho
 * 🇧🇫 Oumar Barro
 * 🇧🇫 Romeo Kambou
 * 🇧🇫 Sidi Napon
 * 🇧🇫 Alassane Ouédraogo
 * 🇧🇫 Ibrahima Tallé
 * 🇧🇫 Seydou Traoré
 * 🇨🇲 Joseph-Désiré Job
 * 🇨🇲 Pierre Womé
 * 🇨🇩 Eddy Bembuana-Keve
 * 🇨🇩 Jean-Kasongo Banza
 * 🇨🇩 Okitankoyi Kimoto
 * 🇨🇩 Mundaba Kisombe
 * Lassina Diabaté
 * Ahmed Ouattara
 * 🇪🇬 Ahmed Hassan
 * 🇪🇬 Tarek Mostafa
 * 🇪🇬 Yasser Radwan
 * 🇬🇭 Mohammed Gargo
 * 🇬🇭 Samuel Johnson
 * 🇬🇭 Alex Nyarko
 * 🇲🇦 Ahmed Bahja
 * 🇲🇦 Ali Elkhattabi
 * 🇲🇦 Youssef Fertout
 * 🇲🇦 Mustapha Hadji
 * 🇲🇿 Avelino
 * 🇳🇦 Ricardo Mannetti
 * 🇳🇦 Robert Nauseb
 * 🇳🇦 Simon Uutoni
 * 🇿🇦 Helman Mkhalele
 * 🇿🇦 David Nyathi
 * 🇹🇬 Komlan Assignon
 * 🇹🇬 Franck Doté
 * 🇹🇬 Massamasso Tchangai
 * 🇹🇬 Mohamed Coubadja Touré
 * 🇿🇲 Kalusha Bwalya
 * 🇿🇲 Tenant Chilumba
 * 🇿🇲 Rotson Kilambe
 * 🇿🇲 Masauso Tembo

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