Africa Cup of Nations 1990
Algeria · 2 Mar 1990 – 16 Mar 1990
AlgeriaChampionNigeriaRunner-up
8Teams
16Matches
30Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 1990 was played in Algeria from 2 March 1990 to 16 March 1990. 8 teams took part, playing 16 matches with 30 goals (1.88 per match).
Algeria won the title (their 1st), beating Nigeria 1–0 in the final in Algiers.
Djamel Menad (Algeria) finished as top scorer with 4 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
 Zambia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
 Senegal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
 Kenya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Friday 2 March 1990
- Algeria 5–1 NigeriaAlgiers
- Ivory Coast 3–1 EgyptAlgiers
Saturday 3 March 1990
Monday 5 March 1990
- Algeria 3–0 Ivory CoastAlgiers
- Nigeria 1–0 EgyptAlgiers
Tuesday 6 March 1990
Thursday 8 March 1990
- Algeria 2–0 EgyptAlgiers
- Nigeria 1–0 Ivory CoastAlgiers