1998 African Cup of Nations final

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).

1998 African Cup of Nations Final

Event	1998 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Egypt 0 2
Date	February 28, 1998
Venue	Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Referee	Said Belqola (Morocco)
Attendance	40,000

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 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