1990 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1990 Africa Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Algeria. Just like in 1988, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Algeria won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1–0.Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Algiers | | Annaba |
| Stade du 5 Juillet | | Stade du 19 Mai |
| Capacity: 64,000 | | Capacity: 56,000 |
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Match officials
;Referees
;Invited referees
Group A
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----Group B
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----Knockout stage
Semi-finals
----Third place match
Final
Statistics and awards
Player of the Tournament
CAF Team of the Tournament
Scorers
;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;Own goal
