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).
Egypt won the title for the fourth time by beating defending champions South Africa 2–0.
Route to the final South AfricaRoundEgyptOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult0–0Match 12–01–1Match 24–04–0Match 30–1 Team 3210106+47 312052+35 302158−32 3012711−41Final standings Team 321051+47 320161+56 311146−24 300318−70OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResult2–1Quarter-finals0–0 2–1 Semi-finals2–0
Match details Details
GK 1 Brian Baloyi RB 4 Willem Jackson CB 19 Lucas Radebe (c) CB 5 Mark FishLB 2 Andrew RabutlaDM 18 John Moeti RM 12 Brendan Augustine LM 11 Helman Mkhalele AM 10 John MoshoeuCF 6 Phil Masinga CF 17 Benni McCarthySubstitutions:MF 14 Quinton Fortune FW 13 Pollen Ndlanya Manager:Jomo Sono GK 1 Nader El-SayedSW 5 Samir Kamouna CB 4 Hany RamzyCB 2 Abdel-Zaher El-SaqqaCB 6 Medhat Abdel-HadyRM 8 Yasser RadwanCM 14 Hazem Emam CM 17 Ahmed Hassan LM 3 Mohamed EmaraSS 20 Tarek Mostafa CF 9 Hossam Hassan (c)Substitutions:MF 10 Abdel Sattar Sabry FW 21 Osama Nabieh Manager:Mahmoud El-Gohary
External links Final match details - 11v11 Details at RSSSF