Soccer, Football in Africa: AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 1998 - Team Infos
AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 1998
THE QUALIFICATION BEFORE THE FINALS THE FINALS: MATCH DISCRIPTIONS AFTER THE FINALS: THE REVIEWS
TEAM PORTRAITS FINAL+3rd PLACE TOURNAMENT REVIEW
PREVIEWS:TEAMS AND TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINALS QUARTER-FINALS REVIEWS:THE TEAMS PERFORMANCES
GROUPA GROUPB GROUPC GROUPD INTERESTING STATISTICS
THIS WAS THE NEWS TICKER ATTEMPT
 
this is a component of THE SHOT THAT PASSED RIGHT THROUGH THE NET

 
Group 1 
Burkina Faso 
Cameroon 
Algeria 
Guinea		 Group 2 
Ghana 
Tunisia 
Togo 
Congo DR		 Group 3 
South Africa 
Angola 
Côte d'Ivoire 
Namibia		 Group 4 
Zambia 
Morocco 
Egypt 
Mozambique
 



 
Group 1
Burkina 
Faso
Best result in African Cup Of Nations so far: Reached Final Tournament only twice, as one of eight teams in 1978 (at Ghana, 3 losses) and as one of 16 teams in 1996 (at South Africa, 3 losses). Chosen as hosts for the 1998 finals (16 teams). 
World Cup: never close to qualification
Country Specific Informations 1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
          Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions (no qual., automatically qualified as hosts) 
World Cup 1998: won preliminary knock-out round vs. Mauretania, then group 1: could not qualify for finals
 
 
Cameroon
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1984, 1988; Runners up 1986; Recently: out 1st round 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: qualified for finals 1982 (24 participiants, 2 from Africa, out first round by goal difference, undefeated, 3 ties), 1990 (24 participiants, 2 from Africa, reached quarter finals, best appearance of an African team yet, 3 wins, 1 meaningless loss, before being beaten in extra-time by England), 1994 (24 participiants, 3 from Africa, out first round, 1 tie, 2 losses), 1998 (32 participiants, 5 from Africa)
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: Group B (Italy, Chile, Austria)
 
 
Algeria
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1990 (at home); Runners up 1980; Recently: quarter-finals 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: qualified 1982 (24 participiants, 2 from Africa, out first round on goal difference, 2 wins, 1 loss), 1986 (24 participiants, 2 from Africa, out first round, 1 tie, 2 losses); quite close to qualification 1990
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: out in preliminary knock-out round vs. Kenya
 
 
Guinea
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Runners Up 1976; Recently: not qual. 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: quite close to qualification 1998
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified, runners-up to Nigeria in group1
 
 
 
 
Group 2 
Ghana
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1963 (at home), 1965, 1978 (at home), 1982; Runners up: 1968, 1970, 1992;  Recently:  4th place 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: sorry, never close to qualification, had maybe their best chance 1966, when Africa boycottet for not getting at laest one guaranteed place at finals
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified (finished 3rd in Group5 with Morocco)
 
 
Tunisia
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far:  runners-up 1965 (at home), 1996 
Best results in World Cup until so far: qualified for finals 1978 (16 participiants, 1 from Africa, out first round, 1 win, 1 tie, 1 loss), 1998 (32 participiants, 5 from Africa); 2 more times quite close to qualification
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: Group G (Romania, England, Columbia)
 
 
Togo
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: qualified 1972 (8 participiants, 2 ties, 1 loss, out 1st round), 1984 (8 participiants, 1 tie, 2 losses, out 1st round); Recently: not qual. 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: never close to qualification
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified (finished 4th in group with Cameroon)
 
 
Congo DR
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1968, 1974; Recently: quarter finals 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: qualified for finals 1974 (16 participiants, 1 from Africa, out first round, 3 losses, no goal, better than the terrible results, subject to racism)
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified (finished 4th in group with South Africa)
 
 
 
 
Group 3
South Africa
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1996 (at home) 
Best results in World Cup so far: qualified for finals at France 1998 (32 participiants, 5 from Africa) 
Did not take part before the nineties because of Apartheid
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: Group C (France, Sauid-Arabia, Denmark)
 
 
Angola
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: qualified for finals 1996 (16 teams, out 1st round in heavy group 1, left a very good impression, 1 tie, 2 losses, 4 goals) 
Best results in World Cup so far: quite close to qualification 1998
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified, runners-up to Cameroon, went out unbeaten!
 
 
Cote d'Ivoire
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1992; Recently: finished 3rd in 1994, out first round 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: close to qualification in 1994
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: out in preliminary knock-out round vs. Congo
 
 
Namibia
 
Did not take part before the nineties because controlled by South Africa and so involved in Apartheid 
Best result yet: runners up in 1997 Castle Cup, a regional competition won by Zambia, with the participation of Mozambique, Tanzania and Malawi (who almost qualified for this Nations Cup finals)
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified (finished 4th in group with Tunisia)
 
 
 
 
Group 4 
Zambia
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: runners-up 1972, 1994; recently:  3rd 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: quite close to qualification 1974, close to qualification 1994
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified (finished 3rd in group with South Africa)
 
 
Morocco
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1976; Recently: not qualified 1994, 1996 
Best results in World Cup so far: qualified 1970 (16 participiants, 1 from Africa, out 1st round, 1 tie, 2 losses), 1986 (24 participiants, 2 from Africa, won 1st round group against England, Poland, Portugal, lost to Germany 0-1 in last 16 knock-out round), 1994 (24 participiants, 3 from Africa, out first round, 3 losses, but did not too bad), 1998 (32 participiants, 5 from Africa); several times quite close to qualification
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: Group A (Brazil, Scotland, Norway)
 
 
Egypt
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: Winners 1957, 1959 (at home), 1986 (at home), Runnes up 1962; Recently: quarter finals 1996 (only team to beat South Africa in the tournament) 
Best results in World Cup so far: as one of the few non-colony-status nations able to take part at international soccer before 1960; before World Cup existed, successful at Olympics (best result 4th place 1928); Qualified for World Cup finals 1934 (16 participiants, lost 1st round knock out vs. Hungary 2-4), 1990 (24 participiants, 2 from Africa, out first round, 2 ties, 1 loss); close to qualification 1978
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: not qualified (finished 2nd in group with Tunisia)
 
 
Mozambique
 
Best results in African Cup Of Nations so far: qualified for finals 1986 (8 participiants, 3 losses, no goal, out 1st round), 1996 (16 participiants, 1 tie, 2 losses, 1 goal and a good impression) 
Best results in World Cup so far: never close to qualification
Country Specific Informations1 
Country Specific Informations 2 
         Short Description Of the Situation before the African Cup Of Nations 1998
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Finals Team Raster 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to FIFA 
The Finals at Burkina Faso -Results- link to CAF 
African Cup Of Nations 1998 Results and match discriptions
World Cup 1998: 
 
 
 
 

 

The seeding:

 
  South Africa 
Burkina Faso 
Zambia 
Ghana		 Pool A: defending champions, host and best teams in recent nations cup history
  Cameroon 
Morocco 
Tunisia		 Pool B: the remaining 3 world cup qualificants
 
 		   Angola 
Algeria 
Côte d'Ivoire 
Egypt 
Togo		 Pool C 
  Congo DR 
Guinea 
Mozambique 
Namibia		 Pool D 
 
source: African Soccer
 


 
 
this a component of THE SHOT THAT PASSED RIGHT THROUGH THE NET
© by **### INSTITUT FÜR UNIVERSELLE ZUSAMMENHÄNGE