The 1990 African Cup of Nations was the 17th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). 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: (hosts) (holders) Venues The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba. Match officials Referees Laurent Petcha (Cameroon) Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt) Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon) Badou Jasseh (Gambia) Idrissa Traoré (Mali) Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania) Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius) Abdellali Naciri (Morocco) Badara Sène (Senegal) Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania) Mawukpona Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo) Naji Jouini (Tunisia) Invited referees Shizuo Takada (Japan) Jamal Al Sharif (Syria) Squads Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Semi-finals Third place match Final Statistics and awards Player of the Tournament 1 Rabah Madjer (76 pts) 2 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani 3 Djamel Menad – Rashidi Yekini – Webster Chikabala CAF Team of the Tournament Scorers 4 goals Djamel Menad 3 goals Djamel Amani Rashidi Yekini 2 goals Rabah Madjer Chérif Oudjani Emmanuel Maboang Abdoulaye Traoré Webster Chikabala 1 goal Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani Moussa Saïb Serge Maguy Adel Abdel Rahman Uche Okechukwu Emmanuel Okocha Mamadou Diallo Moussa N'Dao Linos Makwaza Own goal Abdelhakim Serrar (against Senegal) References External links Details at RSSSF Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations tournaments Nations African Cup of Nations African Cup of Nations