The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco, who replaced original host Zambia. Just like in 1986, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The tournament final was held in Casablanca at Stade Mohamed V. Cameroon won its second championship, beating Nigeria in the final 1−0. This tournament has the fewest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Host selection The original host was Zambia but after their withdrawal in December 1986 due to financial issues, the Confederation of African Football approached Algeria which agreed to host the tournament. However, in February 1987 the CAF rescinded this decision following a dispute with Algeria which protested the CAF's decision to order a replay of the first leg match of the 1978 All-Africa Games qualification against Tunisia. CAF had made this decision following Tunisia's protest that Algeria had fielded two professional players. Morocco was chosen in the end to host the 1988 Africa Cup of Nations replacing Algeria. Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: (holders) (hosts) Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Casablanca and Rabat. Group stage Group A Note: Algeria qualified by drawing of lots. Group B Knockout stage Semifinals Third place match Final Scorers 2 goals Lakhdar Belloumi Roger Milla Abdoulaye Traoré Gamal Abdelhamid 1 goal Abdelkader Ferhaoui Rachid Maâtar Emmanuel Kundé Cyrille Makanaky Ayman Younes Mustafa El Haddaoui Abdelkrim Merry Hassan Nader Humphrey Edobor Ndubuisi Okosieme Samuel Okwaraji Rashidi Yekini Eugène Kabongo Lutonadio Own goal Abdelrazak Belgharbi (against Nigeria) CAF Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell Defenders Tijani El Maataoui Emmanuel Kundé John Buana Stephen Tataw Midfielders Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo Emile Mbouh Henry Nwosu Paul Mfede Forwards Roger Milla Aziz Bouderbala References External links Details at RSSSF African Cup of Nations, 1988 African Cup Of Nations, 1988 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments Nations African Cup of Nations