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.
The 8 qualified teams are:
The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.
Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)
Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt)
Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Badou Jasseh (Gambia)
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Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Eganaden Cadressen (Mauritius)
Abdellali Naciri (Morocco)
Badara Sène (Senegal)
Ally Hafidhi (Tanzania)
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Naji Jouini (Tunisia)
Abdelhakim Serrar (against Senegal)
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