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Football match
1988 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1988 African Cup of Nations
Cameroon Nigeria
Cameroon Nigeria
1 0
Date27 March 1988
VenueStade Mohamed V, Casablanca
RefereeIdrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Attendance60,000
1986 1990

The 1988 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 27 March 1988 at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, Morocco to determine the winner of the 1988 African Cup of Nations. Cameroon defeated Nigeria 1–0 with a lone goal from Emmanuel Kundé in the 55th minute.

Road to the final

Cameroon Nigeria
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Egypt 1–0  Kenya 3–0
 Nigeria 1–1  Cameroon 1–1
 Kenya 0–0  Egypt 0–0
Semi-finals
 Morocco 1–0  Algeria 1–1 (9–8 p)

Match

Details

Cameroon 1–0 Nigeria
Kundé 55' (pen.)
Stade Mohamed V, CasablancaAttendance: 60,000Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Cameroon Nigeria
GK 1 Joseph-Antoine Bell
RB 14 Stephen Tataw
CB 4 Benjamin Massing
CB 6 Emmanuel Kundé
LB 20 Charlie Ntamark
RM 10 Louis-Paul Mfédé
CM 12 Cyrille Makanaky
CM 8 Emile Mbouh
CM 2 André Kana-Biyik
LM 19 Bertin Ollé-Ollé downward-facing red arrow 33'
CF 9 Roger Milla
Substitutions:
MF 21 Richard Abena upward-facing green arrow 33'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy
GK 1 Peter Rufai
CB 5 Yisa Sofoluwe
CB 4 Stephen Keshi
CB 15 Sunday Eboigbe
RM 12 Augustine Eguavoen
CM 8 Samuel Okwaraji
CM 10 Henry Nwosu
LM 13 Bright Omokaro
RF 18 Ndubuisi Okosieme
CF 14 Rashidi Yekini
LF 17 Folorunso Okenla downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Humphrey Edobor upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
West Germany Manfred Höner

External links

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Notes
The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only.
The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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