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Football match
1990 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1990 African Cup of Nations
Algeria Nigeria
Algeria Nigeria
1 0
Date16 March 1990
VenueStade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
RefereeJean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Attendance105,032
1988 1992

The 1990 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 16 March 1990, at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers, Algeria, to determine the winner of the 1990 African Cup of Nations. Algeria defeated Nigeria 1–0 with a lone goal from Chérif Oudjani in the 38th minute to win their first African Cup. The final was a repeat of the 1980 final in Lagos, which Nigeria won 3-0.

Road to the final

Algeria Nigeria
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Nigeria 5-1  Algeria 1–5
 Ivory Coast 3–0  Egypt 1–0
 Egypt 2–0  Ivory Coast 1–0
Semi-finals
 Senegal 1–0  Zambia 2–0

Match

Details

Algeria 1–0 Nigeria
Oudjani 38' Report
Stade du 5 Juillet, AlgiersAttendance: 105,032Referee: Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Algeria Nigeria
GK 22 Antar Osmani
RB 5 Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane
CB 4 Ali Benhalima
CB 20 Fodil Megharia
LB 15 Abdelhakim Serrar
CM 14 Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 8 Djamel Amani Yellow card 62'
CM 18 Moussa Saïb
RW 11 Rabah Madjer (c)
CF 10 Chérif Oudjani downward-facing red arrow 90'
LW 9 Djamel Menad
Substitutions:
GK 16 Kamel Kadri
DF 19 Tarek Lazizi
MF 6 Mahieddine Meftah upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 12 Nacer Bouiche
FW 17 Mohamed Rahim upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Abdelhamid Kermali
GK 1 Alloysius Agu (c)
RB 4 Uche Okechukwu
CB 19 Isaac Semitoje
CB 13 Herbert Anijekwu
LB 3 Andrew Uwe downward-facing red arrow 13'
CM 8 Moses Kpakor
CM 6 Thompson Oliha Yellow card 31'
CM 10 Emmanuel Okocha
RW 7 Ayodele Ogunlana downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 9 Rashidi Yekini
LW 17 Friday Elahor Yellow card 44'
Substitutions:
GK 18 Christian Obi
DF 2 Aminu Abdul upward-facing green arrow 13'
MF 11 Ademola Adeshina
MF 20 Baldwin Bazuaye
FW 14 Daniel Amokachi upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Netherlands Clemens Westerhof

Assistant referees:
Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)
Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

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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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