| Tourney Name: | African Cup of Nations |
| Year: | 1990 |
| Size: | 170px |
| Country: | Algeria |
| Dates: | 2–16 March |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion: | Algeria |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Nigeria |
| Third: | Zambia |
| Third-Flagvar: | 1964 |
| Fourth: | Senegal |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 30 |
| Attendance: | 600032 |
| Top Scorer: | Djamel Menad (4 goals) |
| Player: | Rabah Madjer |
| Prevseason: | 1988 |
| Nextseason: | 1992 |
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.
See main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations qualification.
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) | |||
| Holders | (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988) | |||
| 2nd round winners | (1965, 1968, 1986) | |||
| 2nd round winners | (1988, 1990) | |||
| 2nd round winners | (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988) | |||
| 2nd round winners | (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988) | |||
| 2nd round winners | (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988) | |||
| 2nd round winners | (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986) |
The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.
| Algiers | |
|---|---|
| Stade du 5 Juillet | |
| Capacity: 85,000 | |
| Annaba | |
| Stade du 19 Mai | |
| Capacity: 56,000 | |
Laurent Petcha (Cameroon)
Mohamed Hussam El-Dine (Egypt)
Jean-Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Idrissa Traoré (Mali)
Abdellali Naciri (Morocco)
Badara Sène (Senegal)
Naji Jouini (Tunisia)See main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations squads.
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
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See main article: 1990 African Cup of Nations Final.
1 Rabah Madjer (76 pts)
