The 1988 African Cup of Nations was the 16th edition of the African 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.

Final Round

Group A

All matches played in Casablanca.

13 March 1988

Morocco	1 - 1	Zaire
Côte d'Ivoire	1 - 1	Algeria

16 March 1988

Côte d'Ivoire	1 - 1	Zaire
Morocco	1 - 0	Algeria

19 March 1988

Algeria	1 - 0	Zaire
Morocco	0 - 0	Côte d'Ivoire

	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Morocco	3	1	2	0	2	1	4
Algeria	3	1	1	1	2	2	3
Côte d'Ivoire	3	0	3	0	2	2	3
Zaire	3	0	2	1	2	3	2

Group B

All matches played in Rabat.

14 March 1988

Cameroon	1 - 0	Egypt
Nigeria	3 - 0	Kenya

17 March 1988

Cameroon	1 - 1	Nigeria
Egypt	3 - 0	Kenya

20 March 1988

Cameroon	0 - 0	Kenya
Nigeria	0 - 0	Egypt

	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Nigeria	3	1	2	0	4	1	4
Cameroon	3	1	2	0	2	1	4
Egypt	3	1	1	1	3	1	3
Kenya	3	0	1	2	0	6	1

Semi-Finals

23 March 1988 in Rabat.

Nigeria

1 - 1

Algeria

(over time) (9-8 p.k)

23 March 1988 in Casablanca.

Morocco

0 - 1

Cameroon

3rd/4th places

26 March 1988 in Casablanca.

Algeria

1 - 1

Morocco

(over time) (4-3 p.k)

Final

21 March 1988 in Casablanca.

Cameroon

1 - 0

Nigeria

Individual scorers

External links

• Details at RSSSF

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