Unofficial ranking CAF Africa Cup of Nations-1998 (Burkina Faso)
The 1998 CAF Africa Cup of Nations was held in Burkina Faso with 16 teams. Egypt won the tournament, beating South Africa in the final 2:0. South Africa finished second, Burkina Faso third and DR Congo fourth. Below you will find the final order of the teams, the group tables, the knockout bracket and the rating points every team received.
| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt 7 3 2 | CAF | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 4 000 |
| 2 |  South Africa ★ 1 2 | CAF | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 950 |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso 1 2 | CAF | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 | 3 900 |
| 4 |  DR Congo ★★ 1 | CAF | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 850 |
| 5 |  Côte d'Ivoire ★★★ 2 5 | CAF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 800 |
| 6 |  Morocco ★ 1 1 | CAF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 780 |
| 7 |  Tunisia ★ 2 1 | CAF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 760 |
| 8 |  Cameroon ★★★★★ 2 2 | CAF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 740 |
| 9 |  Guinea 1 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 690 |
| 10 |  Zambia ★ 2 3 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 3 670 |
| 11 |  Ghana ★★★★ 5 1 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 650 |
| 12 |  Togo | CAF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 | 3 630 |
| 13 |  Angola | CAF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 | 3 610 |
| 14 |  Namibia | CAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 1 | 3 590 |
| 15 |  Algeria ★★ 1 2 | CAF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 3 570 |
| 16 |  Mozambique | CAF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 3 550 |