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.
| # | Group A | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cameroon ★★★★★ 2 2 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Burkina Faso 1 2 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Guinea 1 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Algeria ★★ 1 2 | CAF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
| # | Group B | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tunisia ★ 2 1Tunisia and DR Congo both finished on 6 points with identical goal difference (+1); Tunisia placed 1st on goals scored (5 vs 4). | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  DR Congo ★★ 1Tunisia and DR Congo both finished on 6 points with identical goal difference (+1); Tunisia placed 1st on goals scored (5 vs 4). | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Ghana ★★★★ 5 1 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Togo | CAF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| # | Group C | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Côte d'Ivoire ★★★ 2 5 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 |  South Africa ★ 1 2 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Angola | CAF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 |
| 4 |  NamibiaNamibia's AFCON debut. | CAF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 1 |
| # | Group D | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morocco ★ 1 1 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Egypt 7 3 2 | CAF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 |  Zambia ★ 2 3 | CAF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Mozambique | CAF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |