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

Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1988
Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
Dates	13–27 March
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Cameroon (2nd title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Algeria
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	23 (1.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Lakhdar Belloumi  Roger Milla  Gamal Abdelhamid  Abdoulaye Traoré (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	Roger Milla
Best goalkeeper	Joseph-Antoine Bell
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This tournament has the fewest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Morocco 1988

Group A Cote D'Ivoire 1-1 Algeria Morocco 1-1 Zaire  Cote D'Ivoire 1-1 Zaire Morocco 1-0 Algeria  Morocco 0-0 Cote D'Ivoire  Algeria 1-0 Zaire  N Country P W D L GS GA Pts 1 Morocco 3 1 2 0 2 1 4 2 Algeria (Qualified by toss) 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 Cote D'Ivoire 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 4 Zaire 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 Group B Cameroon 1-0 Egypt Nigeria 3-0 Kenya Egypt 3-0 Kenya  Cameroon 1-1 Nigeria Nigeria 0-0 Egypt Cameroon 0-0 Kenya  N Country P W D L GS GA Pts 1 Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 1 4 2 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 1 4 3 Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 4 Kenya 3 0 1 2 0 6 1 Semifinal Cameroon 1-0 Morocco  Nigeria 1-1 (9-8 Pen) Algeria      3rd Place Match Algeria1-1 (4-3 Pen) Morocco      Final Cameroon 1-0 Nigeria Final Ranking Rank Country P W D L GS GA Pts 1 Cameroon 5 3 2 0 4 1 8 2 Nigeria 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 3 Algeria 5 2 1 2 4 4 5 4 Morocco 5 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 6 Cote D'Ivoire 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 7 Zaire 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 8 Kenya 3 0 1 2 0 6 1 - Top Scorer Milla(Cam)/Acorage(Nig)/Belloumi (Alg)/A.Traori(Cote)&Gamal Abdel Hamid (Egy)-2 Gls Best Player Aziz Bouderbala (Morocco) Best African Team 1988   Goal Keeper     J.Bell (CAM)   Right Defender Libero Stopper Left Defender Al-Tigani (MAR) E.Konde (CAM) Buana (ZAI) S.Tatao CAM) Right Midfield Playmaker Midfield Defender Left Midfield Kingambo (ZAI) E.M'Bouh (CAM) H.Wnuso (NIG) P.Mefede (CAM) Forwards R.Milla (CAM) A.Bouderbala (MAR) 1988 Goal Scorers Lakhdar BELLOUMI  Algeria 2 Roger Miller 'MILLA'  Cameroon 2 Gamal ABDEL HAMID  Egypt 2 Abdoulaye TROARE Ivory Coast 2

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