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.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Algiers and Annaba.

Match officials

Squads

Group stage

Tiebreakers

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:

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Statistics and awards

Player of the Tournament

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalscorers