| Group B | | Zambia 1-0 Cameroon | Senegal 0-0 Kenya | | Senegal 2-0 Cameroon | Zambia 1-0 Kenya | | Zambia 0-0 Senegal | Cameroon 2-0 Kenya | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | | 2 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | | 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Semifinal | | Algeria 2-1 Senegal | Nigeria 2-0 Zambia | | | | | 3rd Place Match | | Zambia 1-0 Senegal | | | | | Final | | Algeria 1-0 Nigeria |
| Final Ranking | | Rank | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Algeria | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 10 | | 2 | Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Zambia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | | 4 | Senegal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 6 | Cote D'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | 7 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | 8 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | -| Best Player | | Rabeh Madjer (Algeria) | | | | | | Best African Team 1990 | | | Goal Keeper | | | | A.Othmani (ALG) | | | Right Defender | Libero | Stopper | Left Defender | | A.B.Halima (ALG) | K.Biyik (CAM) | S.Shumba (ZAM) | H.Arsene (Cote) | | Right Midfield | Playmaker | Midfield Defender | Left Midfield | | G.Amani (ALG) | R.Madjer (ALG) | S.Wazani (ALG) | M.Kopakor (NIG) | | Forwards | | W.Shikabala (ZAM) | G.Menad (ALG) |
1990 Goal Scorers |