| Group B | | Sierra Leone 2-1 Burkina Faso | Zambia 0-0 Algeria | | Burkina Faso 1-5 Zambia | Algeria 2-0 Sierra Leone | | Burkina Faso 1-2 Algeria | Sierra Leone 0-4 Zambia | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | | 2 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | | 3 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | | 4 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Group C | | Liberia 0-2 Zaire | Gabon 1-2 Liberia | Zaire 0-2 Gabon | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Zaire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 3 | Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Group D | | Tunisia 1-1 Mozambique | Cote D'Ivoire 0-2 Ghana | | Ghana 2-1 Tunisia | Mozambique 0-1 Cote D'Ivoire | | Tunisia 3-1 Cote D'Ivoire | Mozambique 0-2 Ghana | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | | 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | Cote D'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | 4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Quarter Final | | South Africa 2-1 Algeria | Zambia 3-1 Egypt | | Ghana 1-0 Zaire | Gabon 1-1(1-4 Pen) Tunisia | | | | | Semifinal | | Zambia 2-4 Tunisia | South Africa 3-0 Ghana | | | | | 3rd Place Match | | Zambia 1-0 Ghana | | | | | Final | | South Africa 2-0 Tunisia |
| Final Ranking | | Rank | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | South Africa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 15 | | 2 | Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | | 3 | Zambia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 13 | | 4 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | 5 | Algeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | | 6 | Egypt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Gabon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Zaire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 9 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | | 10 | Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | 11 | Cote D'Ivoire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | 12 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | | 13 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | 14 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | 15 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
-| Best Player | | Mark Williams (South Africa) | | | | | | | Best African Team 1996 | | | Goal Keeper | | | | S.El-Waer (TUN) | | | Right Defender | Libero | Stopper | Left Defender | | Y.Radwan (EGY) | M.Fish (RSA) | A.Litana (ZAM) | I.Asari (GHA) | | Right Midfield | Playmaker | Midfield Defender | Left Midfield | | Z.Bei (TUN) | Hazem Emam (EGY) | A.Pele (GHA) | M.Williams (RSA) | | Forwards | | K.Bwalea (ZAM) | A.Yeboah (GHA) |
1996 Goal Scorers |
