The list below details the squads that competed at the 1990 African Cup of Nations.
Group A Algeria Coach: Abdelhamid Kermali
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*Rachid Adghigh seriously injured after the 2nd match, Algeria decided to replace him with Messaoud Aït Abderrahmane
Egypt Coach: Hany Moustafa
Ivory Coast Coach: Radivoje Ognjanović
Nigeria Coach: Clemens Westerhof
Group B Cameroon Coach: Valery Nepomnyashchy
Kenya Coach: Mohammed Kheri
Senegal Coach: Claude Le Roy
Zambia Coach: Samuel Ndhlovu
References FIFA RSSSF RSSSF – Final Tournament Details DZFoot EgyptianFootball