1994 African Cup of Nations

1994 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1994
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1994
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates26 March – 10 April
Teams12
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (2nd title)
Runners-up Zambia
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored44 (2.2 per match)
Attendance267,400 (13,370 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Rashidi Yekini (5 goals)
Best player(s)Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
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International football competition

The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in 1992, the field of twelve teams was split into four groups of three. Nigeria won its second championship, beating Zambia 2–1 in the final.

The Zambian team was recently formed, following an air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members of the previous team had been killed.

Qualified teams

Participating nations

The 12 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Tunisia Hosts 5 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
 Ivory Coast Holders 26 January 1992 10 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
 Nigeria Group 2 winners 24 July 1993 9 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992)
 Egypt Group 8 runners-up 25 July 1993 13 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986,
1988, 1990, 1992)
 Gabon Group 1 winners 25 July 1993 0 (debut)
 Ghana Group 7 winners 25 July 1993 9 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992)
 Mali Group 8 winners 25 July 1993 1 (1972)
 Senegal[b] Group 3 third place 25 July 1993 5 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992)
 Zaire Group 4 winners 25 July 1993 8 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992)
 Zambia Group 5 winners 25 July 1993 6 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992)
 Sierra Leone Group 3 winners 26 July 1993 0 (debut)
 Guinea Group 6 winners 24 October 1993 4 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
  2. ^ Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified).

Squads

Venues

Tunis Sousse
Stade El Menzah Stade Olympique de Sousse
Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 21,000
Tunis
Stade Chedly Zouiten
Capacity: 18,000

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
 Mali 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Tunisia 0–2 Mali
Coulibaly 25'
Sidibé 34'
Attendance: 45,000
Mali 0–1 Zaire
Basaula 48'
Tunisia 1–1 Zaire
Rouissi 43' (pen.) Ngoy 55'
Attendance: 45,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
 Nigeria 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4
 Gabon 2 0 0 2 0 7 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 3–0 Gabon
Yekini 18', 88'
Adepoju 72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)
Egypt 4–0 Gabon
Mansour 1'
El-Gamal 22'
Abdel Samad 55', 59'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Nigeria 0–0 Egypt
Attendance: 30,000

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3
 Sierra Leone 2 0 1 1 0 4 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast 4–0 Sierra Leone
Tiéhi 19', 63', 70'
Guel 35'
Zambia 0–0 Sierra Leone
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Zambia 1–0 Ivory Coast
Malitoli 79'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
 Senegal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Guinea 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana 1–0 Guinea
Akunnor 87'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Senegal 2–1 Guinea
Gueye 46' (pen.)
Tendeng 50'		 A. Camara 44'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hussein Ali Moussa (Egypt)
Ghana 1–0 Senegal
Polley 42'

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 April 2 – Tunis
 
 
  Zaire 0
 
 April 6 – Tunis
 
  Nigeria 2
 
  Nigeria (pen.) 2 (4)
 
 April 3 – Sousse
 
  Ivory Coast 2 (2)
 
  Ghana 1
 
 April 10 – Tunis
 
  Ivory Coast 2
 
  Nigeria 2
 
 April 2 – Tunis
 
  Zambia 1
 
  Egypt 0
 
 April 6 – Tunis
 
  Mali 1
 
  Mali 0
 
 April 3 – Sousse
 
  Zambia 4 Third place
 
  Zambia 1
 
 April 10 – Tunis
 
  Senegal 0
 
  Ivory Coast 3
 
 
  Mali 1
 

Quarterfinals

Zaire 0–2 Nigeria
Yekini 51', 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Egypt 0–1 Mali
S. Traoré 64'
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Zambia 1–0 Senegal
Sakala 38'
Ghana 1–2 Ivory Coast
Akonnor 77' Tiéhi 30'
A. Traoré 81'

Semifinals

Nigeria 2–2 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Iroha 26'
Yekini 40'		 Report Bassolé 19', 31'
Penalties
Finidi soccer ball with check mark
Siasia soccer ball with red X
Amokachi soccer ball with check mark
Iroha soccer ball with check mark
Yekini soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with check mark Kouamé
soccer ball with check mark Fallet
soccer ball with red X Bassolé
soccer ball with red X Amani
Zambia 4–0 Mali
Litana 8'
Saileti 30'
K. Bwalya 47'
Malitoli 73'		 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Third place match

Ivory Coast 3–1 Mali
Koné 2'
Ouattara 67'
Sie 70'		 Diallo 46'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Final

Nigeria 2–1 Zambia
Amuneke 5', 47' Litana 3'
Attendance: 25,000

Scorers

5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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