1994 African Cup of Nations final

Football match
1994 African Cup of Nations Final
Stade El Menzah in Tunis hosted the final
Event1994 African Cup of Nations
Nigeria Zambia
Nigeria Zambia
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Date10 April 1994
VenueStade El Menzah, Tunis
RefereeLim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance25,000
1992
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The 1994 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 April 1994, and was the final match of the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. It was played in the Stade El Menzah in Tunis, Tunisia. Nigeria won its second championship, beating Zambia in the final 2−1.

The Zambian team was recently constituted, following the 1993 air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members from the previous team were killed.

Road to the final

Nigeria Zambia
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Gabon 3–0  Sierra Leone 0–0
 Egypt 0–0  Ivory Coast 1–0
Quarter-finals
 Zaire 2–0  Senegal 1–0
Semi-finals
 Ivory Coast 2–2 (4–2 p)  Mali 4–0

Match

Details

Nigeria 2–1 Zambia
Amunike 5', 47' Report
Report
Litana 3'
Attendance: 25,000
Nigeria
Zambia
GK 22 Peter Rufai
RB 2 Augustine Eguavoen (c) Yellow card 78'
CB 5 Uche Okechukwu
CB 6 Uche Okafor
LB 3 Benedict Iroha Yellow card 68'
DM 15 Sunday Oliseh
RM 7 Finidi George downward-facing red arrow 41'
LM 11 Emmanuel Amunike
AM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 14 Daniel Amokachi
CF 9 Rashidi Yekini
Substitutions:
FW 13 Samson Siasia upward-facing green arrow 41'
DF 19 Nduka Ugbade upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Netherlands Clemens Westerhof
GK 1 James Phiri
SW 2 Harrison Chongo
RB 3 Elijah Litana Yellow card 25'
CB 5 Mordon Malitoli Yellow card 42'
LB 13 Aggrey Chiyangi
RM 4 Kapambwe Mulenga downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 14 Joel Bwalya
CM 10 Evans Sakala
LM 12 Kenneth Malitoli
CF 9 Zeddy Saileti
CF 11 Kalusha Bwalya (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Linos Makwaza upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 7 Johnson Bwalya upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Scotland Ian Porterfield

Assistant referees:
El-Jilali R'Harib (Morocco)
Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)

External links

  • Final match details - worldfootball.net
    11v11.com
  • Qualifications details - rsssf
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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