1994_African_Nations_Cup
1994 African Cup of Nations
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.
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كأس أمم إفريقيا 1994 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1994 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Tunisia |
Dates | 26 March – 10 April |
Teams | 12 |
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 played | 20 |
Goals scored | 44 (2.2 per match) |
Attendance | 267,400 (13,370 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Rashidi Yekini (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Rashidi Yekini |
← 1992 1996 → |
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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.
Main article: 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 12 qualified teams are:
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Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1] |
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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[lower-alpha 2] | 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) |
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Main article: 1994 African Cup of Nations squads
More information Tunis, Sousse ...
Tunis | Sousse |
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Stade El Menzah | Stade Olympique de Sousse |
Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 21,000 |
Tunis | |
Stade Chedly Zouiten | |
Capacity: 18,000 | |
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Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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More information Ivory Coast, 4–0 ...
Ivory Coast | 4–0 | Sierra Leone |
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Tiéhi 19', 63', 70' Guel 35' |
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Group D
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More information Senegal, 2–1 ...
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Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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
Semifinals
More information Nigeria, 2–2 (a.e.t.) ...
Nigeria | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
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Iroha 26' Yekini 40' |
Report | Bassolé 19', 31' |
Penalties | ||
Finidi Siasia Amokachi Iroha Yekini |
4–2 | Kouamé Fallet Bassolé Amani |
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Third place match
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Ivory Coast | 3–1 | Mali |
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Koné 2' Ouattara 67' Sie 70' |
Diallo 46' |
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Final
Main article: 1994 African Cup of Nations Final
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Hamza El-Gamal
- Ayman Mansour
- Prince Polley
- Aboubacar Titi Camara
- Tchiressoua Guel
- Adama Koné
- Ahmed Ouattara
- Donald-Olivier Sie
- Abdoulaye Traoré
- Fernand Coulibaly
- Amadou Diallo
- Mobido Sidibé
- Soumaila Traoré
- Mutiu Adepoju
- Ben Iroha
- Momath Gueye
- Athanas Tendeng
- Faouzi Rouissi
- Lemba Basaula
- Nsumbu Ngoy
- Kalusha Bwalya
- Zeddy Saileti
- Evans Sakala
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Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
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