1994 African Cup of Nations

1994 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1994
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1994
Tournament details
Host country Tunisia
Dates 26 March – 10 April
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
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 273,000 (13,650 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigeria Rashidi Yekini (5 goals)
Best player Nigeria Rashidi Yekini

The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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 in the final 2−1.

The Zambian team was recently constituted, 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:

* Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)

Squads

Venues

Tunis Tunis
Stade El Menzah Stade Chedli Zouiten
Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 20,000
Sousse
Stade Olympique de Sousse
Capacity: 30,000

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 211021+13
 Mali 210121+12
 Tunisia 201113−21

26 March 1994
Tunisia  0–2  Mali
Coulibaly  25'
Sidibé  34'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

28 March 1994
Mali  0–1  Zaire
 48' Basaula
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

30 March 1994
Tunisia  1–1  Zaire
Rouissi  43' (pen.) Ngoy  55'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 211040+43
 Nigeria 211030+33
 Gabon 200207−70

26 March 1994
Nigeria  3–0  Gabon
Yekini  18', 88'
Adepoju  72'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)

28 March 1994
Egypt  4–0  Gabon
Mansour  1'
El-Gamal  22'
Abdel Samad  55', 59'
Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

30 March 1994
Nigeria  0–0  Egypt
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 211010+13
 Ivory Coast 210141+32
 Sierra Leone 201104−41

27 March 1994
Ivory Coast  4–0  Sierra Leone
Tiéhi  19', 63', 70'
Guel  35'

29 March 1994
Zambia  0–0  Sierra Leone
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

31 March 1994
Zambia  1–0  Ivory Coast
Malitoli  79'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 220020+24
 Senegal 21012202
 Guinea 200213−20

27 March 1994
Ghana  1–0  Guinea
Akonnor  87'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

29 March 1994
Senegal  2–1  Guinea
Gueye  46' (pen.)
Tendeng  50'
A. Camara  44'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hussein Ali Moussa (Egypt)

31 March 1994
Ghana  1–0  Senegal
Polley  42'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Knockout Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
April 2 - Tunis        
  Zaire  0
April 6 - Tunis
  Nigeria  2  
  Nigeria (pso)  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 Third place
April 3 - Sousse
    Zambia  4  
  Zambia  1   Ivory Coast  3
  Senegal  0     Mali  1
April 10 - Tunis

Quarterfinals

2 April 1994
Zaire  0–2  Nigeria
Yekini  51', 71' (pen.)
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

2 April 1994
Egypt  0–1  Mali
S. Traoré  64'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

3 April 1994
Zambia  1–0  Senegal
Sakala  38'

3 April 1994
Ghana  1–2  Ivory Coast
Akonnor  77' Tiéhi  30'
A. Traoré  81'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Semifinals

6 April 1994
Nigeria  2–2
(a.e.t)
 Ivory Coast
Iroha  26'
Yekini  40'
Bassolé  19', 31'
  Penalties  
Finidi
Siasia
Amokachi
Iroha
Yekini
4–2 Kouamé
Fallet
Bassolé
Amani
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

6 April 1994
Zambia  4–0  Mali
Litana  8'
Saileti  30'
K. Bwalya  47'
Malitoli  73'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Third place match

10 April 1994
Ivory Coast  3–1  Mali
Koné  2'
Ouattara  67'
Sie  70'
Diallo  46'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Final

10 April 1994
Nigeria  2–1  Zambia
Amuneke  5', 47' Litana  3'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1994 Champions 

Nigeria
2nd title

Scorers

5 goals
4 goals
2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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