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) |
Rashidi Yekini (5 goals) |
| Best player |
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
Main article: 1994 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 12 qualified teams are:
* Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)
Squads
Main article: 1994 African Cup of Nations squads
Venues
| Tunis | Tunis | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade El Menzah | Stade Chedli Zouiten | |
 |  | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
| Sousse | ||
| Stade Olympique de Sousse | ||
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| 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 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| Mali |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
 Tunisia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
 Gabon |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2 |
 Sierra Leone |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
 Senegal |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Guinea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
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
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 |
Third place match
Final
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 1994 Champions |
|---|
Nigeria 2nd title |
Scorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
External links
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