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)	Rashidi Yekini (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Rashidi Yekini
	← 1992 1996 →

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 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:

* Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)

Squads[]

Venues[]

Tunis	Sousse
Stade El Menzah	Stade Olympique de Sousse
Capacity: 45,000	Capacity: 28,000

Tunis	Tunis Sousse
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	3
Mali	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	2
Tunisia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Source:^{[citation needed]}

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 (United Arab Emirates)

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	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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

26 March 1994

Nigeria	3–0	Gabon
Yekini 18', 88' Adepoju 72'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: (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: (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	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

Source:^{[citation needed]}

27 March 1994

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

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)

29 March 1994

Zambia	0–0	Sierra Leone

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: (Congo)

31 March 1994

Zambia	1–0	Ivory Coast
Malitoli 79'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: (South Africa)

Group D[]

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	2	2	0	2	0	+2	4
Senegal	2	1	1	2	2	0	2
Guinea	2	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Source:^{[citation needed]}

27 March 1994

Ghana	1–0	Guinea
Akunnor 87'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: (South Africa)

29 March 1994

Senegal	2–1	Guinea
46' (pen.) Tendeng 50'		A. Camara 44'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: (Egypt)

31 March 1994

Ghana	1–0	Senegal
42'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage[]

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

April 2 - Tunis

Zaire	0
		April 6 - Tunis
Nigeria	2
		Nigeria (p)	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[]

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: (Uganda)

3 April 1994

Zambia	1–0	Senegal
Sakala 38'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)

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 (United Arab Emirates)

Semifinals[]

6 April 1994

Nigeria	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
Iroha 26' Yekini 40'	Report	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 (United Arab Emirates)

6 April 1994

Zambia	4–0	Mali
Litana 8' Saileti 30' K. Bwalya 47' Malitoli 73'	Report

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: (Uganda)

Third place match[]

10 April 1994

Ivory Coast	3–1	Mali
2' Ouattara 67' Sie 70'		Diallo 46'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: (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)

Scorers[]

5 goals

Rashidi Yekini

4 goals

Joël Tiéhi

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament[]

Goalkeeper

Ahmed Shobair

Defenders

Midfielders

Serge-Alain Maguy
Jay-Jay Okocha
Daniel Amokachi
Abedi Pele

Forwards

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1994 African Cup of Nations

Contents

Qualified teams[]

Squads[]

Venues[]

First round[]

Group A[]

Group B[]

Group C[]

Group D[]

Knockout stage[]

Quarterfinals[]

Semifinals[]

Third place match[]

Final[]

Scorers[]

CAF Team of the Tournament[]

External links[]