1994 African Cup of Nations Final

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1994 African Cup of Nations Final
Stade Olympique d'El Menzah.jpg
Stade El Menzah nin Tunis hosted the final
Event1994 African Cup of Nations
Date10 April 1994
VenueStade El Menzah, Tunis
RefereeLim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance25,000
1992
1996

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 5 Uche
CB 6 Uche Okafor
CB 3 Ben Iroha Yellow card 68'
LB 2 Augustine Eguavoen (c) Yellow card 78'
CM 11 Emmanuel Amunike
CM 10 Jay Jay Okocha downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 15 Sunday Oliseh
RW 7 Finidi George downward-facing red arrow 41'
CF 14 Daniel Amokachi
LW 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 10 Evans Sakala
LM 12 Kenneth Malitoli
RF 14 Joel Kangwa Bwalya
CF 9 Zeddy Saileti
LF 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 Rharib (Morocco)
Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)

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