1992 African Cup of Nations
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year = 1992
| other_titles = Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992
| image = Senegal 1992
| size = 150px
| caption =
| country = Senegal
| dates = 12–26 January
| num_teams = 12
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion = Ivory Coast
| count = 1
| second = Ghana
| third = Nigeria
| fourth = Cameroon
| matches = 20
| goals = 34
| attendance = 385500
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|Ghana}} Abedi Pele
| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|CIV}} Alain Gouaméné
| prevseason = 1990
| nextseason = 1994
}}
The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals. Ivory Coast won its first championship, beating Ghana on penalty kicks 11–10 after a goalless draw.{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/they-ll-put-a-spell-on-you-the-witchdoctors-of-african-football-a-699704.html|title=They'll Put a Spell on You: The Witchdoctors of African Football - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International|first=SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg|last=Germany|newspaper=Der Spiegel|date=11 June 2010 |access-date=10 June 2017}}
Qualified teams
Image:African Cup of Nations 1992.png
{{Main|1992 African Cup of Nations qualification}}
The 12 qualified teams are:
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" | |||
| Team
! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! Previous appearances in tournament{{efn|Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{fb|SEN}} | Hosts | {{sort|05|4}} (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990) | |
| {{fb|ALG}} | Holders | {{dts|16 March 1990}} | {{sort|04|7}} (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) |
| {{fb|CMR}} | Group 1 winners | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|04|7}} (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) |
| {{fb|CGO}} | Group 7 winners | {{dts|14 July 1991}} | {{sort|06|4}} (1968 1972, 1974, 1978) |
| {{fb|EGY}} | Group 2 winners | {{dts|26 July 1991}} | {{sort|01|12}} (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) |
| {{fb|GHA}} | Group 4 winners | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|03|8}} (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984) |
| {{fb|CIV}} | Group 3 winners | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|02|9}} (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990) |
| {{fb|KEN}} | Group 6 winners | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|05|3}} (1972, 1988, 1990) |
| {{fb|MAR}} | Group 3 runners-up | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|05|6}} (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988) |
| {{fb|NGR}} | Group 4 runners-up | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|03|8}} (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990) |
| {{fb|ZAI}} | Group 8 winners | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|04|7}} (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988) |
| {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | Group 5 winners | {{dts|28 July 1991}} | {{sort|04|5}} (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990) |
;Notes
{{notelist}}
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Dakar and Ziguinchor.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Dakar
| rowspan="8" | {{location map+|Senegal|float=center|width=500|caption=|places= {{location map~|Senegal|lat=14.746694|long=-17.452014|label=Dakar|position=top}} {{location map~|Senegal|lat=12.58|long=-16.2588|label=Ziguinchor|position=top}} }} |
|---|
| Stade de l'Amitié |
| Capacity: 60,000 |
| 150px |
| Ziguinchor |
| Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta |
| Capacity: 10,000 |
| 150px |
Squads
{{Main|1992 African Cup of Nations squads}}
Group stage
=Tiebreakers=
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
- Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie
- Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie
- Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie
- Drawing of lots
= Group A =
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =NGA, SEN, KEN
|update=complete
|win_NGA=2 |draw_NGA=0 |loss_NGA=0 |gf_NGA=4 |ga_NGA=2
|win_SEN=1 |draw_SEN=0 |loss_SEN=1 |gf_SEN=4 |ga_SEN=2 |status_SEN=H
|win_KEN=0 |draw_KEN=0 |loss_KEN=2 |gf_KEN=1 |ga_KEN=5
|name_NGA={{fb|NGA}}
|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}}
|name_KEN={{fb|KEN}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{football box
| date = January 12, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = Siasia {{goal|13}}
Keshi {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = Bocandé {{goal|36}}
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 60,000
| referee = Nizar Watti (Syria)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 14, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
| goals1 = Yekini {{goal|7||15}}
| goals2 = Weche {{goal|89|pen.}}
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Kadry Abdelazim (Egypt)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 16, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score = 3–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|KEN}}
| goals1 = Sané {{goal|46}}
Bocandé {{goal|68}}
Diagne {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 50,000
| referee = Omer Yengo (Congo)
}}
= Group B =
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =CMR, ZAI, MAR
|update=complete
|win_CMR=1 |draw_CMR=1 |loss_CMR=0 |gf_CMR=2 |ga_CMR=1
|win_ZAI=0 |draw_ZAI=2 |loss_ZAI=0 |gf_ZAI=2 |ga_ZAI=2
|win_MAR=0 |draw_MAR=1 |loss_MAR=1 |gf_MAR=1 |ga_MAR=2
|name_CMR={{fb|CMR}}
|name_ZAI={{fb|ZAI}}
|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{football box
| date = January 12, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
| goals1 = Kana-Biyik {{goal|23}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 60,000
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 14, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}
| goals1 = Rokbi {{goal|89}}
| goals2 = Kona {{goal|90}}
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 5,000
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 16, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 1–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}
| goals1 = Omam-Biyik {{goal|15}}
| goals2 = Tueba {{goal|1}}
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 10,000
| referee =
}}
= Group C =
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =CIV, CGO, ALG
|update=complete
|win_CIV=1 |draw_CIV=1 |loss_CIV=0 |gf_CIV=3 |ga_CIV=0
|win_CGO=0 |draw_CGO=2 |loss_CGO=0 |gf_CGO=1 |ga_CGO=1
|win_ALG=0 |draw_ALG=1 |loss_ALG=1 |gf_ALG=1 |ga_ALG=4
|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}
|name_CGO={{fb|CGO}}
|name_ALG={{fb|ALG}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{football box
| date = January 13, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 3–0
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120923233736/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1136.php Report]
| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
| goals1 = A. Traoré {{goal|14}}
Fofana {{goal|25}}
Tiéhi {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Mohamed Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 15, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 0–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|CGO}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Rafhidi Ali (Tanzania)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 17, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
| score = 1–1
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120923233742/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-1137.php Report]
| team2 = {{fb|CGO}}
| goals1 = Bouiche {{goal|44}}
| goals2 = Tchibota {{goal|6}}
| stadium = Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = Christopher Musaabi (Uganda)
}}
= Group D =
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =GHA, ZAM, EGY
|update=complete
|win_GHA=2 |draw_GHA=0 |loss_GHA=0 |gf_GHA=2 |ga_GHA=0
|win_ZAM=1 |draw_ZAM=0 |loss_ZAM=1 |gf_ZAM=1 |ga_ZAM=1
|win_EGY=0 |draw_EGY=0 |loss_EGY=2 |gf_EGY=0 |ga_EGY=2
|name_GHA={{fb|GHA}}
|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM|1964}}
|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{football box
| date = January 13, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
| goals1 = Kalusha {{goal|61}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
| attendance = 5,000
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 15, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ZAM|1964}}
| goals1 = Abedi Pele {{goal|64}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
| attendance = 5,000
| referee =
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 17, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
| goals1 = Yeboah {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
| attendance = 5,000
| referee =
}}
Knockout stage
{{Round8-with third
|widescore=yes
| January 19 – Dakar | {{fb|NGA}} | 1 | {{fb|ZAI}} | 0
| January 20 – Dakar | {{fb|GHA}} | 2 | {{fb|CGO}} | 1
| January 19 – Dakar | {{fb|CMR}} | 1 | {{fb|SEN}} | 0
| January 20 – Dakar | {{fb|CIV}} {{aet}} | 1 | {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | 0
| January 23 – Dakar | {{fb|NGA}} | 1 | {{fb|GHA}} | 2
| January 23 – Dakar | {{fb|CMR}} | 0 (1) | {{fb|CIV}} (pen.)| 0 (3)
| January 26 – Dakar | {{fb|GHA}} | 0 (10) | {{fb|CIV}} (pen.) | 0 (11)
| January 25 – Dakar | {{fb|NGA}} | 2 | {{fb|CMR}} | 1
}}
= Quarter-finals =
{{football box
| date = January 19, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}
| goals1 = Yekini {{goal|22}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 19, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 1–0
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = Ebongué {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 20, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 1–0|aet=yes
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|ZAM|1964}}
| goals1 = Sié {{goal|94}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 3,000
| referee = Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 20, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|CGO}}
| goals1 = Yeboah {{goal|29}}
Abedi Pele {{goal|57}}
| goals2 = Tchibota {{goal|52}}
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 7,500
| referee = Ibrahim Faye (Gambia)
}}
= Semi-finals =
{{football box
| date = January 23, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/afrika-cup-1992-im-senegal-halbfinale-ghana-nigeria/ Report]
| team2 = {{fb|NGA}}
| goals1 = Abedi Pele {{goal|43}}
Prince Polley {{goal|54}}
| goals2 = Adepoju {{goal|11}}
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 25,000
| referee = Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
}}
----
{{football box
| date = January 23, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 0–0|aet=yes
| penaltyscore = 1–3
| penalties1 = Makanaky {{penmiss}}
Ebwelle {{pengoal}}
Omam-Biyik {{penmiss}}
Bell {{penmiss}}
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Diaby
{{pengoal}} M. Traoré
{{penmiss}} Yago
{{pengoal}} A. Traoré
| report = [https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/afrika-cup-1992-im-senegal-halbfinale-elfenbeinkueste-kamerun/ Report]
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
}}
= Third place match =
{{football box
| date = January 25, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–1
| report =
| team2 = {{fb|CMR}}
| goals1 = Ekpo {{goal|75}}
Yekini {{goal|88}}
| goals2 = Maboang {{goal|85}}
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 2,500
| referee = Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)
}}
= Final =
{{main|1992 African Cup of Nations Final}}
{{football box
| date = January 26, 1992
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 0–0|aet=yes
| penaltyscore = 11–10
| penalties1 = Aka {{pengoal}}
Hobou {{pengoal}}
Sekana {{pengoal}}
M. Traoré {{pengoal}}
Tiéhi {{penmiss}}
Gadji-Celi {{pengoal}}
Kouadio {{pengoal}}
Abouo {{pengoal}}
Maguy {{pengoal}}
Sie {{pengoal}}
Gouamené {{pengoal}}
Aka {{pengoal}}
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Baffoe
{{pengoal}} Lamptey
{{pengoal}} Naawu
{{penmiss}} Asare
{{pengoal}} Yeboah
{{pengoal}} Manso
{{pengoal}} Armah
{{pengoal}} Abroah
{{pengoal}} Ampeah
{{pengoal}} Opoku
{{pengoal}} Ansah
{{penmiss}} Baffoe
| report = [https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/afrika-cup-1992-im-senegal-finale-elfenbeinkueste-ghana Report]
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar
| attendance = 47,500
| referee = Badara Sène (Senegal)
}}
The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=34 |matches=20
|4 goals=
- {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Rashidi Yekini
|3 goals=
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Abedi Pele
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|Congo}} Pierre Tchibota
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Tony Yeboah
- {{fbicon|SEN}} Jules Bocandé
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|ALG}} Nacer Bouiche
- {{fbicon|CMR}} Érnest Ebongué
- {{fbicon|CMR}} André Kana-Biyik
- {{fbicon|CMR}} François Omam-Biyik
- {{fbicon|CMR}} Emmanuel Maboang
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Prince Polley
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Youssouf Fofana
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Donald Olivier Sié
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Joël Tiehi
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Abdoulaye Traoré
- {{fbicon|KEN}} Micky Weche
- {{fbicon|MAR}} Said Rokbi
- {{fbicon|NGR}} Mutiu Adepoju
- {{fbicon|NGR}} Friday Ekpo
- {{fbicon|NGR}} Stephen Keshi
- {{fbicon|NGR}} Samson Siasia
- {{fbicon|SEN}} Victor Diagne
- {{fbicon|SEN}} Souleymane Sané
- {{fbicon|Zaire}} Andre Kona N'Gole
- {{fbicon|Zaire}} Tueba Menayane
- {{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Kalusha Bwalya
}}
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
- {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Alain Gouaméné
Defenders
- {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Basile Aka Kouame
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Hany Ramzy
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Stephen Keshi
- {{flagicon|Senegal}} Adolphe Mendy
Midfielders
- {{flagicon|Zaire}} Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Abedi Pele
- {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Jean-Claude Pagal
- {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Serge-Alain Maguy
Forwards
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Rashidi Yekini
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Tony Yeboah
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/92a.html Details at RSSSF]
{{Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1992 African Cup Of Nations}}
Category:International association football competitions hosted by Senegal