1994 African Cup of Nations
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year = 1994
| other_titles = {{lang|ar|كأس الأمم الإفريقية 1994}}
{{lang|fr|Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1994}}
| image = 1994 African Cup of Nations logo.jpg
| size =
| caption = The official tournament poster.
| country = Tunisia
| dates = 26 March – 10 April
| num_teams = 12
| venues = 3
| cities = 2
| champion = Nigeria
| count = 2
| second = Zambia
| second-flagvar = 1964
| third = Ivory Coast
| fourth = Mali
| matches = 20
| goals = 44
| attendance = 267400
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Rashidi Yekini (5 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Rashidi Yekini
| prevseason = 1992
| nextseason = 1996
}}
The 1994 African Cup of Nations, known as the Nescafé 1994 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 19th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was played between 26 March and 10 April 1994 in Tunisia, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1965 editions. Tunisia host the tournament, who replaced original hosts Zaire. 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.
The defending champions were Ivory Coast from the 1992 edition. A total of 20 matches were played, in which 44 goals were scored, at an average of 2.2 goals per match. Attendance at all stages of the tournament reached 267,400, averaging 13,370 viewers per match. Qualification took place from 14 June 1992 to 24 October 1993. Ivory Coast as title holder and Tunisia as host country automatically qualified for the final phase of the tournament. As in the 1992 edition, twelve teams, divided into four groups each comprising tree teams, took part in the competition. Host Tunisia were eliminated from the group stage, which became the biggest failure in the history of the team. The defending champions Ivory Coast were eliminated in the semi-finals after losing in penalties against Nigeria.
Nigeria won the title for the second time in their history, after beating Zambia in the final match with a score of 2–1. Ivory Coast secured third place after beating Mali in the third place match, which placed them fourth. Nigerian Rashidi Yekini scored 5 goals at the end of the tournament, so he won the top scorer award, also he won the best player award. As champions, Nigeria qualified for the 1995 King Fahd Cup in Saudi Arabia, as a representative of African continent.
Teams
{{Main|1994 African Cup of Nations qualification}}Ten tickets are to be distributed to the 37 countries participating in these qualifications. Tunisia, the tournament organizer, and the Ivory Coast, the defending champion, are exempt from these games. After a preliminary round played in two-way matches involving four teams (two qualified for the main round), the teams are divided into eight groups of four. The first in each group as well as the second in groups of 5 or 6 obtain their ticket for the final tournament in Tunisia. In addition to the withdrawals during the competition of Togo, Chad, Tanzania and Burkina Faso, the selections of Mauritania and Libya, initially registered, withdraw before the start of the qualifications.
Note for these qualifiers the debut in official international competition of the selection of Cape Verde, eliminated in the preliminary round, and the first participation of South Africa, banned from world football since the establishment of apartheid. The end of South Africa's segregationist policy allows the reintegration of Bafana Bafana into the CAF.
= Qualified teams =
Image:African Cup of Nations 1994.png
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|TUN|1959}} | Hosts | {{sort|05|5}} (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | |
| {{fb|CIV}} | Holders | {{dts|26 January 1992}} | {{sort|02|10}} (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992) |
| {{fb|NGR}} | Group 2 winners | {{dts|24 July 1993}} | {{sort|03|9}} (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992) |
| {{fb|EGY}} | Group 8 runners-up | {{dts|25 July 1993}} | {{sort|01|13}} (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992) |
| {{fb|GAB}} | Group 1 winners | {{dts|25 July 1993}} | {{sort|09|0}} (debut) |
| {{fb|GHA}} | Group 7 winners | {{dts|25 July 1993}} | {{sort|03|9}} (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992) |
| {{fb|MLI}} | Group 8 winners | {{dts|25 July 1993}} | {{sort|08|1}} (1972) |
| {{fb|SEN}}{{efn|Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified).}} | Group 3 third place | {{dts|25 July 1993}} | {{sort|05|5}} (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992) |
| {{fb|ZAI}} | Group 4 winners | {{dts|25 July 1993}} | {{sort|04|8}} (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992) |
| {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | Group 5 winners | {{dts|25 July 1993}} | {{sort|04|6}} (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992) |
| {{fb|SLE}} | Group 3 winners | {{dts|26 July 1993}} | {{sort|09|0}} (debut) |
| {{fb|GUI}} | Group 6 winners | {{dts|24 October 1993}} | {{sort|06|4}} (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980) |
;Notes
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Squads
{{main|1994 African Cup of Nations squads}}
Venues
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Tunis
! rowspan="12" |{{location map+|Tunisia|float=center|width=310|caption=|places= {{location map~|Tunisia|lat=36.8|long=10.183333|label=Tunis|position=right}} {{location map~|Tunisia|lat=35.833333|long=10.633333|label=Sousse|position=right}} }} |
|---|
| El Menzah Stadium |
| Capacity: 45,000 |
| 150px |
| Tunis |
| Chedly Zouiten Stadium |
| Capacity: 18,000 |
| 150px |
| width="160" | Sousse |
| Sousse Olympic Stadium |
| Capacity: 21,000 |
| 150px |
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
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =ZAI, MLI, TUN
|update=complete
|win_ZAI=1 |draw_ZAI=1 |loss_ZAI=0 |gf_ZAI=2 |ga_ZAI=1
|win_MLI=1 |draw_MLI=0 |loss_MLI=1 |gf_MLI=2 |ga_MLI=1
|win_TUN=0 |draw_TUN=1 |loss_TUN=1 |gf_TUN=1 |ga_TUN=3 |status_TUN=H
|name_ZAI={{fb|ZAI}}
|name_MLI={{fb|MLI}}
|name_TUN={{fb|TUN|1959}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 26 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN|1959}}
| score = 0–2
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-26/tunisia-vs-mali/328101/
| team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Coulibaly {{goal|25}}
Sidibé {{goal|34}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = {{formatnum:45000}}
| referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 28 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
| score = 0–1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-27/dr-congo-vs-mali/328100/
| team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Basaula {{goal|48}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = {{formatnum:8000}}
| referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 30 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN|1959}}
| score = 1–1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-29/tunisia-vs-dr-congo/328099/
| team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}
| goals1 = Rouissi {{goal|43|pen.}}
| goals2 = Ngoy {{goal|55}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = {{formatnum:45000}}
| referee = Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)
}}
= Group B =
|section=standings
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =EGY, NGA, GAB
|update=complete
|win_EGY=1 |draw_EGY=1 |loss_EGY=0 |gf_EGY=4 |ga_EGY=0
|win_NGA=1 |draw_NGA=1 |loss_NGA=0 |gf_NGA=3 |ga_NGA=0
|win_GAB=0 |draw_GAB=0 |loss_GAB=2 |gf_GAB=0 |ga_GAB=7
|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}}
|name_NGA={{fb|NGA}}
|name_GAB={{fb|GAB}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 26 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 3–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-26/nigeria-vs-gabon/328104/
| team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
| goals1 = Yekini {{goal|18||88}}
Adepoju {{goal|72}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 28 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 4–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-27/egypt-vs-gabon/328103/
| team2 = {{fb|GAB}}
| goals1 = Mansour {{goal|1}}
El-Gamal {{goal|22}}
Abdel Samad {{goal|55||59}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Chedly Zouiten Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = {{formatnum:6000}}
| referee = Charles Masembe (Uganda)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 30 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 0–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-29/nigeria-vs-egypt/328102/
| team2 = {{fb|EGY}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
}}
= Group C =
|section=standings
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =ZAM, CIV, SLE
|update=complete
|win_ZAM=1 |draw_ZAM=1 |loss_ZAM=0 |gf_ZAM=1 |ga_ZAM=0
|win_CIV=1 |draw_CIV=0 |loss_CIV=1 |gf_CIV=4 |ga_CIV=1
|win_SLE=0 |draw_SLE=1 |loss_SLE=1 |gf_SLE=0 |ga_SLE=4
|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM|1964}}
|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}
|name_SLE={{fb|SLE}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 27 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 4–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-27/cote-divoire-vs-sierra-leone/328107/
| team2 = {{fb|SLE}}
| goals1 = Tiéhi {{goal|19||63||70}}
Guel {{goal|35}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = {{formatnum:10000}}
| referee = Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 29 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}
| score = 0–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-28/zambia-vs-sierra-leone/328106/
| team2 = {{fb|SLE}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = {{formatnum:6000}}
| referee = Omer Yengo (Congo)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 31 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-30/cote-divoire-vs-zambia/328105/
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = Malitoli {{goal|79}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = {{formatnum:6000}}
| referee = Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
}}
= Group D =
|section=standings
|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers
|source=
|team_order =GHA, SEN, GUI
|update=complete
|win_GHA=2 |draw_GHA=0 |loss_GHA=0 |gf_GHA=2 |ga_GHA=0
|win_SEN=1 |draw_SEN=0 |loss_SEN=1 |gf_SEN=2 |ga_SEN=2
|win_GUI=0 |draw_GUI=0 |loss_GUI=2 |gf_GUI=1 |ga_GUI=3
|name_GHA={{fb|GHA}}
|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}}
|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}}
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 27 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-27/ghana-vs-guinea/328110/
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1 = Akunnor {{goal|87}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = {{formatnum:10000}}
| referee = Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 29 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-28/senegal-vs-guinea/328109/
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1 = Gueye {{goal|46|pen.}}
Tendeng {{goal|50}}
| goals2 = A. Camara {{goal|44}}
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = {{formatnum:6000}}
| referee = Hussein Ali Moussa (Egypt)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 31 March 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-03-30/ghana-vs-senegal/328108/
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = Polley {{goal|42}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = {{formatnum:6000}}
| referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
}}
Knockout stage
{{Round8-with third
| April 2 – Tunis | {{fb|ZAI}} | 0 | {{fb|NGA}} | 2
| April 3 – Sousse | {{fb|GHA}} | 1 | {{fb|CIV}} | 2
| April 2 – Tunis | {{fb|EGY}} | 0 | {{fb|MLI}} | 1
| April 3 – Sousse | {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | 1 | {{fb|SEN}} | 0
| April 6 – Tunis | {{fb|NGA}} (pen.) | 2 (4) | {{fb|CIV}} | 2 (2)
| April 6 – Tunis | {{fb|MLI}} | 0 | {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | 4
| April 10 – Tunis | {{fb|NGA}} | 2 | {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | 1
| April 10 – Tunis | {{fb|CIV}} | 3 | {{fb|MLI}} | 1
}}
= Quarterfinals =
{{footballbox
| date = 2 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAI}}
| score = 0–2
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-01/dr-congo-vs-nigeria/328098/
| team2 = {{fb|NGA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Yekini {{goal|51||71|pen.}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = 1,000
| referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 2 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 0–1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-01/egypt-vs-mali/328097/
| team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = S. Traoré {{goal|64}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = 1,400
| referee = Charles Masembe (Uganda)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 3 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}
| score = 1–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-02/zambia-vs-senegal/328096/
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = Sakala {{goal|38}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = 4,000
| referee = Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 3 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 1–2
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-02/ghana-vs-cote-divoire/328095/
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = Akonnor {{goal|77}}
| goals2 = Tiéhi {{goal|30}}
A. Traoré {{goal|81}}
| stadium = Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
| attendance = 8,000
| referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
}}
= Semifinals =
{{footballbox
| date = 6 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–2
| aet = yes
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-05/nigeria-vs-cote-divoire/328093/
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = Iroha {{goal|26}}
Yekini {{goal|40}}
| goals2 = Bassolé {{goal|19||31}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = 3,000
| referee = Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
| penalties1 = Finidi {{pengoal}}
Siasia {{penmiss}}
Amokachi {{pengoal}}
Iroha {{pengoal}}
Yekini {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 4–2
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Kouamé
{{pengoal}} Fallet
{{penmiss}} Bassolé
{{penmiss}} Amani
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 6 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}
| score = 4–0
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-05/zambia-vs-mali/328094/
| team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1 = Litana {{goal|8}}
Saileti {{goal|30}}
K. Bwalya {{goal|47}}
Malitoli {{goal|73}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = 2,000
| referee = Charles Masembe (Uganda)
}}
= Third place match =
{{footballbox
| date = 10 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 3–1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-09/mali-vs-cote-divoire/328092/
| team2 = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1 = Koné {{goal|2}}
Ouattara {{goal|67}}
Sie {{goal|70}}
| goals2 = Diallo {{goal|46}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
}}
= Final =
{{Main|1994 African Cup of Nations final}}
{{footballbox
| date = 10 April 1994
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–1
| report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/1994-04-09/nigeria-vs-zambia/328091/
| team2 = {{fb|ZAM|1964}}
| goals1 = Amuneke {{goal|5||47}}
| goals2 = Litana {{goal|3}}
| stadium = El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
| attendance = 25,000
| referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
}}
Goalscorers
{{Goalscorers
|goals=44 |matches=20
|5 goals=
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Rashidi Yekini
|4 goals=
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Joël Tiéhi
|2 goals=
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Bashir Abdel Samad
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Charles Akonnor
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Michel Bassolé
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Emmanuel Amuneke
- {{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Elijah Litana
- {{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Kenneth Malitoli
|1 goal=
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Hamza El-Gamal
- {{fbicon|EGY}} Ayman Mansour
- {{fbicon|GHA}} Prince Polley
- {{fbicon|GUI}} Aboubacar Titi Camara
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Tchiressoua Guel
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Adama Koné Clofie
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Ahmed Ouattara
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Donald-Olivier Sie
- {{fbicon|CIV}} Abdoulaye Traoré
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Fernand Coulibaly
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Amadou Diallo
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Mobido Sidibé
- {{fbicon|MLI}} Soumaila Traoré
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Mutiu Adepoju
- {{fbicon|NGA}} Ben Iroha
- {{fbicon|SEN}} Momath Gueye
- {{fbicon|SEN}} Athanas Tendeng
- {{fbicon|TUN|1959}} Faouzi Rouissi
- {{fbicon|ZAI}} Lemba Basaula
- {{fbicon|ZAI}} Nsumbu Ngoy
- {{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Kalusha Bwalya
- {{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Zeddy Saileti
- {{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Evans Sakala
}}
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Ahmed Shobair
Defenders
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Frank Amankwah
- {{flagicon|Zambia|1964}} Harrison Chongo
- {{flagicon|Zambia|1964}} Elijah Litana
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Benedict Iroha
Midfielders
- {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Serge-Alain Maguy
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Jay-Jay Okocha
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Daniel Amokachi
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Abedi Pele
Forwards
- {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Joël Tiéhi
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Rashidi Yekini
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94a.html Details at RSSSF]
- [https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/AfricanCup94.html Details at www.angelfire.com]
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