1992 African Cup of Nations

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1992 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992
Tournament details
Host country Senegal
Dates 12 January – 26 January
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Ivory Coast (1st title)
Runners-up  Ghana
Third place  Nigeria
Fourth place  Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 35 (1.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigeria Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)
Best player Ghana Abedi Pele
← 1990
1994 →

The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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. Côte d'Ivoire won its first championship, beating Ghana on penalty kicks 11-10 after a goalless draw.

Contents

Qualified teams [edit]

Participating nations
Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 12 qualified teams are:

Squads [edit]

Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations squads
Dakar
Locations of the 1992 African Cup of Nations venues
 Ziguinchor
Stade Leopold Senghor Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 10,000
Senegal 1 - Cameroon 0 - Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor.jpg No image available.svg

Final tournament [edit]

First round [edit]

Group A [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4
 Senegal 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
 Kenya 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
January 12, 1992
 Nigeria  2 – 1  Senegal Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
Siasia Goal 13'
Keshi Goal 89'		 Goal 36' Bocandé
January 14, 1992
 Nigeria  2 – 1  Kenya Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kadry Abdelazim (Egypt
Yekini Goal 7', 15' Goal 89' (pen.) Weche
January 16, 1992
 Senegal  3 – 0  Kenya Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Yenog Omar (Congo)
Sané Goal 46'
Bocandé Goal 68'
Diagne Goal 89'

Group B [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
 Zaire 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
 Morocco 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
January 12, 1992
 Cameroon  1 – 0  Morocco Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 60,000
Kana-Biyik Goal 23'
January 14, 1992
 Morocco  1 – 1  Zaire Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 5,000
Rokbi Goal 89' Goal 89' Kona
January 16, 1992
 Cameroon  1 – 1  Zaire Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Attendance: 10,000
Omam-Biyik Goal 15' Goal 1' Tueba

Group C [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 4
 Congo 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
 Algeria 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 1
January 13, 1992
 Ivory Coast  3 – 0  Algeria Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohamed Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
A. Traoré Goal 14'
Fofana Goal 25'
Tiéhi Goal 89'		 Report
January 15, 1992
 Ivory Coast  0 – 0  Congo Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rafhidi Ali (Tanzania)
January 17, 1992
 Algeria  1 – 1  Congo Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christopher Musaabi (Uganda)
Bouiche Goal 44' Report Goal 6' Tchibota

Group D [edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4
 Zambia 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 2 -2 0
January 13, 1992
 Zambia  1 – 0  Egypt Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
Attendance: 5,000
Kalusha Goal 61'
January 15, 1992
 Ghana  1 – 0  Zambia Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
Attendance: 5,000
Abedi Pele Goal 64'
January 17, 1992
 Ghana  1 – 0  Egypt Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor
Attendance: 5,000
Yeboah Goal 89'

Knockout stages [edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
         
  Nigeria  1
 
  Zaire  0  
  Nigeria  1
 
    Ghana  2  
  Ghana  2
 
  Congo  1  
  Ghana  0 (10)
 
    Ivory Coast (pen.)  0 (11)
  Cameroon  1
 
  Senegal  0  
  Cameroon  0 (1) Third place
 
    Ivory Coast (pen.)  0 (3)  
  Ivory Coast  1   Nigeria  2
  Zambia (aet)  0     Cameroon  1
 

Quarter-finals [edit]

January 19, 1992
 Nigeria  1 – 0  Zaire Senegal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Yekini Goal 22'
January 19, 1992
 Cameroon  1 – 0  Senegal Senegal
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)
Ebongué Goal 89'
January 20, 1992
 Ivory Coast  1 – 0
(a.e.t.)		  Zambia Senegal
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)
Sié Goal 94'
January 20, 1992
 Ghana  2 – 1  Congo Senegal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ibrahim Faye (Gambia)
Yeboah Goal 29'
Abedi Pele Goal 57'		 Goal 52' Tchibota

Semi-finals [edit]

January 23, 1992
 Ghana  2 – 1  Nigeria Senegal
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Neji Touini (Tunisia)
Abedi Pele Goal 43'
Prince Polley Goal 54'		 Goal 11' Adepoju
January 23, 1992
 Cameroon  0 – 0
(a.e.t.)		  Ivory Coast Senegal
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
  Penalties  
Makanaky Penalty missed
Ebwelle Penalty scored
Oman-Biyik Penalty missed
Bell Penalty missed		 1 – 3 Penalty scored Sekana
Penalty scored M. Traoré
Penalty missed Yago
Penalty scored A. Traoré

Third place play-off [edit]

January 25, 1992
 Nigeria  2 – 1  Cameroon Senegal
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Zeli(Côte d'Ivoire)
Ekpo Goal 75'
Yekini Goal 88'		 Maboang Goal 85'

Final [edit]

January 26, 1992
 Ivory Coast  0 – 0
(a.e.t.)		  Ghana Senegal
Attendance: 47,500
Referee: Badara Sène(Senegal)
  Penalties  
Aka Penalty scored
Hobou Penalty scored
Sekana Penalty scored
M. Traoré Penalty scored
Tiéhi Penalty missed
Gadji-Celi Penalty scored
Kouadio Penalty scored
Abouo Penalty scored
Maguy Penalty scored
Sie Penalty scored
Gouamené Penalty scored
Aka Penalty scored		 11 – 10 Penalty scored Baffoe
Penalty scored Lamptey
Penalty scored Naawu
Penalty missed Asare
Penalty scored Yeboah
Penalty scored Mensah
Penalty scored Armah
Penalty scored Abroah
Penalty scored Ampeah
Penalty scored Opoku
Penalty scored Ansah
Penalty missed Baffoe

Côte d'Ivoire: Gouamené - Aka, Abouo, Sekana, Hobou, Gadji-Celi, Maguy, Sié, Otokoré (53' M. Traoré), Tiéhi, A. Traoré (101' Kouadio)

Ghana: Ansah - Ampeah, Mensah, Baffoe, Armah, Gyamfi (51' Naawu), Abroah, Lamptey, Asare, Yeboah, Opoku

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.

Winners [edit]

 African Cup of Nations 1992 Champions 

Ivory Coast
1st title

Scorers [edit]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament [edit]

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

External links [edit]
Tournaments
Qualification
Finals
Squads
Statistics
No qualification took place in 1957 and 1959 as places were given by invitation only.
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