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1994 African Cup of Nations
كأس الأمم الأفريقية لكرة القدم 1994
Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1994
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates26 March – 10 April
Teams12 (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 played20
Goals scored44 (2.2 per match)
Attendance273,000 (13,650 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Rashidi Yekini (5 goals)
Best player(s)Nigeria Rashidi Yekini
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1996 →

The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the African 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.

Host Cities & Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Tunis Stade El Menzah 45,000
Sousse Stade Olympique de Sousse 30,000
Tunis Stade Chedli Zouiten 18,000

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1994 African Cup of Nations (squads)

Qualifying Tournament

For qualification results, see 1994 African Cup of Nations (qualification)

Cote d'Ivoire qualified as holders

Tunisia qualified as hosts

Preliminary Round

Lesotho 0 – 0 Botswana
Botswana 0 – 4 Lesotho

Lesotho won 4–0 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 3 – 1 Cape Verde
Cape Verde 0 – 1 Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau won 4–1 on aggregate.

Qualifying Round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Gabon 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10
 Cameroon 6 3 3 0 7 0 +7 9
 Niger 6 2 1 3 7 10 -3 5
 Benin 6 0 0 6 3 15 -12 0
Gabon 0 – 0 Cameroon
Benin 1 – 2 Niger
Cameroon 2 – 0 Benin
Niger 1 – 3 Gabon
Gabon 2 – 0 Benin
Niger 0 – 0 Cameroon
Niger 4 – 1 Benin
Cameroon 0 – 0 Gabon
Benin 0 – 3 Cameroon
Gabon 3 – 0 Niger
Benin 1 – 2 Gabon
Cameroon 2 – 0 Niger

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 3 2 1 12 1 +11 8
 Uganda 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 7
 Ethiopia 6 2 1 3 7 12 -5 5
 Sudan 6 1 2 3 2 9 -7 4
Uganda 3 – 1 Ethiopia
Sudan 0 – 0 Nigeria
Nigeria 2 – 0 Uganda
Ethiopia 3 – 0 Sudan
Sudan 1 – 1 Uganda
Ethiopia 1 – 0 Nigeria
Nigeria 4 – 0 Sudan
Ethiopia 2 – 2 Uganda
Sudan 1 – 0 Ethiopia
Uganda 0 – 0 Nigeria
Uganda 1 – 0 Sudan
Nigeria 6 – 0 Ethiopia

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sierra Leone 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 10
 Algeria 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 9
 Senegal 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1 5
 Guinea-Bissau 6 0 0 6 2 18 -16 0
 Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algeria 3 – 1 Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone 1 – 0 Algeria
Senegal 3 – 0 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau 0 – 3 Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone 2 – 0 Senegal
Senegal 1 – 2 Algeria
Guinea-Bissau 1 – 4 Algeria
Algeria 0 – 0 Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau 0 – 3 Senegal
Sierra Leone 2 – 0 Guinea-Bissau
Senegal 1 – 1 Sierra Leone
Algeria 4 – 0 Senegal

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 6 3 2 1 13 3 +10 8
 Kenya 6 3 2 1 11 6 +5 8
 Mozambique 6 1 3 2 5 7 -2 5
 Lesotho 6 0 3 3 4 17 -13 3
Zaire 2 – 0 Mozambique
Lesotho 2 – 2 Kenya
Kenya 1 – 3 Zaire
Mozambique 3 – 0 Lesotho
Mozambique 0 – 0 Kenya
Lesotho 1 – 1 Zaire
Kenya 3 – 0 Lesotho
Mozambique 0 – 0 Zaire
Zaire 0 – 1 Kenya
Lesotho 1 – 1 Mozambique
Kenya 4 – 1 Mozambique
Zaire 7 – 0 Lesotho

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 10
 Zimbabwe 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 9
 South Africa 6 1 2 3 5 10 -5 4
 Mauritius 6 0 1 5 2 11 -9 1
Zambia 2 – 1 Mauritius
Zimbabwe 4 – 1 South Africa
Mauritius 0 – 1 Zimbabwe
South Africa 0 – 1 Zambia
South Africa 0 – 0 Mauritius
Zambia 0 – 0 Zimbabwe
South Africa 1 – 1 Zimbabwe
Mauritius 0 – 3 Zambia
Zimbabwe 2 – 0 Mauritius
Zambia 3 – 0 South Africa
Zimbabwe 1 – 1 Zambia
Mauritius 1 – 3 South Africa

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 5
 Burundi 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1 5
 Congo 4 0 2 2 0 2 -2 2
 Chad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burundi 1 – 0 Congo
Guinea 2 – 2 Burundi
Guinea 1 – 0 Congo
Congo 0 – 0 Burundi
Burundi 2 – 2 Guinea
Congo 0 – 0 Guinea

Playoff

Burundi 0 – 0 (4-5p) Guinea

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
 Liberia 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 0
 Tanzania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ghana 1 – 0 Liberia
Liberia 0 – 2 Ghana

Group 8

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 7
 Egypt 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 6
 Morocco 6 2 2 2 5 4 +1 6
 Malawi 6 2 1 3 4 7 -3 5
 Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malawi 1 – 0 Egypt
Malawi 1 – 1 Mali
Mali 2 – 1 Morocco
Morocco 0 – 0 Egypt
Egypt 2 – 1 Mali
Morocco 0 – 1 Malawi
Egypt 2 – 0 Malawi
Morocco 1 – 0 Mali
Egypt 1 – 1 Morocco
Mali 2 – 1 Malawi
Malawi 0 – 2 Morocco
Mali 2 – 1 Egypt

Participating teams

Participating nations

Final Tournament

First Round

Teams in Bold progress to the Quarter Finals, teams in italics are eliminated from the tournament.

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Zaire 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Mali 2 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
 Tunisia 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
Tunisia 0-2 Mali
Coulibaly 25'
Sidibé 34'
Attendance: 45,000
Mali 0-1 Zaire
Basaula 48'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Tunisia 1-1 Zaire
Rouissi 43' (pen) Ngoy 55'
Attendance: 45,000

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Egypt 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4
 Nigeria 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3
 Gabon 0 2 0 0 2 0 7 -7
Nigeria 3-0 Gabon
Yekini 18', 88'
Adepoju 72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)
Egypt 4-0 Gabon
Ayman Mansour 1'
Hamza El-Gamal 22'
Besheer Abdel Samed 55', 59'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Nigeria 0-0 Egypt
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Zambia 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
 Ivory Coast 2 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3
 Sierra Leone 1 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4
Ivory Coast 4-0 Sierra Leone
Tiéhi 19', 63', 70'
Guel 35'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)
Zambia 0-0 Sierra Leone
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Zambia 1-0 Ivory Coast
Malitoli 79'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Ghana 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
 Senegal 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
 Guinea 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2
Ghana 1-0 Guinea
Akonnor 87'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Senegal 2-1 Guinea
Gueye 46' (pen)
Tendeng 50'		 A. Camara 44'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hussein Ali Moussa (Egypt)
Ghana 1-0 Senegal
Polley 42'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Knockout Stages

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
April 2 - Tunis
 
 
 Zaire0
 
April 6 - Tunis
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Nigeria (pso)2 (4)
 
April 3 - Sousse
 
 Ivory Coast2 (2)
 
 Ghana1
 
April 10 - Tunis
 
 Ivory Coast2
 
 Nigeria2
 
April 2 - Tunis
 
 Zambia1
 
 Egypt0
 
April 6 - Tunis
 
 Mali1
 
 Mali0
 
April 3 - Sousse
 
 Zambia4 Third place
 
 Zambia1
 
April 10 - Tunis
 
 Senegal0
 
 Ivory Coast3
 
 
 Mali1
 

Quarterfinals

Zaire 0-2 Nigeria
Yekini 51', 71' (pen)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Egypt 0-1 Mali
S. Traoré 64'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
Zambia 1-0 Senegal
Sakala 38'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Sharaf (Syria)
Ghana 1-2 Ivory Coast
Akonnor 77' Tiéhi 30'
Traoré 81'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Semifinals

Nigeria 2-2 (AET)
4-2 (PSO)		 Ivory Coast
Iroha 26'
Yekini 40'		 Bassolé 19', 31'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

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Zambia 4-0 Mali
Litana 8'
Saileti 30'
K. Bwalya 47'
Malitoli 73'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Third place playoff

Ivory Coast 3-1 Mali
Koné 2'
Ouattara 67'
Sie 70'		 Diallo 46'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Final

Nigeria 2-1 Zambia
Amunike 5', 47' Litana 3'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)


 African Cup of Nations 1994 Champions 

Nigeria
2nd title

Individual scorers

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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