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1992 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992
Senegal 1992
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
Dates12–26 January
Teams12
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 played20
Goals scored34 (1.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)
Best player(s)Ghana Abedi Pele
Best goalkeeperIvory Coast Alain Gouaméné
1990
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.[1]

Qualified teams

Participating nations

The 12 qualified teams are:

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Dakar and Ziguinchor.

Dakar Ziguinchor
Stade de l'Amitié Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta
Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 10,000

Squads

First round

Group A

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
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 2–1 Senegal
Siasia 13'
Keshi 89'
Bocandé 36'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)

Nigeria 2–1 Kenya
Yekini 7', 15' Weche 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000

Senegal 3–0 Kenya
Sané 46'
Bocandé 68'
Diagne 89'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Group B

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
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 1–0 Morocco
Kana-Biyik 23'
Attendance: 60,000

Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Rokbi 89' Kona 90'
Attendance: 5,000

Cameroon 1–1 Zaire
Omam-Biyik 15' Tueba 1'
Attendance: 10,000

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3
 Congo 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
 Algeria 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast 3–0 Algeria
A. Traoré 14'
Fofana 25'
Tiéhi 89'
Report

Ivory Coast 0–0 Congo

Algeria 1–1 Congo
Bouiche 44' Report Tchibota 6'

Group D

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
Source: [citation needed]
Zambia 1–0 Egypt
Kalusha 61'

Ghana 1–0 Zambia
Abedi Pele 64'

Ghana 1–0 Egypt
Yeboah 89'

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
January 19 – Dakar
 
 
 Nigeria 1
 
January 23 – Dakar
 
 Zaire 0
 
 Nigeria 1
 
January 20 – Dakar
 
 Ghana 2
 
 Ghana 2
 
January 26 – Dakar
 
 Congo 1
 
 Ghana 0 (10)
 
January 19 – Dakar
 
 Ivory Coast (pen.) 0 (11)
 
 Cameroon 1
 
January 23 – Dakar
 
 Senegal 0
 
 Cameroon 0 (1)
 
January 20 – Dakar
 
 Ivory Coast (pen.) 0 (3) Third place
 
 Ivory Coast (a.e.t.) 1
 
January 25 – Dakar
 
 Zambia 0
 
 Nigeria 2
 
 
 Cameroon 1
 

Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–0 Zaire
Yekini 22'
Attendance: 10,000

Cameroon 1–0 Senegal
Ebongué 89'
Attendance: 35,000

Ivory Coast 1–0 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Sié 94'
Attendance: 3,000

Ghana 2–1 Congo
Yeboah 29'
Abedi Pele 57'
Tchibota 52'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ibrahim Faye (Gambia)

Semi-finals

Ghana 2–1 Nigeria
Abedi Pele 43'
Prince Polley 54'
Report Adepoju 11'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Third place match

Nigeria 2–1 Cameroon
Ekpo 75'
Yekini 88'
Maboang 85'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)

Final

Ivory Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Penalties
Aka soccer ball with check mark
Hobou soccer ball with check mark
Sekana soccer ball with check mark
M. Traoré soccer ball with check mark
Tiéhi soccer ball with red X
Gadji-Celi soccer ball with check mark
Kouadio soccer ball with check mark
Abouo soccer ball with check mark
Maguy soccer ball with check mark
Sie soccer ball with check mark
Gouamené soccer ball with check mark
Aka soccer ball with check mark
11–10 soccer ball with check mark Baffoe
soccer ball with check mark Lamptey
soccer ball with check mark Naawu
soccer ball with red X Asare
soccer ball with check mark Yeboah
soccer ball with check mark Manso
soccer ball with check mark Armah
soccer ball with check mark Abroah
soccer ball with check mark Ampeah
soccer ball with check mark Opoku
soccer ball with check mark Ansah
soccer ball with red X Baffoe
Attendance: 47,500

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.

Scorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

References

  1. ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "They'll Put a Spell on You: The Witchdoctors of African Football - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 10 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)