1994 African Cup of Nations

1994 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1994; Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1994
Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
Dates	26 March – 10 April
Teams	12
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 played	20
Goals scored	44 (2.2 per match)
Attendance	267,400 (13,370 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rashidi Yekini (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Rashidi Yekini
	← 1992 1996 →

The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football 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 2–1 in the final.

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.

Teams

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 Confederation of African Football.

Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament^[a]
Tunisia	Hosts		5 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
Ivory Coast	Holders	26 January 1992	10 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Nigeria	Group 2 winners	24 July 1993	9 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Egypt	Group 8 runners-up	25 July 1993	13 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
Gabon	Group 1 winners	25 July 1993	0 (debut)
Ghana	Group 7 winners	25 July 1993	9 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992)
Mali	Group 8 winners	25 July 1993	1 (1972)
Senegal^[b]	Group 3 third place	25 July 1993	5 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992)
Zaire	Group 4 winners	25 July 1993	8 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992)
Zambia	Group 5 winners	25 July 1993	6 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992)
Sierra Leone	Group 3 winners	26 July 1993	0 (debut)
Guinea	Group 6 winners	24 October 1993	4 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980)

Notes

^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
^ Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified).

Squads

Venues

Tunis	Tunis Sousse
Stade El Menzah
Capacity: 45,000

Tunis
Stade Chedly Zouiten
Capacity: 18,000

Sousse
Stade Olympique de Sousse
Capacity: 21,000

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zaire	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Mali	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Tunisia (H)	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

26 March 1994

Tunisia	0–2	Mali
		Coulibaly 25' Sidibé 34'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

28 March 1994

Mali	0–1	Zaire
		Basaula 48'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

30 March 1994

Tunisia	1–1	Zaire
Rouissi 43' (pen.)		Ngoy 55'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Nigeria	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Gabon	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

26 March 1994

Nigeria	3–0	Gabon
Yekini 18', 88' Adepoju 72'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)

28 March 1994

Egypt	4–0	Gabon
Mansour 1' El-Gamal 22' Abdel Samad 55', 59'

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

30 March 1994

Nigeria	0–0	Egypt

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zambia	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	3	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Sierra Leone	2	0	1	1	0	4	−4	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

27 March 1994

Ivory Coast	4–0	Sierra Leone
Tiéhi 19', 63', 70' Guel 35'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)

29 March 1994

Zambia	0–0	Sierra Leone

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

31 March 1994

Zambia	1–0	Ivory Coast
Malitoli 79'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	2	2	0	2	0	+2	6	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Senegal	2	1	1	2	2	0	3	Advance to Knockout stage
3	Guinea	2	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

27 March 1994

Ghana	1–0	Guinea
Akunnor 87'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

29 March 1994

Senegal	2–1	Guinea
Gueye 46' (pen.) Tendeng 50'		A. Camara 44'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Hussein Ali Moussa (Egypt)

31 March 1994

Ghana	1–0	Senegal
Polley 42'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

April 2 – Tunis

Zaire	0
		April 6 – Tunis
Nigeria	2
		Nigeria (pen.)	2 (4)
April 3 – Sousse
		Ivory Coast	2 (2)
Ghana	1
				April 10 – Tunis
Ivory Coast	2
				Nigeria	2
April 2 – Tunis
				Zambia	1
Egypt	0
		April 6 – Tunis
Mali	1
		Mali	0
April 3 – Sousse
		Zambia	4	Third place
Zambia	1
				April 10 – Tunis
Senegal	0
				Ivory Coast	3

				Mali	1

Quarterfinals

2 April 1994

Zaire	0–2	Nigeria
		Yekini 51', 71' (pen.)

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

2 April 1994

Egypt	0–1	Mali
		S. Traoré 64'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 1,400

Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

3 April 1994

Zambia	1–0	Senegal
Sakala 38'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)

3 April 1994

Ghana	1–2	Ivory Coast
Akonnor 77'		Tiéhi 30' A. Traoré 81'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Semifinals

6 April 1994

Nigeria	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
Iroha 26' Yekini 40'	Report	Bassolé 19', 31'
Penalties
Finidi Siasia Amokachi Iroha Yekini	4–2	Kouamé Fallet Bassolé Amani

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

6 April 1994

Zambia	4–0	Mali
Litana 8' Saileti 30' K. Bwalya 47' Malitoli 73'	Report

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

Third place match

10 April 1994

Ivory Coast	3–1	Mali
Koné 2' Ouattara 67' Sie 70'		Diallo 46'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Final

10 April 1994

Nigeria	2–1	Zambia
Amuneke 5', 47'		Litana 3'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Goalscorers

There were 44 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match.

5 goals

Rashidi Yekini

4 goals

Joël Tiéhi

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Ahmed Shobair

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

External links

[1] Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

[2] Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified).

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[b]

v t e Africa Cup of Nations
Editions	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Egypt 2019 Cameroon 2021 Ivory Coast 2023 Morocco 2025 Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027 TBD 2029
Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Bids	2027 2029
Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Statistics	Finals Appearances Awards Records and statistics Hat-tricks
Miscellaneous	Balls Mascots Music Trophy
Notes The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. Football in Africa portal