1992 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1992 Africa 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]
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992 | |
|---|---|
| Senegal 1992 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Senegal |
| Dates | 12–26 January |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 34 (1.7 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
Qualified teams
Participating nations
The 12 qualified teams are:
Venues
| Dakar | Locations of the 1992 African Cup of Nations venues |
Ziguinchor |
|---|---|---|
| Stade de l'Amitié | Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta | |
| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Squads
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source:
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source:
| Cameroon | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Kana-Biyik  |
Attendance: 60,000
| Cameroon | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Omam-Biyik |
Tueba |
Attendance: 10,000
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| A. Traoré Fofana Tiéhi |
Report |
| Ivory Coast | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| January 19 - Dakar | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| January 23 - Dakar | ||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| January 20 - Dakar | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| January 26 - Dakar | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| | 0 (10) | |||||||||
| January 19 - Dakar | ||||||||||
| | 0 (11) | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| January 23 - Dakar | ||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| | 0 (1) | |||||||||
| January 20 - Dakar | ||||||||||
| | 0 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| January 25 - Dakar | ||||||||||
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| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sié |
| Ghana | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yeboah Abedi Pele |
Tchibota |
Semi-finals
| Ghana | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abedi Pele Prince Polley |
Report | Adepoju |
| Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Makanaky  Ebwelle  Omam-Biyik Bell |
1–3 | |
Final
| Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Aka Hobou Sekana M. Traoré Tiéhi Gadji-Celi Kouadio Abouo Maguy Sie Gouamené Aka |
11–10 | |
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
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References
- 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.
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