1994 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the Africa 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.
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1994 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1994 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 26 March – 10 April |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
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| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.2 per match) |
| Attendance | 273,000 (13,650 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
The Zambian team was recently constituted, following an air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members of the previous team had been killed.
Qualified teams
Participating nations
The 12 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
| Tunis | Sousse |
|---|---|
| Stade El Menzah | Stade Olympique de Sousse |
| Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 28,000 |
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| Tunis | |
| Stade Chedly Zouiten | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | |
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First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Source:
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Source:
| Egypt | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Mansour  El-Gamal Abdel Samad |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Source:
| Ivory Coast | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tiéhi Guel |
| Zambia | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malitoli |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| April 2 - Tunis | ||||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| April 6 - Tunis | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| April 3 - Sousse | ||||||||||
| | 2 (2) | |||||||||
 | 1 | |||||||||
| April 10 - Tunis | ||||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| | 2 | |||||||||
| April 2 - Tunis | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| April 6 - Tunis | ||||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| | 0 | |||||||||
| April 3 - Sousse | ||||||||||
| | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
| April 10 - Tunis | ||||||||||
 | 0 | |||||||||
| | 3 | |||||||||
| | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Ghana | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akonnor |
Tiéhi A. Traoré |
Semifinals
| Nigeria | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Iroha Yekini |
Report | Bassolé |
| Penalties | ||
Finidi  Siasia  Amokachi Iroha Yekini |
4–2 | |
Third place match
| Ivory Coast | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Koné Ouattara Sie |
Diallo |
Scorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
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