1994 African Cup of Nations facts for kids

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1994 African Cup of Nations

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	273,000 (13,650 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rashidi Yekini (5 goals)
Best player	Rashidi Yekini
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The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th Africa Cup of Nations held from 26 March to 10 April. It was hosted by Tunisia and had 12 teams who qualified.

Nigeria won their 2nd title after defeating Zambia 2−1 in the final. The Zambian team featured new players because the 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster occurred a few months earlier.

Qualification

Group stage

Teams highlighted in green move on to the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Zaire	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
2	Mali	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	2
3	Tunisia	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ghana	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	4
2	Senegal	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	2
3	Guinea	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

2 April 1994	Zaire	0–2	Nigeria	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
			Yekini  51', 71' (pen.)

2 April 1994	Egypt	0–1	Mali	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
			S. Traoré  64'

3 April 1994	Zambia	1–0	Senegal	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)
	Sakala  38'

3 April 1994	Ghana	1–2	Ivory Coast	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
	Akonnor  77'		Tiéhi  30' A. Traoré  81'

Semi-finals

6 April 1994	Nigeria	2–2 (a.e.t)	Ivory Coast	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
	Iroha  26' Yekini  40'		Bassolé  19', 31'
		Penalties
	Finidi Siasia Amokachi Iroha Yekini	4–2	Kouamé Fallet Bassolé Amani

6 April 1994	Zambia	4–0	Mali	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Litana  8' Saileti  30' K. Bwalya  47' Malitoli  73'

Third place match

10 April 1994	Ivory Coast	3–1	Mali	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
	Koné  2' Ouattara  67' Sie  70'		Diallo  46'

Final

10 April 1994	Nigeria	2–1	Zambia	Stade El Menzah, Tunis Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Amuneke  5', 47'		Litana  3'

Goalscorers

5 goals

• Rashidi Yekini

4 goals

• Joël Tiéhi

2 goals

1 goal

Images for kids

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  Participating nations

See also

In Spanish: Copa Africana de Naciones 1994 para niños