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The 1994 African Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of the
Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
, the
association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia, who replaced original hosts Zaire. Just as in
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, the field of twelve teams was split into four groups of three.
Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
won its second championship, beating
Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
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.


Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are: * (holders) * * * * * * * * * * (host) * * * ''
Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ðž ...
replaced
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(disqualified)''


Squads


Venues


First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.


Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage


Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third place match


Final


Scorers

;5 goals * Rashidi Yekini ;4 goals * Joël Tiéhi ;2 goals *
Bashir Abdel Samad Beshir Abdel Samad ar, بشير عبد الصمد is a former Egyptian footballer. He played club football for Ismaily. Abdel Samad played for the Egypt national football team The Egypt national football team ( ar, منتخب مصر لكر ...
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Charles Akonnor Charles Kwabla Akonnor (born 12 March 1974 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian international footballer who is the former manager of the Ghana national team. He played as a versatile midfielder, mostly in Germany. He started his career in Ghana wit ...
* Michel Bassolé *
Emmanuel Amuneke Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former professional Association Football, football player who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger. and is currently the assistant coach of Nigeria natio ...
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Elijah Litana Elijah Litana (born 5 December 1970) is a Zambian former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. He was part of the Zambia national football team, Zambia national team that reached ...
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Kenneth Malitoli Kenneth Malitoli (born 20 August 1966) is a Zambian coach and former association football, footballer. Nicknamed 'Bubble', Malitoli is one of Zambia's most decorated players and was Zambian league top scorer in three consecutive seasons, as wel ...
;1 goal *
Hamza El-Gamal Hamza El-Gamal ( ar, حمزة الجمل) is a retired Egyptian footballer. Career El-Gamal played club football for Ismaily. He was also part of the Egypt national football team at the 1994 African Cup of Nations The 1994 African Cup of Nat ...
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Ayman Mansour Ayman Mansour أيمن منصور (born 9 September 1963) is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Zamalek. Mansour played for the Egypt national team, including at the 1994 African Cup of Nations. Club caree ...
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Prince Polley Prince Opoku Bismark Polley Sampene (born 4 May 1969), known as Prince Polley, is a Ghanaian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Career He used to play for the Dutch club FC Twente. International Polley participated for ...
* Aboubacar Titi Camara * Tchiressoua Guel * Adama Koné * Ahmed Ouattara * Donald-Olivier Sie * Abdoulaye Traoré *
Fernand Coulibaly Fernand Coulibaly (born 1 August 1971) is a retired Malian professional football striker who played for several clubs in Europe and the Mali national football team. He has Turkish citizenship with the name Muhammed DoÄŸan. Coulibaly was bor ...
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Amadou Diallo In the early hours of February 4, 1999, an unarmed 23-year-old Guinean student named Amadou Diallo (born September 2, 1975) was fired upon with 41 rounds and shot a total of 19 times by four New York City Police Department plainclothes office ...
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Modibo Sidibé Modibo Sidibé (born 7 November 1952) is a Malian politician who was Prime Minister of Mali from September 2007 to April 2011.Soumaila Traoré *
Mutiu Adepoju Mutiu Adepoju (born 22 December 1970) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder. He spent most of his career in Spain, amassing La Liga totals of 175 games and 22 goals over the course of seven se ...
* Ben Iroha *
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* Athanas Tendeng *
Faouzi Rouissi Faouzi Rouissi (born 20 March 1971 in Tunis) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Rouissi's career started at the age of 10, when he joined local club Club Africain. He spent seven successful years in their you ...
* Lemba Basaula *
Nsumbu Ngoy Ngoy Nsumbu (born 30 December 1972) is a retired Congolese football midfielder. He was a squad member at the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations. Honours Genk *Belgian First Division: 1998–99 *Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de ...
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Kalusha Bwalya Kalusha Bwalya (born 16 August 1963) is a Zambian former international footballer. He is Zambia's eighth-most capped player and third on the list of all-time top goalscorers behind Godfrey Chitalu and Alex Chola. Kalusha was named African Fo ...
* Zeddy Saileti * Evans Sakala


CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper *
Ahmed Shobair Ahmed Abdelaziz Shobeir ( ar, أحمد عبد العزيز شوبير; born 28 September 1960) is former Egyptian goalkeeper who played for Al Ahly club & Egypt national football team. He is a former vice-president of the Egyptian Football Assoc ...
Defenders * Frank Amankwah *
Harrison Chongo Harrison "Wawa" Chongo (5 June 1969 – 12 May 2011) was a Zambia national football team, Zambia international association football, football player who played in central defence or as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in Lusaka, Chongo began ...
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Elijah Litana Elijah Litana (born 5 December 1970) is a Zambian former professional association football, footballer who played as a defender (association football), defender. He was part of the Zambia national football team, Zambia national team that reached ...
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Benedict Iroha Benedict "Ben" Iroha (born 29 November 1969) is a Nigerian former professional association football player who played as a left-back or left midfielder. Career Iroha started his career in Nigeria, scoring the first ever goal in the newly profe ...
Midfielders * Serge-Alain Maguy * Jay-Jay Okocha *
Daniel Amokachi Daniel Owefin Amokachi (born 30 December 1972) is a Nigerian football manager and former professional footballer and a member of the dubious goals panel for the Premier League. As a player he was a forward who notably played in the Premier Lea ...
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Abedi Pele Abedi Ayew ( ; born 5 November 1964), known professionally as Abedi Pele, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and who served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the g ...
Forwards * Joël Tiéhi * Rashidi Yekini


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African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...
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