The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is s ...
, the
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
championship of Africa (
CAF). It was hosted by
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
. 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
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...
won its first championship, beating
Ghana
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...
on
penalty kicks 11–10 after a goalless draw.
Qualified teams
The 12 qualified teams are:
;Notes
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...
and
Ziguinchor.
Squads
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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place match
Final
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.
Goalscorers
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
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Alain Gouaméné
Defenders
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Basile Aka Kouame
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Hany Ramzy
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Stephen Keshi
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Adolphe Mendy
Midfielders
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Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo
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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 served as captain of the Ghana national team. He is regarded as one of the grea ...
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Jean-Claude Pagal
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Serge-Alain Maguy
Forwards
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Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. Known by his Nigerian team mates and fans as 'The Goals Father', he scored over 480 goals in over 670 games in his careehttps://medi ...
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Tony Yeboah
References
External links
Details at RSSSF
{{DEFAULTSORT:1992 African Cup Of Nations
International association football competitions hosted by Senegal
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
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Cup of Nations
African Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is s ...