1992 African Cup of Nations

1992 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992
Tournament details
Host countrySenegal
Dates12–26 January
Teams12
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ivory Coast (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored34 (1.7 per match)
Attendance385,500 (19,275 per match)
Top scorerNigeria Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)
Best playerGhana Abedi Pele
Best goalkeeperIvory Coast Alain Gouaméné
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1994 →

The 1992 African 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]

Qualified teams

Participating nations

The 12 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 SenegalHosts4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990)
 AlgeriaHolders16 March 19907 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
 CameroonGroup 1 winners28 July 19917 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
 CongoGroup 7 winners14 July 19914 (1968 1972, 1974, 1978)
 EgyptGroup 2 winners26 July 199112 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986,
1988, 1990)
 GhanaGroup 4 winners28 July 19918 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984)
 Ivory CoastGroup 3 winners28 July 19919 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
 KenyaGroup 6 winners28 July 19913 (1972, 1988, 1990)
 MoroccoGroup 3 runners-up28 July 19916 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988)
 NigeriaGroup 4 runners-up28 July 19918 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990)
 ZaireGroup 8 winners28 July 19917 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988)
 ZambiaGroup 5 winners28 July 19915 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Dakar and Ziguinchor.

Dakar
Stade de l'Amitié
Capacity: 60,000
Ziguinchor
Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta
Capacity: 10,000

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:

  1. Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches
  2. Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
  3. Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie
  4. Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie
  5. Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie
  6. Drawing of lots

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 2 2 0 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Senegal (H) 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 2
3  Kenya 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Nigeria 2–1 Senegal
Siasia 13'
Keshi 89'		 Bocandé 36'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)
Nigeria 2–1 Kenya
Yekini 7', 15' Weche 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kadry Abdelazim (Egypt)
Senegal 3–0 Kenya
Sané 46'
Bocandé 68'
Diagne 89'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Zaire 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
3  Morocco 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Cameroon 1–0 Morocco
Kana-Biyik 23'
Attendance: 60,000
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Rokbi 89' Kona 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Cameroon 1–1 Zaire
Omam-Biyik 15' Tueba 1'
Attendance: 10,000

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 3 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Congo 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3  Algeria 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ivory Coast 3–0 Algeria
A. Traoré 14'
Fofana 25'
Tiéhi 89'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mohamed Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)
Ivory Coast 0–0 Congo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rafhidi Ali (Tanzania)
Algeria 1–1 Congo
Bouiche 44' Report Tchibota 6'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Christopher Musaabi (Uganda)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Zambia 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
3  Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Zambia 1–0 Egypt
Kalusha 61'
Attendance: 5,000
Ghana 1–0 Zambia
Abedi Pele 64'
Attendance: 5,000
Ghana 1–0 Egypt
Yeboah 89'
Attendance: 5,000

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 January 19 – Dakar
 
 
  Nigeria 1
 
 January 23 – Dakar
 
  Zaire 0
 
  Nigeria 1
 
 January 20 – Dakar
 
  Ghana 2
 
  Ghana 2
 
 January 26 – Dakar
 
  Congo 1
 
  Ghana 0 (10)
 
 January 19 – Dakar
 
  Ivory Coast (p) 0 (11)
 
  Cameroon 1
 
 January 23 – Dakar
 
  Senegal 0
 
  Cameroon 0 (1)
 
 January 20 – Dakar
 
  Ivory Coast (p) 0 (3) Third place
 
  Ivory Coast (a.e.t.) 1
 
 January 25 – Dakar
 
  Zambia 0
 
  Nigeria 2
 
 
  Cameroon 1
 

Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–0 Zaire
Yekini 22'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Cameroon 1–0 Senegal
Ebongué 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)
Ivory Coast 1–0 (a.e.t.) Zambia
Sié 94'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)
Ghana 2–1 Congo
Yeboah 29'
Abedi Pele 57'		 Tchibota 52'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Ibrahim Faye (Gambia)

Semi-finals

Ghana 2–1 Nigeria
Abedi Pele 43'
Prince Polley 54'		 Report Adepoju 11'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Third place match

Nigeria 2–1 Cameroon
Ekpo 75'
Yekini 88'		 Maboang 85'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)

Final

Ivory Coast 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Penalties
Aka football with check mark
Hobou football with check mark
Sekana football with check mark
M. Traoré football with check mark
Tiéhi football with red X
Gadji-Celi football with check mark
Kouadio football with check mark
Abouo football with check mark
Maguy football with check mark
Sie football with check mark
Gouamené football with check mark
Aka football with check mark		 11–10 football with check mark Baffoe
football with check mark Lamptey
football with check mark Naawu
football with red X Asare
football with check mark Yeboah
football with check mark Manso
football with check mark Armah
football with check mark Abroah
football with check mark Ampeah
football with check mark Opoku
football with check mark Ansah
football with red X Baffoe
Attendance: 47,500

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

There were 34 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 1.7 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

References

  1. ↑ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg (11 June 2010). "They'll Put a Spell on You: The Witchdoctors of African Football - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 10 June 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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