AFCON 1994

ChampionsNigeria

Nigeria won, ahead of Zambia (2–1 in the final, 10 Apr 1994). 12 teams, 20 games, 2.20 goals a game; hosted by Tunisia.

The road to the final

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Nigeria2p

Final

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Egyptthrough	2	1	1	0	+4	3
Nigeriathrough	2	1	1	0	+3	3
Gabon	2	0	0	2	-7	0

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Zaïrethrough	2	1	1	0	+1	3
Malithrough	2	1	0	1	+1	2
Tunisia	2	0	1	1	-2	1

Group C

Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
Ghanathrough	2	2	0	+2	4
Senegalthrough	2	1	1	0	2
Guinea	2	0	2	-2	0

Group D

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Zambiathrough	2	1	1	0	+1	3
Ivory Coastthrough	2	1	0	1	+3	2
Sierra Leone	2	0	1	1	-4	1

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Quarter-finals

1994-04-02Zaïre 0–2 NigeriaQuarter-finals · Tunis25%
1994-04-02Egypt 0–1 MaliUpsetQuarter-finals · Tunis73%
1994-04-03Ghana 1–2 Ivory CoastQuarter-finals · Sousse54%
1994-04-03Zambia 1–0 SenegalQuarter-finals · Sousse77%

Semi-finals

1994-04-06Nigeria 2–2 Ivory Coast (Nigeria won on penalties)Semi-finals · Tunis62%
1994-04-06Zambia 4–0 MaliSemi-finals · Tunis71%

Third-place play-off

1994-04-10Ivory Coast 3–1 MaliThird-place play-off · Tunis71%

Final

1994-04-10Nigeria 2–1 ZambiaFinal · Tunis52%

Top scorers

Rashidi Yekini Nigeria 5
Joël Tiéhi Ivory Coast 4
Charles Akonnor Ghana 2
Bashir Abdel Samad Egypt 2
Kenneth Malitoli Zambia 2
Michel Bassolé Ivory Coast 2
Elijah Litana Zambia 2
Emmanuel Amunike Nigeria 2
Mutiu Adepoju Nigeria 1
Fernand Coulibaly Mali 1

Upsets

1994-03-26Tunisia 0–2 MaliUpsetGroup B · Tunis75%
1994-04-02Egypt 0–1 MaliUpsetQuarter-finals · Tunis73%

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.