1992 African Cup of Nations

1992 African Cup of NationsCoupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992

Senegal 1992
Tournament details
Host country| Senegal
Dates| 12–26 January
Teams| 12
Venue(s)| 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Ivory Coast (1st title)
Runners-up|  Ghana
Third place|  Nigeria
Fourth place|  Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 20
Goals scored| 34 (1.7 per match)
Attendance| 385,500 (19,275 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)
Best player(s)|  Abedi Pele
Best goalkeeper|  Alain Gouaméné

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International football competition

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

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Participating nations

Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 12 qualified teams are:

Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in tournament[a]

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Senegal | Hosts |  | 4 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990)
Algeria | Holders | 16 March 1990 | 7 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
Cameroon | Group 1 winners | 28 July 1991 | 7 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
Congo | Group 7 winners | 14 July 1991 | 4 (1968 1972, 1974, 1978)
Egypt | Group 2 winners | 26 July 1991 | 12 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986,
1988, 1990)
Ghana | Group 4 winners | 28 July 1991 | 8 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984)
Ivory Coast | Group 3 winners | 28 July 1991 | 9 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990)
Kenya | Group 6 winners | 28 July 1991 | 3 (1972, 1988, 1990)
Morocco | Group 3 runners-up | 28 July 1991 | 6 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988)
Nigeria | Group 4 runners-up | 28 July 1991 | 8 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990)
Zaire | Group 8 winners | 28 July 1991 | 7 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988)
Zambia | Group 5 winners | 28 July 1991 | 5 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)

Notes

1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

## Venues

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

Dakar |

Dakar

Ziguinchor

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

## Squads

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Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations squads

## Group stage

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### Tiebreakers

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

January 12, 1992

Nigeria | 2–1|  Senegal

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Siasia 13'
Keshi 89' |  | Bocandé 36'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)

* * *

January 14, 1992

Nigeria | 2–1|  Kenya

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Yekini 7', 15' |  | Weche 89' (pen.)

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Kadry Abdelazim (Egypt)

* * *

January 16, 1992

Senegal | 3–0|  Kenya

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Sané 46'
Bocandé 68'
Diagne 89' |  |

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

January 12, 1992

Cameroon | 1–0|  Morocco

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Kana-Biyik 23' |  |

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 60,000

* * *

January 14, 1992

Morocco | 1–1|  Zaire

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Rokbi 89' |  | Kona 90'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 5,000

* * *

January 16, 1992

Cameroon | 1–1|  Zaire

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Omam-Biyik 15' |  | Tueba 1'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 10,000

### Group C

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

January 13, 1992

Ivory Coast | 3–0|  Algeria

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A. Traoré 14'
Fofana 25'
Tiéhi 89' | Report |

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mohamed Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)

* * *

January 15, 1992

Ivory Coast | 0–0|  Congo

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Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Rafhidi Ali (Tanzania)

* * *

January 17, 1992

Algeria | 1–1|  Congo

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Bouiche 44' | Report | Tchibota 6'

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Christopher Musaabi (Uganda)

### Group D

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

January 13, 1992

Zambia | 1–0|  Egypt

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Kalusha 61' |  |

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor

Attendance: 5,000

* * *

January 15, 1992

Ghana | 1–0|  Zambia

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Abedi Pele 64' |  |

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor

Attendance: 5,000

* * *

January 17, 1992

Ghana | 1–0|  Egypt

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Yeboah 89' |  |

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor

Attendance: 5,000

## Knockout stage

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  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 (pen.) |  0 (11)

|  Cameroon |  1

|  January 23 – Dakar |

|  Senegal |  0 |

|  Cameroon |  0 (1)

|  January 20 – Dakar

| |  Ivory Coast (pen.)|  0 (3) | | Third place

|  Ivory Coast (a.e.t.) |  1

| |  January 25 – Dakar

|  Zambia |  0 |

|  Nigeria |  2

|  Cameroon |  1

### Quarter-finals

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January 19, 1992

Nigeria | 1–0|  Zaire

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Yekini 22' |  |

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

* * *

January 19, 1992

Cameroon | 1–0|  Senegal

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Ebongué 89' |  |

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)

* * *

January 20, 1992

Ivory Coast | 1–0 (a.e.t.)|  Zambia

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Sié 94' |  |

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

* * *

January 20, 1992

Ghana | 2–1|  Congo

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Yeboah 29'
Abedi Pele 57' |  | Tchibota 52'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Ibrahim Faye (Gambia)

### Semi-finals

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January 23, 1992

Ghana | 2–1|  Nigeria

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Abedi Pele 43'
Prince Polley 54' | Report | Adepoju 11'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

* * *

January 23, 1992

Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Ivory Coast

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| Report |
Penalties
Makanaky
Ebwelle
Omam-Biyik
Bell | 1–3 |  Diaby
M. Traoré
Yago
A. Traoré

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

### Third place match

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January 25, 1992

Nigeria | 2–1|  Cameroon

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Ekpo 75'
Yekini 88' |  | Maboang 85'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Sinko Zeli (Ivory Coast)

### Final

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Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations Final

January 26, 1992

Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Ghana

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| Report |
Penalties
Aka
Hobou
Sekana
M. Traoré
Tiéhi
Gadji-Celi
Kouadio
Abouo
Maguy
Sie
Gouamené
Aka  | 11–10 |  Baffoe
Lamptey
Naawu
Asare
Yeboah
Manso
Armah
Abroah
Ampeah
Opoku
Ansah
Baffoe

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar

Attendance: 47,500

Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

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

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

4 goals

* Rashidi Yekini

3 goals

* Abedi Pele

2 goals

* Pierre Tchibota
* Tony Yeboah
* Jules Bocandé

1 goal

* Nacer Bouiche
* Érnest Ebongué
* André Kana-Biyik
* François Omam-Biyik
* Emmanuel Maboang
* Prince Polley
* Youssouf Fofana
* Donald Olivier Sié
* Joël Tiehi
* Abdoulaye Traoré
* Micky Weche
* Said Rokbi
* Mutiu Adepoju
* Friday Ekpo
* Stephen Keshi
* Samson Siasia
* Victor Diagne
* Souleymane Sané
* Andre Kona N'Gole
* Tueba Menayane
* Kalusha Bwalya

## CAF Team of the Tournament

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Goalkeeper

* Alain Gouaméné

Defenders

* Basile Aka Kouame
* Hany Ramzy
* Stephen Keshi
* Adolphe Mendy

Midfielders

* Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo
* Abedi Pele
* Jean-Claude Pagal
* Serge-Alain Maguy

Forwards

* Rashidi Yekini
* Tony Yeboah

## References

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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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