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]
Coupe 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 |
Qualified teams
editThe 12 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
---|---|---|---|
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
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Venues
editThe competition was played in two venues in Dakar and Ziguinchor.
Dakar | Ziguinchor | |
---|---|---|
Stade de l'Amitié | Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta | |
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
Squads
editFirst round
editGroup A
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Senegal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
Zaire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Morocco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon | 1–0 | Morocco |
---|---|---|
Kana-Biyik 23' |
Attendance: 60,000
Cameroon | 1–1 | Zaire |
---|---|---|
Omam-Biyik 15' | Tueba 1' |
Attendance: 10,000
Group C
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
Congo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast | 0–0 | Congo |
---|---|---|
Group D
editTeam | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana | 1–0 | Zambia |
---|---|---|
Abedi Pele 64' |
Attendance: 5,000
Knockout stage
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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
editIvory Coast | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Zambia |
---|---|---|
Sié 94' |
Ghana | 2–1 | Congo |
---|---|---|
Yeboah 29' Abedi Pele 57' |
Tchibota 52' |
Semi-finals
editGhana | 2–1 | Nigeria |
---|---|---|
Abedi Pele 43' Prince Polley 54' |
Report | Adepoju 11' |
Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
---|---|---|
Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Makanaky Ebwelle Omam-Biyik Bell |
1–3 | Diaby M. Traoré Yago A. Traoré |
Third place match
editFinal
editIvory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
---|---|---|
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 |
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.
Scorers
edit- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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
editGoalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
References
edit- ^ Germany, SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg. "They'll Put a Spell on You: The Witchdoctors of African Football - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International". SPIEGEL ONLINE. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to 1992 African Cup of Nations.