1994 African Cup of Nations final

The 1994 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 April 1994, and was the final match of the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations. It was played in the Stade El Menzah in Tunis, Tunisia. Nigeria won its second championship, beating Zambia in the final 2−1.

1994 African Cup of Nations Final
Stade El Menzah in Tunis hosted the final
Event1994 African Cup of Nations
Date10 April 1994
VenueStade El Menzah, Tunis
RefereeLim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance25,000
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The Zambian team was recently constituted, following the 1993 air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members from the previous team were killed.

Road to the final

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Nigeria Zambia
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
  Gabon 3–0   Sierra Leone 0–0
  Egypt 0–0   Ivory Coast 1–0
Quarter-finals
  Zaire 2–0   Senegal 1–0
Semi-finals
  Ivory Coast 2–2 (4–2 p)   Mali 4–0

Match

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Details

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Nigeria  2–1  Zambia
Amunike   5', 47' Report
Report
Litana   3'
Attendance: 25,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nigeria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zambia
GK 22 Peter Rufai
RB 2 Augustine Eguavoen (c)   78'
CB 5 Uche Okechukwu
CB 6 Uche Okafor
LB 3 Benedict Iroha   68'
DM 15 Sunday Oliseh
RM 7 Finidi George   41'
LM 11 Emmanuel Amunike
AM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha   73'
CF 14 Daniel Amokachi
CF 9 Rashidi Yekini
Substitutions:
FW 13 Samson Siasia   41'
DF 19 Nduka Ugbade   73'
Manager:
  Clemens Westerhof
GK 1 James Phiri
SW 2 Harrison Chongo
RB 3 Elijah Litana   25'
CB 5 Mordon Malitoli   42'
LB 13 Aggrey Chiyangi
RM 4 Kapambwe Mulenga   60'
CM 14 Joel Bwalya
CM 10 Evans Sakala
LM 12 Kenneth Malitoli
CF 9 Zeddy Saileti
CF 11 Kalusha Bwalya (c)   70'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Linos Makwaza   60'
FW 7 Johnson Bwalya   70'
Manager:
  Ian Porterfield

Assistant referees:
El-Jilali R'Harib (Morocco)
Abdel-Magid Hassan (Egypt)

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