1994 African Cup of Nations final

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1994 African Cup of Nations Final
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Stade El Menzah in Tunis hosted the final
Event 1994 African Cup of Nations
Date10 April 1994
Venue Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Referee Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance25,000
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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.

Contents

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

NigeriaZambia
OpponentsResultsOpponentsResults
Group stage
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 3–0Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0–0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–0
Quarter-finals
Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 2–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–0
Semi-finals
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 2–2 (4–2 p)Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 4–0

Match

Details

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Amunike Soccerball shade.svg5', 47' Report
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Stade El Menzah , Tunis, Tunisia
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
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Nigeria
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Zambia
GK22 Peter Rufai
RB2 Augustine Eguavoen (c)Yellow card.svg 78'
CB5 Uche Okechukwu
CB6 Uche Okafor
LB3 Benedict Iroha Yellow card.svg 68'
DM15 Sunday Oliseh
RM7 Finidi George Sub off.svg 41'
LM11 Emmanuel Amunike
AM10 Jay-Jay Okocha Sub off.svg 73'
CF14 Daniel Amokachi
CF9 Rashidi Yekini
Substitutions:
FW13 Samson Siasia Sub on.svg 41'
DF19 Nduka Ugbade Sub on.svg 73'
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Clemens Westerhof
GK1 James Phiri
SW2 Harrison Chongo
RB3 Elijah Litana Yellow card.svg 25'
CB5 Mordon Malitoli Yellow card.svg 42'
LB13 Aggrey Chiyangi
RM4 Kapambwe Mulenga Sub off.svg 60'
CM14 Joel Bwalya
CM10 Evans Sakala
LM12 Kenneth Malitoli
CF9 Zeddy Saileti
CF11 Kalusha Bwalya (c)Sub off.svg 70'
Substitutions:
MF18 Linos Makwaza Sub on.svg 60'
FW7 Johnson Bwalya Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Porterfield

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