1992 African Cup of Nations

1992 African Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992
Tournament details
Host country	Senegal
Dates	12 – 26 January
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
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)
Top scorer(s)	Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)
Best player	Abedi Pele

The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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. Côte d'Ivoire won its first championship, beating Ghana on penalty kicks 11−10 after a goalless draw.

Qualified teams

Participating nations

Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 12 qualified teams are:

• Algeria (holders)
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Ivory Coast
• Egypt
• Ghana

• Kenya
• Morocco
• Nigeria
• Senegal (hosts)
• Zaire
• Zambia

Venues

Dakar	Dakar Ziguinchor Locations of the 1992 African Cup of Nations venues	Ziguinchor
Stade de l'Amitié		Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta
Capacity: 60,000		Capacity: 10,000
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Squads

Main article: 1992 African Cup of Nations squads

First round

Group A

Team	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

Nigeria v Senegal

January 12, 1992

Nigeria	2–1	Senegal
Siasia  13' Keshi  89'		Bocandé  36'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Nizar Watti (Syria)

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Nigeria v Kenya

January 14, 1992

Nigeria	2–1	Kenya
Yekini  7', 15'		Weche  89' (pen.)

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Kadry Abdelazim (Egypt

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Senegal v Kenya

January 16, 1992

Senegal	3–0	Kenya
Sané  46' Bocandé  68' Diagne  89'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Yenog Omar (Congo)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cameroon	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Zaire	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Morocco	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Cameroon v Morocco

January 12, 1992

Cameroon	1–0	Morocco
Kana-Biyik  23'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 60,000

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Morocco v Zaire

January 14, 1992

Morocco	1–1	Zaire
Rokbi  89'		Kona  89'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 5,000

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Cameroon v Zaire

January 16, 1992

Cameroon	1–1	Zaire
Omam-Biyik  15'		Tueba  1'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 10,000

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4
Congo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Algeria	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

Ivory Coast v Algeria

January 13, 1992

Ivory Coast	3–0	Algeria
A. Traoré  14' Fofana  25' Tiéhi  89'	Report

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Mohamed Hounnake-Kouassi (Togo)

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Ivory Coast v Congo

January 15, 1992

Ivory Coast	0–0	Congo

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Rafhidi Ali (Tanzania)

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Algeria v Congo

January 17, 1992

Algeria	1–1	Congo
Bouiche  44'	Report	Tchibota  6'

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Christopher Musaabi (Uganda)

Group D

Team	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

Zambia v Egypt

January 13, 1992

Zambia	1–0	Egypt
Kalusha  61'

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor Attendance: 5,000

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Ghana v Zambia

January 15, 1992

Ghana	1–0	Zambia
Abedi Pele  64'

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor Attendance: 5,000

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Ghana v Egypt

January 17, 1992

Ghana	1–0	Egypt
Yeboah  89'

Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor Attendance: 5,000

Knockout stage

	Quarter-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)			Third place
	January 20 - Dakar
					Ivory Coast (pen.)	0 (3)
	Ivory Coast	1							Nigeria	2
	Zambia (aet)	0							Cameroon	1
									January 25 - Dakar

Quarter-finals

Nigeria v Zaire

January 19, 1992

Nigeria	1–0	Zaire
Yekini  22'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)

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Cameroon v Senegal

January 19, 1992

Cameroon	1–0	Senegal
Ebongué  89'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)

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Ivory Coast v Zambia

January 20, 1992

Ivory Coast	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Zambia
Sié  94'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

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Ghana v Congo

January 20, 1992

Ghana	2–1	Congo
Yeboah  29' Abedi Pele  57'		Tchibota  52'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ibrahim Faye (Gambia)

Semi-finals

Ghana v Nigeria

January 23, 1992

Ghana	2–1	Nigeria
Abedi Pele  43' Prince Polley  54'		Adepoju  11'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Neji Touini (Tunisia)

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Cameroon v Ivory Coast

January 23, 1992

Cameroon	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
	Penalties
Makanaky Ebwelle Oman-Biyik Bell	1–3	Sekana M. Traoré Yago A. Traoré

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Third place match

Nigeria v Cameroon

January 25, 1992

Nigeria	2–1	Cameroon
Ekpo  75' Yekini  88'		Maboang  85'

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Zeli (Côte d'Ivoire)

Final

Ivory Coast v Ghana

January 26, 1992

Ivory Coast	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Ghana
	Penalties
Aka Hobou Sekana M. Traoré Tiéhi Gadji-Celi Kouadio Abouo Maguy Sie Gouamené Aka	11–10	Baffoe Lamptey Naawu Asare Yeboah Mensah Armah Abroah Ampeah Opoku Ansah Baffoe

Stade de l'Amitié, Dakar Attendance: 47,500 Referee: Badara Sène (Senegal)

• Ivory Coast: Gouamené - Aka, Abouo, Sekana, Hobou, Gadji-Celi, Maguy, Sié,

Otokoré (53' M. Traoré), Tiéhi, A. Traoré (101' Kouadio)

• Ghana: Ansah - Ampeah, Mensah, Baffoe, Armah, Gyamfi (51' Naawu), Abroah,

Lamptey, Asare, Yeboah, Opoku

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.

Winners

African Cup of Nations 1992 Champions
Ivory Coast 1st title

Scorers

4 goals

• Rashidi Yekini

3 goals

• Abedi Pelé

2 goals

• Pierre Tchibota

• Anthony Yeboah

• Jules Bocandé

1 goal

• Nacer Bouiche
• Érnest Ebongué
• André Kana-Biyik
• François Omam-Biyik
• Emmanuel Maboang
• Youssouf Fofana
• Donald Olivier Sié

• Joël Tiehi
• Abdoulaye Traoré
• Prince Polley
• 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

Goalkeeper

• Alain Gouaméné

Defenders

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

Midfielders

• Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo
• Abedi Pelé
• Jean-Claude Pagal
• Serge-Alain Maguy

Forwards

• Rashidi Yekini
• Anthony Yeboah

External links

• Details at RSSSF