1992 African Cup of Nations
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 | |
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Senegal 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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 20 |
Goals scored | 34 (1.7 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | ![]() |
Qualified teams
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Participating nations
The 12 qualified teams are:
Venues
Dakar | Locations of the 1992 African Cup of Nations venues |
Ziguinchor |
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Stade de l'Amitié | Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta | |
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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Squads
First round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Source:
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Source:
Cameroon ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kana-Biyik ![]() |
Attendance: 60,000
Cameroon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Omam-Biyik ![]() |
Tueba ![]() |
Attendance: 10,000
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
Ivory Coast ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
January 19 - Dakar | ||||||||||
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January 23 - Dakar | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
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January 20 - Dakar | ||||||||||
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January 26 - Dakar | ||||||||||
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January 19 - Dakar | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 (11) | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
January 23 - Dakar | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
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January 20 - Dakar | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 (3) | Third place | ||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
January 25 - Dakar | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Sié ![]() |
Ghana ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Yeboah ![]() Abedi Pele ![]() |
Tchibota ![]() |
Semi-finals
Ghana ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Abedi Pele ![]() Prince Polley ![]() |
Report | Adepoju ![]() |
Final
Ivory Coast ![]() | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Aka ![]() Hobou ![]() Sekana ![]() M. Traoré ![]() Tiéhi ![]() Gadji-Celi ![]() Kouadio ![]() Abouo ![]() Maguy ![]() Sie ![]() Gouamené ![]() Aka ![]() |
11–10 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Pierre Tchibota
Anthony 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
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Basile Aka Kouame
Hany Ramzy
Stephen Keshi
Adolphe Mendy
Midfielders
Forwards
References
- 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.
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