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

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

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

Details

Nigeria 2–1 Zambia
Amunike 5', 47' Report
Report
Litana 3'
Attendance: 25,000
Nigeria
Zambia
GK22Peter Rufai
RB2Augustine Eguavoen (c) 78'
CB5Uche Okechukwu
CB6Uche Okafor
LB3Benedict Iroha 68'
DM15Sunday Oliseh
RM7Finidi George 41'
LM11Emmanuel Amunike
AM10Jay-Jay Okocha 73'
CF14Daniel Amokachi
CF9Rashidi Yekini
Substitutions:
FW13Samson Siasia 41'
DF19Nduka Ugbade 73'
Manager:
Clemens Westerhof
GK1James Phiri
SW2Harrison Chongo
RB3Elijah Litana 25'
CB5Mordon Malitoli 42'
LB13Aggrey Chiyangi
RM4Kapambwe Mulenga 60'
CM14Joel Bwalya
CM10Evans Sakala
LM12Kenneth Malitoli
CF9Zeddy Saileti
CF11Kalusha Bwalya (c) 70'
Substitutions:
MF18Linos Makwaza 60'
FW7Johnson Bwalya 70'
Manager:
Ian Porterfield

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

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