1994 African Cup of Nations

The 1994 African Cup of Nations, known as the Nescafé 1994 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 19th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was played between 26 March and 10 April 1994 in Tunisia, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1965 editions. Tunisia host the tournament, who replaced original hosts Zaire. The Zambian team was recently formed, following an air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members of the previous team had been killed.

Teams

Ten tickets are to be distributed to the 37 countries participating in these qualifications. Tunisia, the tournament organizer, and the Ivory Coast, the defending champion, are exempt from these games. After a preliminary round played in two-way matches involving four teams (two qualified for the main round), the teams are divided into eight groups of four. The first in each group as well as the second in groups of 5 or 6 obtain their ticket for the final tournament in Tunisia. In addition to the withdrawals during the competition of Togo, Chad, Tanzania and Burkina Faso, the selections of Mauritania and Libya, initially registered, withdraw before the start of the qualifications. Note for these qualifiers the debut in official international competition of the selection of Cape Verde, eliminated in the preliminary round, and the first participation of South Africa, banned from world football since the establishment of apartheid. The end of South Africa's segregationist policy allows the reintegration of Bafana Bafana into the CAF. Qualified teams The 12 qualified teams are: ;Notes == Squads ==

Group stage

Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: • Greatest total goal difference in the three group matches • Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches • Most points earned in matches against other teams in the tie • Greatest goal difference in matches against other teams in the tie • Greatest number of goals scored in matches against other teams in the tie • Drawing of lots Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- == Knockout stage ==

Knockout stage

Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semifinals ---- Third place match Final ==Goalscorers==

Goalscorers

== CAF Team of the Tournament ==

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper • Ahmed Shobair Defenders • Frank Amankwah • Harrison Chongo • Elijah Litana • Benedict Iroha Midfielders • Serge-Alain Maguy • Jay-Jay Okocha • Daniel Amokachi • Abedi Pele Forwards • Joël Tiéhi • Rashidi Yekini == External links ==

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