1994 African Cup of Nations final

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 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.

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
GK 22 Peter Rufai
RB 2 Augustine Eguavoen (c)  78'
CB 5 Uche Okechukwu
CB 6 Uche Okafor
LB 3 Benedict Iroha  68'
DM 15 Sunday Oliseh
RM 7 Finidi George  41'
LM 11 Emmanuel Amunike
AM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha  73'
CF 14 Daniel Amokachi
CF 9 Rashidi Yekini
Substitutions:
FW 13 Samson Siasia  41'
DF 19 Nduka Ugbade  73'
Manager:
Clemens Westerhof
GK 1 James Phiri
SW 2 Harrison Chongo
RB 3 Elijah Litana  25'
CB 5 Mordon Malitoli  42'
LB 13 Aggrey Chiyangi
RM 4 Kapambwe Mulenga  60'
CM 14 Joel Bwalya
CM 10 Evans Sakala
LM 12 Kenneth Malitoli
CF 9 Zeddy Saileti
CF 11 Kalusha Bwalya (c)  70'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Linos Makwaza  60'
FW 7 Johnson Bwalya  70'
Manager:
Ian Porterfield

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