1994 African Cup of Nations final explained

1994 African Cup of Nations Final
Event:1994 African Cup of Nations
Team1:Nigeria
Team1score:2
Team2:Zambia
Team2score:1
Date:10 April 1994
Stadium:Stade El Menzah
City:Tunis
Referee:Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Attendance:25,000
Previous:1992
Next:1996

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

NigeriaZambia
OpponentsResultsOpponentsResults
Group stage
3–00–0
0–01–0
Quarter-finals
2–01–0
Semi-finals
2–2 4–0

Match

Details

GK 22 Peter Rufai
RB 2 Augustine Eguavoen (c)
CB 5 Uche Okechukwu
CB 6 Uche Okafor
LB 3
DM 15 Sunday Oliseh
RM 7
LM 11 Emmanuel Amunike
AM 10
CF 14 Daniel Amokachi
CF 9 Rashidi Yekini
Substitutions:
FW 13
DF 19
Manager:
Clemens Westerhof
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GK 1 James Phiri
SW 2 Harrison Chongo
RB 3
CB 5
LB 13 Aggrey Chiyangi
RM 4
CM 14 Joel Bwalya
CM 10 Evans Sakala
LM 12 Kenneth Malitoli
CF 9 Zeddy Saileti
CF 11 Kalusha Bwalya (c)
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 7
Manager:
Ian Porterfield
Assistant referees


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

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