Africa Cup of Nations 1992

Africa Cup of Nations 1992
African Cup of Nations 1992
Number of nations	12  (of 37 applicants)
African champions	Ivory Coast (1st title)
venue	Senegal
Opening game	January 12, 1992
Endgame	January 26, 1992
Games	20th
Gates	34  (⌀: 1.7 per game)
spectator	472,000  (⌀: 23,600 per game)
Top scorer	Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)

The 1992 Africa Cup ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the 18th edition of the African continental football championship and took place in Senegal from January 12th to 26th . Organized by the African continental soccer federation Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), twelve teams from Egypt , Algeria , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Cameroon , Kenya , Republic of the Congo , Morocco , Nigeria , Zambia , Senegal and Zaire took part for the first time.

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants with the new record number of 37 applicants to the twelve finalists, whereby the host Senegal and defending champion Algeria were automatically qualified.

→ see main article: Africa Cup 1992 / qualification

The increased number of finalists also led to an adjustment in the game mode. From now on the game was played with four groups of three teams each. The two best teams in each group then played the tournament winner from the quarter-finals in the knockout system . The final round matches were played in the Stade de l'Amitié (60,000 places) in Dakar and in the Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta (10,000 places) in Ziguinchor.

The Ivory Coast won the tournament, became African champions in football and was thus qualified for the first King Fahd Cup in 1992 , the forerunner of the later FIFA Confederations Cup .

Dakar Ziguinchor

1992 venues in Senegal

Group stage

All games in the context of double events.

Group A

All games in Dakar.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Nigeria	2	2	0	0	004: 200	+2	04-00
2.	Senegal	2	1	0	1	004: 200	+2	02: 20
3.	Kenya	2	0	0	2	001: 500	−4	00: 40

January 12th
Nigeria	-	Senegal	2: 1 (1: 1)
January 14th
Kenya	-	Nigeria	1: 2 (0: 2)
January 16
Senegal	-	Kenya	3: 0 (0: 0)

Group B

All games in Dakar.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Cameroon	2	1	1	0	002: 100	+1	03: 10
2.	Zaire	2	0	2	0	002: 200	± 0	02: 20
3.	Morocco	2	0	1	1	001: 200	−1	01: 30

January 12th
Cameroon	-	Morocco	1: 0 (1: 0)
January 14th
Morocco	-	Zaire	1: 1 (0: 0)
January 16
Zaire	-	Cameroon	1: 1 (1: 1)

Group C

All games in Ziguinchor.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	003-000	+3	03: 10
2.	Congo	2	0	2	0	001: 100	± 0	02: 20
3.	Algeria	2	0	1	1	001: 400	−3	01: 30

13th January
Ivory Coast	-	Algeria	3: 0 (2: 0)
15. January
Congo	-	Ivory Coast	0-0
January 17th
Algeria	-	Congo	1: 1 (1: 1)

Group D

All games in Ziguinchor.

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ghana	2	2	0	0	002-000	+2	04-00
2.	Zambia	2	1	0	1	001: 100	± 0	02: 20
3.	Egypt	2	0	0	2	000: 200	−2	00: 40

13th January
Zambia	-	Egypt	1: 0 (0: 0)
15. January
Ghana	-	Zambia	1: 0 (0: 0)
January 17th
Egypt	-	Ghana	0: 1 (0: 0)

Final round

All games in the context of double events (except finals) in Dakar.

Quarter finals

January 19th
Nigeria	-	Zaire	1: 0 (1: 0)
Cameroon	-	Senegal	1: 0 (0: 0)
January 20th
Ivory Coast	-	Zambia	1: 0 (0: 0)
Ghana	-	Congo	2: 1 (1: 0)

Semifinals

January 23
Ivory Coast	-	Cameroon	0: 0 n.V. , 3: 1 i. E.
Nigeria	-	Ghana	1: 2 (1: 1)

3rd place match

January 25th
Cameroon	-	Nigeria	1: 2 (0: 0)

final

January 26th
Ivory Coast	-	Ghana	0: 0 . N V. , 11:10 i. E.

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Rashidi Yekini	4th
2	Abedi Pelé	3
3	Jules Bocandé	2
	Pierre Tchibota	2
	Anthony Yeboah	2

Another 21 players with one hit each.

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com