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1992 African Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992
Senegal 1992
Tournament details
Host country	Senegal
Dates	12 – 26 January
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Ivory Coast (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Nigeria
Fourth place	Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	34 (1.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Rashidi Yekini (4 goals)
Best player(s)	Abedi Pele
Best goalkeeper	Alain Gouaméné
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The 1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Senegal. The field expanded to twelve teams, split into four groups of three; the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarterfinals. Ivory Coast won its first championship, beating Ghana on penalty kicks 11−10 after a goalless draw.^[1]

Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are:

Venues

Dakar	Dakar Ziguinchor Locations of the 1992 African Cup of Nations venues	Ziguinchor
Stade de l'Amitié		Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta
Capacity: 60,000		Capacity: 10,000

Squads

First round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2	4
Senegal	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	2
Kenya	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

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Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cameroon	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3
Zaire	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Morocco	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	3
Congo	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
Algeria	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	1

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Group D

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	2	2	0	0	2	0	+2	4
Zambia	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	2
Egypt	2	0	0	2	0	2	−2	0

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Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	January 19 - Dakar
	Nigeria	1
					January 23 - Dakar
	Zaire	0
					Nigeria	1
	January 20 - Dakar
					Ghana	2
	Ghana	2
									January 26 - Dakar
	Congo	1
									Ghana	0 (10)
	January 19 - Dakar
									Ivory Coast (pen.)	0 (11)
	Cameroon	1
					January 23 - Dakar
	Senegal	0
					Cameroon	0 (1)
	January 20 - Dakar
					Ivory Coast (pen.)	0 (3)			Third place
	Ivory Coast	1
									January 25 - Dakar
	Zambia (aet)	0
									Nigeria	2
									Cameroon	1

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

• Ivory Coast: Gouamené - Aka, Abouo, Sekana, Hobou, Gadji-Celi, Maguy, Sié,

Otokoré (53' M. Traoré), Tiéhi, A. Traoré (101' Kouadio)

• Ghana: Ansah - Ampeah, Mensah, Baffoe, Armah, Gyamfi (51' Naawu), Abroah,

Lamptey, Asare, Yeboah, Opoku

The penalty shootout was significant in that it was the first in the final of a major international tournament that every player on the pitch took a penalty.

Winners

African Cup of Nations 1992 Champions
Ivory Coast 1st title

Scorers

4 goals

• 
  Rashidi Yekini
  

3 goals

• 
  Abedi Pele
  

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• 
  Alain Gouaméné
  

Defenders

• 
  Basile Aka Kouame
  


• 
  Hany Ramzy
  


• 
  Stephen Keshi
  


• 
  Adolphe Mendy
  

Midfielders

• 
  Jacques Kinkomba Kingambo
  


• 
  Abedi Pele
  


• 
  Jean-Claude Pagal
  


• 
  Serge-Alain Maguy
  

Forwards

• 
  Rashidi Yekini
  


• 
  Anthony Yeboah
  

References

External links

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