| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1992 | |
|---|---|
| Senegal 1992 | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Senegal |
| Dates | 12–26 January |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 34 (1.7 per match) |
| Attendance | 385,500 (19,275 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
| Best player | |
| Bestgoalkeeper | |
←1990 1994 → | |
The1992 African Cup of Nations was the 18th edition of theAfrica Cup of Nations, thefootball championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted bySenegal. 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, beatingGhana onpenalty kicks 11–10 after a goalless draw.[1]

The 12 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 4 (1965,1968,1986,1990) | ||
| Holders | 16 March 1990 | 7 (1968,1980,1982,1984,1986,1988,1990) | |
| Group 1 winners | 28 July 1991 | 7 (1970,1972,1982,1984,1986,1988,1990) | |
| Group 7 winners | 14 July 1991 | 4 (19681972,1974,1978) | |
| Group 2 winners | 26 July 1991 | 12 (1957,1959,1962,1963,1970,1974,1976,1980,1984,1986, 1988,1990) | |
| Group 4 winners | 28 July 1991 | 8 (1963,1965,1968,1970,1978,1980,1982,1984) | |
| Group 3 winners | 28 July 1991 | 9 (1965,1968,1970,1974,1980,1984,1986,1988,1990) | |
| Group 6 winners | 28 July 1991 | 3 (1972,1988,1990) | |
| Group 3 runners-up | 28 July 1991 | 6 (1972,1976,1978,1980,1986,1988) | |
| Group 4 runners-up | 28 July 1991 | 8 (1963,1976,1978,1980,1982,1984,1988,1990) | |
| Group 8 winners | 28 July 1991 | 7 (1965,1968,1970,1972,1974,1976,1988) | |
| Group 5 winners | 28 July 1991 | 5 (1974,1978,1982,1986,1990) |
The competition was played in two venues inDakar andZiguinchor.
| Dakar | |
|---|---|
| Stade de l'Amitié | |
| Capacity:60,000 | |
| Ziguinchor | |
| Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta | |
| Capacity:10,000 | |
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:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance toKnockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Advance toKnockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kana-Biyik |
| Cameroon | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Omam-Biyik | Tueba |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Advance toKnockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance toKnockout stage | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Ghana | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abedi Pele |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| January 19 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| January 23 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| January 20 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| January 26 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| 0 (10) | ||||||||||
| January 19 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 0 (11) | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| January 23 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 (1) | ||||||||||
| January 20 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 0 (3) | Third place | |||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| January 25 –Dakar | ||||||||||
| 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sié |
| Ghana | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yeboah Abedi Pele | Tchibota |
| Ghana | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abedi Pele Prince Polley | Report | Adepoju |
| Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Makanaky Ebwelle Omam-Biyik Bell | 1–3 | |
| Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Aka Hobou Sekana M. Traoré Tiéhi Gadji-Celi Kouadio Abouo Maguy Sie Gouamené Aka | 11–10 | |
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.
There were 34 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 1.7 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
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