1994 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the qualifying process qualifying for the 1994 African Cup of Nations. Zaire was shosen on first to hosts the final tournament, however it was replaced by Tunisia. The qualification took place in 8 groups. 10 teams would progress to the tournament. Ivory Coast and Tunisia qualified automatically as defending champions and hosts respectively. Qualification began on 14 June 1992 and ended on 24 October 1993.

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg3rd leg
Lesotho  4–0  Botswana 0–0 4–0
Guinea-Bissau  4–2  Cape Verde 3–1 0–1 1–0
Lesotho  0–0  Botswana
Botswana  0–4  Lesotho
Khali  20'
Lekhotla  46'
Mokhathi  60'
Mohale  85'

Lesotho won 4–0 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau  3–1  Cape Verde
Cape Verde  1–0  Guinea-Bissau
Playoff
Guinea-Bissau  1–0  Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 on playoff.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Gabon 6420102+810
 Cameroon 633070+79
 Niger 6213710−35
 Benin 6006315−120
Gabon  0–0  Cameroon
Attendance: 21,000
Benin  1–2  Niger
Sossa  66' Barkire  19'
Lembo  80'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mason Goe (Liberia)
Cameroon  2–0  Benin
Ewane  27'
Tiki  60'
Niger  1–3  Gabon
Lembo  11' (pen.) Nzamba  4', 7', 83'
Referee: Ousmane Souleymane Diallo (Burkina Faso)
Gabon  2–0  Benin
Mombo  20'
Manon  23'
Attendance: 10,000
Niger  4–1  Benin
Barkire
Lembo
Saley 		Isoufou
Attendance: 6,000
Cameroon  0–0  Gabon
Attendance: 25,000
Benin  0–3  Cameroon
Tchami  12'
Embé  21'
Loga  90'
Gabon  3–0  Niger
Ndong Nzé  15'
Nzamba  75'
Mackaya  90'
Benin  1–2  Gabon
Sacramento  52' Nzamba  54', 89'
Referee: Anthony Edusah (Ghana)
Cameroon  2–0  Niger
Yombi  60'
Embé  67'

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6321121+118
 Uganda 623176+17
 Ethiopia 6213712−55
 Sudan 612329−74
Uganda  3–1  Ethiopia
Mayanja  25', 30'
Aloro  80'		 Yemani  75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Martin Omondi Bita (Kenya)
Sudan  0–0  Nigeria
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Ali Tahir Hafidh (Tanzania)
Nigeria  2–0  Uganda
Amokachi  16'
Siasia  87'
Referee: Jean Fidèle Diramba (Gabon)
Ethiopia  3–0  Sudan
Habtemariam  35'
Kebede  43'
Begashaw  83'
Sudan  1–1  Uganda
El-Neel  30' (pen.) Sambo  45'
Ethiopia  1–0  Nigeria
Ergicho  28'
Nigeria  4–0  Sudan
Yekini  48' (pen.)
Amunike  54', 87'
Ekpo  65'
Ethiopia  2–2  Uganda
Sudan  1–0  Ethiopia
Uganda  0–0  Nigeria
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Haroun Onderah (Kenya)
Uganda  1–0  Sudan
Mayanja  20'
Nigeria  6–0  Ethiopia
Inenga  29'
Yekini  33', 44', 64'
Ugbade  50'
Rufai  90' (pen.)

Group 3

Algeria was disqualified for fielding ineligible player Mourad Karouf in the match against Senegal on 10 January 1993 in Dakar; their place was taken by Senegal who finished third.[1]
Togo withdrew after competing 6 matches (4 draws, 2 losses); their results were annulled and are not listed below.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sierra Leone 642091+810
 Algeria (disqualified) 6411134+99
 Senegal 621389−15
 Guinea-Bissau 6006218−160
 Togo (Withdrew)
Algeria  3–1  Guinea-Bissau
Meziane  13'
Rahmouni  20'
Saïb  49'		 Sirou  60'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kadry Abdel Azim (Egypt)
Senegal  2–0
(Annulled)		  Togo
Diallo  15', 36'
Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
Sierra Leone  1–0  Algeria
Kallon  60'
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Senegal  3–0  Guinea-Bissau
Diallo  45', 50'
Diop  67'
Referee: Bai Jobe (Gambia)
Togo  0–0
(Annulled)		  Algeria
Referee: Louis Yana (Cameroon)
Guinea-Bissau  0–3  Sierra Leone
Referee: Sidi Békaye Magassa (Mali)
Sierra Leone  2–0  Senegal
Togo  0–0
(Annulled)		  Guinea-Bissau
Referee: Kabuya Kalumba (Zaire)
Sierra Leone  0–0
(Annulled)		  Togo
Senegal  1–2  Algeria
Meftah  26'
Brahimi  57'
Togo  1–1
(Annulled)		  Senegal
Akpalo  9' Sané  22'
Guinea-Bissau  1–4  Algeria
Forbes  10' Rahmouni  21'
Tasfaout  31'
Dziri  75', 88'
Algeria  0–0  Sierra Leone
Attendance: 25,000
Guinea-Bissau  0–3  Senegal
Diallo  9', 30'
Mangane  68'
Algeria  4–0
(Annulled)		  Togo
Tasfaout  34', 42'
Brahimi  72'
Zekri  84'
Senegal  1–1  Sierra Leone
Mangane  14' Mansaray  30'
Guinea-Bissau  n/p  Togo
Withdrew
Algeria  4–0  Senegal
Tasfaout  3', 62', 76'
Zekri  32'
Togo  n/p  Sierra Leone
Withdrew

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 6321133+108
 Kenya 6321116+58
 Mozambique 613257−25
 Lesotho 6033417−133
Zaire  2–0  Mozambique
Kabongo  20', 85'
Lesotho  2–2  Kenya
Majoro  12'
Khali  42'		 Onyera  32'
Nandwa  87'
Referee: Wallace Mabuza (Swaziland)
Kenya  1–3  Zaire
Nachok  55' N'Gole  32'
Bapupa  49'
Okitakatshi  57'
Referee: Joel Mondoka (Zambia)
Mozambique  3–0  Lesotho
Referee: Gerald Gwatidzo (Zimbabwe)
Mozambique  0–0  Kenya
Lesotho  1–1  Zaire
Kenya  3–0  Lesotho
Nachok  15'
Mike  54', 71'
Mozambique  0–0  Zaire
Zaire  0–1  Kenya
Nachok  30'
Lesotho  1–1  Mozambique
Kenya  4–1  Mozambique
Odhiambo  23', 60'
Mike  65'
Nachok  68'		 Tico-Tico  16'
Zaire  7–0  Lesotho
Nganzadi  7'
Masudi  18', 36', 79'
Lukaku  42', 77'
Ekanza  48'

Group 5

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6420102+810
 Zimbabwe 633093+69
 South Africa 6123510−54
 Mauritius 6015211−91
Zambia  2–1  Mauritius
Nyirenda  55'
Makinka  66'		 Philogene  2'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Getachew Mekonen (Ethiopia)
Zimbabwe  4–1  South Africa
Takawira  7'
Gumbo  20'
Ndlovu  50' (pen.)		 Masinga  21'
Attendance: 51,000
Referee: Henry Mwafulirwa (Malawi)
Mauritius  0–1  Zimbabwe
Gumbo  38'
Referee: Mady Kanoso Bora (Madagascar)
South Africa  0–1  Zambia
Mwitwa  72'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Phuru Liphoto (Lesotho)
Zambia  0–0  Zimbabwe
Attendance: 12,000
South Africa  0–0  Mauritius
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Milkton Jaky (Madagascar)
South Africa  1–1  Zimbabwe
Maponyane  6' Nkonjera  80'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: João dos Nascimento (Angola)
Mauritius  0–3  Zambia
Mutale
Attendance: 8,000
Zimbabwe  2–0  Mauritius
Lunga  37'
Sawu  63'
Zambia  3–0  South Africa
Chiyangi  1'
Kalusha Bwalya  66' (pen.)
Makwaza  71'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ntambidila wa Ntambidila (Zaire)
Zimbabwe  1–1  Zambia
McKop  28' Kalusha Bwalya  80'
Attendance: 60,000
Mauritius  1–3  South Africa
Ithier  10' Mosimane  31'
Augustine  33'
Masinga  70'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Julio César M. (Mozambique)

Group 6

Chad withdrew after competing two matches (lost both); their results were annulled and are not listed below.
Guinea and Burundi were tied; a playoff is taken in a neutral ground to determine who shall qualify.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Guinea 413054+15
 Burundi 413054+15
 Congo 402202−22
 Chad (Withdrew)
Burundi  1–0  Congo
Abdi  25'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Christopher Yolisichra-Musa (Uganda)
Chad  0–3
Annulled		  Guinea
Oularé  10'
Titi Camara  50'
F. Camara  85'
Guinea  2–2  Burundi
Fodé Camara  43'
Oulare  44'		 Nduwayo  7'
Mbuyi  44'
Referee: Mohamed Bahar (Morocco)
Congo  2–0
Annulled		  Chad
Tchibota  49' (pen.)
Younga-Mouhani  70'
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Guinea  1–0  Congo
S. Kolobat  84'
Attendance: 16,000
Congo  0–0  Burundi
Attendance: 4,000
Burundi  2–2  Guinea
Ngando  16', 86' (pen.) Titi Camara  58'
Soumah  70'
Congo  0–0  Guinea
Attendance: 6,000
Playoff
Burundi  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Guinea
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 15,000

Group 7

Tanzania and Burkina Faso withdrew after competing two matches each; their results were annulled and are not listed below.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 220030+34
 Liberia 200203−30
 Tanzania (Withdrew)
 Burkina Faso (Withdrew)
Burkina Faso  1–1
Annulled		  Liberia
Bambara  58' Traoré  30' (o.g.)
Referee: Gregorio Badupa (Sierra Leone)
Tanzania  2–2
Annulled		  Ghana
Bakari  35'
Mwamba  53'		 Hasule  22' (o.g.)
Zblade  70'
Referee: Jonathan Gatera (Rwanda)
Ghana  3–0
Annulled		  Burkina Faso
Yeboah  2', 4'
Ahmed  84'
Referee: Sylvain Abikanlou (Benin)
Liberia  1–1
Annulled		  Tanzania
Sebwe  52' Holder  86'
Referee: Emmanuel Obafemi (Nigeria)
Ghana  1–0  Liberia
Manso  87'
Attendance: 35,000

Group 8

Libya and Mauritania withdrew without playing any matches.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 631287+17
 Egypt 622265+16
 Morocco 622254+16
 Malawi 621347−35
 Libya (Withdrew)
 Mauritania (Withdrew)
Malawi  1–0  Egypt
Mtawali  81'
Malawi  1–1  Mali
Mali  2–1  Morocco
Traoré  40'
Cissé  54'		 El Khalej  89'
Referee: Idrissa Sarr (Mauritania)
Morocco  0–0  Egypt
Egypt  2–1  Mali
H. Hassan  14'
Ezzat  24'		 Keita  47'
Morocco  0–1  Malawi
Waya  89'
Egypt  2–0  Malawi
I. Hassan  45'
Rayyan  55'
Morocco  1–0  Mali
Fertout  76'
Egypt  1–1  Morocco
Ezzat  67' Laghrissi  22'
Mali  2–1  Malawi
Malawi  0–2  Morocco
Sabek  33' (pen.)
Rokbi  75'
Mali  2–1  Egypt
Traoré  39'
Sidibé  85' (pen.)		 El-Kass  41'

Qualified teams

The 12 qualified teams are:

* Senegal replaced Algeria (disqualified)

References

  1. ↑ "La sélection disqualifiée de la CAN à cause d'un joueur". goal.com. March 25, 2014.
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