Nigeria beats Zaire to advance to AFCON semifinals

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Posted on 2 April 1994

TUNIS, Apr. 2, 1994 (AMP) — Tunisia 1994 : Nigeria reached the semifinals of the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win against Zaire (halftime: 0-0) on Saturday.

Fixtures and Results : Second Round

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Overview

Zaire at the AFCON

First appearance
1 participation in the qualifications

Nigeria at the AFCON

1 title (1980)
10 appearances (first in 1963)
14 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
Statistics: Champions (1980) Runners-up (1984, 1988, 1990) Third Place (1976, 1978, 1992)

Zaire

0:2

Nigeria

0:2 (0:0)

2 April 1994
Tunis

AFCON 1994
Second Round

AFCON History

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