Zambia beats Sierra Leone to reach AFCON quarterfinals

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Posted on 24 January 1996

BLOEMFONTEIN, Jan. 24, 1996 (AMP) — South Africa 1996 : Zambia defeated Sierra Leone by a big score of 4-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Wednesday. Zambia advance to the Quarterfinals. Sierra Leone is eliminated.

Fixtures and Results : Group B

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Overview

Zambia at the AFCON

8 appearances (first in 1974)
13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)
Statistics: Runners-up (1974, 1994) Third Place (1982, 1990)

Sierra Leone at the AFCON

2 appearance (1994)
9 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)

Zambia

4:0

Sierra Leone

4:0 (2:0)

24 January 1996
Bloemfontein

Group B

Team	Pts
Zambia	7
Algeria	7
Sierra Leone	3
Burkina Faso	0

Matches

Zambia 0-0 Algeria (14 Jan. 1996)
Sierra Leone 2-1 Burkina Faso (15 Jan. 1996)
Algeria 2-0 Sierra Leone (18 Jan. 1996)
Zambia 5-1 Burkina Faso (20 Jan. 1996)
Algeria 2-1 Burkina Faso (24 Jan. 1996)
Zambia 4-0 Sierra Leone (24 Jan. 1996)

AFCON History

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