1994 Africa Cup of Nations
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The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Tunisia and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1994 Africa Cup of Nations canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8933913 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1994 Africa Cup of Nations Context triple: [Sierra Leone national football team, firstAfricaCupOfNationsQualification, 1994 Africa Cup of Nations]
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A.
1996 African Cup of Nations matches
The 1996 African Cup of Nations matches were the games played during the 20th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football tournament, held in South Africa.
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B.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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C.
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th edition of the men's football world championship, hosted by the United States and won by Brazil after defeating Italy in a penalty shootout in the final.
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D.
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was the global qualifying competition through which national football teams contested for places at the 1994 World Cup finals held in the United States.
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E.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1994 Africa Cup of Nations Target entity description: The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Tunisia and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
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A.
1996 African Cup of Nations matches
The 1996 African Cup of Nations matches were the games played during the 20th edition of Africa’s premier international men’s football tournament, held in South Africa.
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B.
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations is the premier international men's football championship in Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by national teams from across the continent.
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C.
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup was the 15th edition of the men's football world championship, hosted by the United States and won by Brazil after defeating Italy in a penalty shootout in the final.
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D.
1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification was the global qualifying competition through which national football teams contested for places at the 1994 World Cup finals held in the United States.
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E.
WAFU Nations Cup
The WAFU Nations Cup is a regional football tournament for West African national teams organized by the West African Football Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Africa Cup of Nations tournament
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international football competition ⓘ |
| bestPlayer | Rashidi Yekini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | CAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryHostedIn | Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | Côte d’Ivoire national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 19 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1994-04-10 ⓘ |
| finalCity | Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCountry | Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalistTeam |
Nigeria national football team
NERFINISHED
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Zambia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalScore | 2–1 ⓘ |
| finalVenue | Stade El Menzah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthPlace | Mali national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men’s tournament ⓘ |
| goalsScored | 44 ⓘ |
| goldenBootWinner | Rashidi Yekini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupStageFormat | 4 groups of 3 teams ⓘ |
| hostCity |
Sfax
NERFINISHED
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Tunis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knockoutStage |
final
ⓘ
quarter-finals ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ third place play-off ⓘ |
| matchesPlayed | 20 ⓘ |
| nextEdition | 1996 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfFinalists | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 12 ⓘ |
| officialBallSport | association football ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
CAF
NERFINISHED
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Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousEdition | 1992 Africa Cup of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualifiedTeam |
Burkina Faso national football team
NERFINISHED
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Côte d’Ivoire national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Guinea-Bissau national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Senegal national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaire national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Zambia national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1994-03-26 ⓘ |
| thirdPlace | Côte d’Ivoire national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorer | Rashidi Yekini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topScorerGoals | 5 ⓘ |
| winner | Nigeria national football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1994 ⓘ |
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Subject: 1994 Africa Cup of Nations Description of subject: The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations was the 19th edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, held in Tunisia and featuring the continent’s top national teams competing for the championship.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Sierra Leone national football team
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firstAfricaCupOfNationsQualification
→
1994 Africa Cup of Nations
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subject surface form:
Rashidi Yekini