2002 African Cup of Nations

23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations June 2023 African Cup of Nations 2002 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2002 Mali CAN2002.png 150px African Cup of Nations 2002 official logo Mali 19 January – 10 February 16 6 5 Cameroon 4 Senegal Nigeria Mali 32 48 570000 NGA Julius Aghahowa CMR Patrick Mboma CMR Salomon Olembé (3 goals each) SEN El Hadji Diouf 2000 2004 The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon won its fourth championship (repeating as champions), beating Senegal on penalties 3–2 after a goalless draw in the final. Host selection Bids: Algeria Botswana Egypt Ethiopia Mali (selected as hosts) The organization of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Mali on 5 February 1998 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during the 1998 African Cup of Nations. Voters had a choice between five countries: Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia and Mali. This was the first time that Mali had hosted the competition. Qualified teams 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification thumb|300px|Participating countries Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. MLI Hosts 14 2 (1972, 1994) CMR Holders 13 February 2000 04 11 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998,2000) LBR Group 2 winners 16 June 2001 15 1 (1996) MAR Group 3 winners 16 June 2001 7 9 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000) NGR Group 1 winners 16 June 2001 04 11 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994,2000) ALG Group 4 winners 17 June 2001 04 11 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998,2000) BFA Group 4 runners-up 17 June 2001 13 4 (1978, 1996, 1998, 2000) COD 1997 Group 6 runners-up 17 June 2001 04 12 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996,1998, 2000) EGY Group 7 winners 17 June 2001 01 17 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986,1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000) GHA Group 6 winners 17 June 2001 03 13 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994,1996, 1998, 2000) CIV Group 7 runners-up 17 June 2001 02 14 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992,1994, 1996, 1998, 2000) SEN Group 5 winners 17 June 2001 8 7 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000) RSA Group 2 runners-up 17 June 2001 15 3 (1996, 1998, 2000) TOG Group 5 winners 17 June 2001 14 4 (1972, 1984, 1998, 2000) TUN Group 3 runners-up 17 June 2001 05 9 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000) ZAM Group 1 runners-up 16 June 2001 04 10 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000) Notes Squads 2002 African Cup of Nations squads Venues Mali center 450 Mali 12.65 -8 Bamako top Mali 14.45 -11.433333 Kayes top Mali 14.495833 -4.198611 Mopti top Mali 13.45 -6.266667 Ségou top Mali 11.316667 -5.666667 Sikasso top Bamako Stade du 26 Mars Capacity: 55,000 Bamako Stade Modibo Keïta Capacity: 25,000 180px Kayes Mopti Ségou Sikasso Stade Abdoulaye Makoro Cissoko Stade Barema Bocoum Stade Amary Daou Stade Babemba Traoré Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 180px 180px Group stage Group A main WDL Group A CAF NGR NGR MLI MLI LBR LBR ALG ALG complete 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 3 1 H 0 2 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 5 Q KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage 19 January 2002 16:00 MLI 1–1 LBR Keita 87 Weah 45 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 50,000 Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya) 21 January 2002 16:00 ALG 0–1 NGA Aghahowa 43 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 10,000 Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 24 January 2002 19:00 MLI 0–0 NGA Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 50,000 Alex Quartey (Ghana) 25 January 2002 19:30 LBR 2–2 ALG Daye 7 K. Sebwe 72 Akrour 45 Kraouche 90+1 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 4,000 Evehe Divine (Cameroon) 28 January 2002 18:00 MLI 2–0 ALG Bagayoko 18 Touré 24 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 50,000 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) 28 January 2002 18:00 LBR 0–1 NGA Aghahowa 63 Stade Barema Bocoum, Mopti 9,000 Falla Ndoye (Senegal) Group B main WDL Group B CAF RSA RSA GHA GHA MAR MAR BFA BFA complete 1 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 4 0 1 2 2 4 Q KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage 20 January 2002 19:30 RSA 0–0 BFA Stade Amare Daou, Ségou 12,000 Falla Ndoye (Senegal) 21 January 2002 16:00 MAR 0–0 GHA Stade Amare Daou, Ségou 4,000 Domenico Messina (Italy) 24 January 2002 16:00 RSA 0–0 GHA Stade Amare Daou, Ségou 5,000 Mourad Daami (Tunisia) 26 January 2002 15:30 BFA 1–2 MAR Dagano 58 Zerouali 23 85 Stade Amare Daou, Ségou 6,000 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) 30 January 2002 16:00 RSA 3–1 MAR Zuma 42 Mngomeni 48 Nomvethe 51 Benmahmoud 77 pen. Stade Amare Daou, Ségou 3,000 Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 30 January 2002 16:00 BFA 1–2 GHA A. Touré 81 Boakye 90 90+2 Stade Barema Bocoum, Mopti 15,000 Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria) Group C main WDL Group C CAF CMR CMR COD COD 1997 TOG TOG CIV CIV complete 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 2 1 4 Q KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage 20 January 2002 17:30 CMR 1–0 COD 1997 Mboma 40 Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso 15,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 21 January 2002 18:00 TOG 0–0 CIV Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso 15,000 Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria) 25 January 2002 17:30 CMR 1–0 CIV Mboma 85 Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso 15,000 Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 26 January 2002 17:30 COD 1997 0–0 TOG Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso 7,000 Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia) 29 January 2002 16:00 CMR 3–0 TOG Mettomo 52 Eto'o 80 Olembé 89 Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso 6,000 Petros Mathabela (South Africa) 29 January 2002 16:00 COD 1997 3–1 CIV Yuvuladio 28 Nonda 66 Kimoto 81 pen. Traoré 86 Stade Abdoulaye Makoro Cissoko, Kayes 12,000 Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) Group D main WDL Group D CAF SEN SEN EGY EGY TUN TUN ZAM ZAM complete 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 Q KO KO green1 Advance to knockout stage 20 January 2002 15:30 EGY 0–1 SEN Diatta 82 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 20,000 Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) 21 January 2002 19:00 ZAM 0–0 TUN Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 6,000 Koman Coulibaly (Mali) 25 January 2002 15:30 EGY 1–0 TUN Emam 23 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 3,000 Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) 26 January 2002 19:30 SEN 1–0 ZAM Camara 90 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 20,000 Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya) 31 January 2002 16:00 EGY 2–1 ZAM Mido 35 Emam 53 Kampamba 89 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 10,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 31 January 2002 16:00 SEN 0–0 TUN Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko, Kayes 8,000 Domenico Messina (Italy) Knockout stage N8 white-space:nowrap yes high yes 3 February – Bamako NGA 1 GHA 0 4 February – Bamako SEN 2 COD 1997 0 3 February – Kayes RSA 0 MLI 2 4 February – Sikasso CMR 1 EGY 0 7 February – Bamako NGA 1 SEN 2 7 February – Bamako MLI 0 CMR 3 10 February – Bamako SEN 0 (2) CMR 0 (3) 9 February – Mopti NGA 1 MLI 0 Quarter-finals 3 February 2002 16:00 RSA 0–2 MLI Touré 60 Dr. Coulibaly 90+2 Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko, Kayes 15,000 Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) 3 February 2002 19:00 NGA 1–0 GHA Lawal 80 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 25,000 Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) 4 February 2002 16:00 CMR 1–0 EGY Mboma 62 Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso 15,000 Mourad Daami (Tunisia) 4 February 2002 19:00 SEN 2–0 COD 1997 Diao 30Diouf 86 Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako 25,000 Domenico Messina (Italy) Semi-finals 7 February 2002 16:00 NGA 1–2 (a.e.t.) SEN Aghahowa 88 Bouba Diop 54 Diao 97 Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako 20,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 7 February 2002 19:00 MLI 0–3 CMR Olembé 39 45+1 Foé 84 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 55,000 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) Third place match 9 February 2002 16:00 NGA 1–0 MLI Yakubu 29 Stade Barema Bocoum, Mopti 15,000 Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya) Final 2002 African Cup of Nations final 10 February 2002 16:00 SEN 0–0 yes CMR Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako 50,000 Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) Coly Fadiga Faye Diouf Cissé 2–3 Wome Suffo Lauren Geremi Song Goalscorers 48 32 Cameroon Patrick Mboma Cameroon Salomon Olembé Nigeria Julius Aghahowa Egypt Hazem Emam Ghana Isaac Boakye Mali Bassala Touré Morocco Hicham Zerouali Senegal Salif Diao Algeria Nassim Akrour Algeria Nasreddine Kraouche Burkina Faso Moumouni Dagano Burkina Faso Amadou Touré Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Cameroon Lucien Mettomo Cameroon Marc-Vivien Foé COD 1997 Papi Kimoto COD 1997 Shabani Nonda COD 1997 Yves Yuvuladio Egypt Mido Ivory Coast Kandia Traoré Liberia Prince Akim Daye Liberia Kelvin Sebwe Liberia George Weah Mali Mamadou Bagayoko Mali Dramane Coulibaly Mali Seydou Keita Morocco Rachid Benmahmoud Nigeria Yakubu Nigeria Garba Lawal Senegal Souleymane Camara Senegal Lamine Diatta Senegal Papa Bouba Diop Senegal El Hadji Diouf South Africa Thabo Mngomeni South Africa Siyabonga Nomvete South Africa Sibusiso Zuma Zambia Gift Kampamba CAF Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Senegal Tony Sylva Defenders Nigeria Taribo West Cameroon Rigobert Song Egypt Hany Ramzy Midfielders Mali Seydou Keita Algeria Rafik Saifi Cameroon Patrick Mboma Nigeria Ifeanyi Udeze South Africa Sibusiso Zuma Forwards Nigeria Julius Aghahowa Senegal El Hadji Diouf External links Details at RSSSF 2002 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:2002 in Malian sport Category:Men's football in Mali Category:International association football competitions hosted by Mali Category:Football competitions in Bamako Category:Kayes Category:Mopti Category:Ségou Category:Sikasso Category:January 2002 sports events in Africa Category:February 2002 sports events in Africa