2000 African Cup of Nations qualification

Football tournament Afcon This page details the process of qualifying for the 2000 African Cup of Nations. Preliminary round LBY 1977 1–6 ALG 1–3 0–3 BEN 2–3 ANG 2–1 0–2 MLI 3–0 CPV 3–0 0–0 CHA 1–1 (a) CGO 1–1 0–0 EQG 0–5 GAB 0–2 0–3 DJI 1–12 KEN 0–3 1–9 NIG 2–3 LBR 2–1 0–2 SWZ Swaziland 2–3 MAD 1–2 1–1 LES 1987 2–4 MRI 1–1 1–3 BOT 1–2 MOZ 0–0 1–2 NAM 3–1 MWI 2–1 1–0 BDI 2–0 TAN 1–0 1–0 STP 0–6 TOG 0–4 0–2 UGA 5–0 RWA 1962 5–0 0–0 SEN w/o GAM — — SLE w/o MTN 1959 — — ERI w/o ETH — — |} 31 July 1998 LBY 1977 1–3 Report ALG Al-Tawerghi 84 Tasfaout 56 75Adjali 82 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli 40,000 Mourad Daami (Tunisia) 14 August 1998 ALG 3–0 Report LBY 1977 Adjali 9Boukessassa 57Tasfaout 65 19 May Stadium, Annaba 35,000 Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco) 2 August 1998 BEN 2–1 ANG Tchomogo 6 32 Chicangala 36 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou 8,000 Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger) 16 August 1998 ANG 2–0 BEN Akwá Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 16,000 Bisingu Buenkadila (DR Congo) 2 August 1998 MLI 3–0 CPV Yaya Dissa Harouna Diarra Brahima Traoré Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 15,000 Idrissa Seck (Senegal) 16 August 1998 CPV 0–0 MLI Estádio da Várzea, Praia 6,000 2 August 1998 CHA 1–1 CGO Abana Tsoumou Stade Omnisports, N'Djaména 6,500 16 August 1998 CGO 0–0 CHA Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire 5,000 Baba Touré (Togo) 2 August 1998 EQG 0–2 GAB Bounguedza 60 Nguema 65 Estádio Patrice Lumumba, Bata 11,000 16 August 1998 GAB 3–0 EQG Ogouérowo 34Londo 52Nguema 89 Stade Omnisports, Libreville 6,000 31 July 1998 DJI 0–3 KEN Sunguti 4 20 Ongao 70 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 15,000 15 August 1998 KEN 9–1 DJI Okoth 3 6 67 Sunguti 19 26 Oduor 30 85 Ambani 75 83 Dirieh Hamed 25 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 12,000 Note: both games were played in Kenya. 2 August 1998 NIG 2–1 LBR Idé Barkiré 5 pen. Yattaga 44 Sarr 87 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey 4,000 16 August 1998 LBR 2–0 NIG Wreh 30 Roberts 45 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia 10,000 2 August 1998 SWZ Swaziland 1–2 MAD M. Dlamini 28 Rasoanaivo 22 Mosa 65 Somholo National Stadium, Lobamba 1,000 23 August 1998 MAD 1–1 SWZ Swaziland Menakely 15 S. Dlamini 49 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo 30,000 2 August 1998 LES 1987 1–1 MRI Seema 30 pen. Cundasamy 3 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru 9,000 23 August 1998 MRI 3–1 LES 1987 Cundasamy 34 Perlé 65 Ithier 90 Mohapi Stade George V, Curepipe 25,200 2 August 1998 BOT 0–0 MOZ National Stadium, Gaborone 6,000 15 August 1998 MOZ 2–1 BOT Dário Duiker Estádio da Machava, Maputo 25,000 1 August 1998 NAM 2–1 MWI Samaria 9 Nauseb 60 Nakhumwa 22 National Stadium, Windhoek 5,000 15 August 1998 MWI 0–1 NAM Nauseb 15 Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre 8,000 2 August 1998 BDI 1–0 TAN Mbuyi 55 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 5,000 Wa Ntambidila (DR Congo) 15 August 1998 TAN 0–1 BDI Daoudi 88 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam 7,000 2 August 1998 STP 0–4 TOG Noutsoudje 9 pen. 19 Goumai Yedibahoma 77 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon (neutral ground) 3,000 18 August 1998 TOG 2–0 STP Noutsoudje 4 Adjamgba 71 Stade Municipal, Lomé 4,000 1 August 1998 UGA 5–0 RWA 1962 Musisi 1 43 47 Obwinyi 42 Mutyaba 83 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 18,000 16 August 1998 RWA 1962 0–0 UGA Stade Amahoro, Kigali 15,000 SEN w/o GAM Gambia withdrew, Senegal advanced automatically. SLE w/o MTN 1959 Mauritania withdrew, Sierra Leone advanced automatically. 23 August 1998 ERI w/o ETH Cairo, Egypt Ethiopia withdrew due to Eritrean–Ethiopian War, Eritrea advanced automatically. Group round Group round took place between 2 October 1998 and 20 June 1999. Group 1 Ghana qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999; their results where annulled. Eritrea qualified for the playoff. main WDL Q n CMR CMR ERI ERI MOZ MOZ GHA GHA H 3 1 0 8 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 3 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 Awarded hosting rights #ccffcc A A #ffffcc B complete 4 October 1998 MOZ 3–1 ERI Dário 30Tomás 35Tico-Tico 44 Zerom 44 Estádio da Machava, Maputo 25,000 Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 4 October 1998 CMR 1–3Annulled GHA Olembé 35 Akonnor 12Johnson 35Nyarko 89 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 40,000 23 January 1999 ERI 0–0 CMR Asmara Stadium, Asmara 5,000 Ahmed El-Shinawi (Egypt) 24 January 1999 GHA 1–0Annulled MOZ Akonnor 54 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 30,000 28 February 1999 CMR 1–0 MOZ M'Boma 25 Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé 55,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 28 February 1999 GHA 5–0Annulled ERI Ahinful 5Preko 27 56 84Ofori-Quaye 68 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 50,000 11 April 1999 MOZ 1–6 CMR Tico-Tico 60 Job 26 28 M'Boma 33 42 Njanka 74 Suffo 83 Estádio da Machava, Maputo 18,000 Edwin Senai (Botswana) 6 June 1999 CMR 1–0 ERI Song Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé Haroun Boukar (Chad) 19 June 1999 ERI 1–0 MOZ Fishaye 81 Asmara Stadium, Asmara 5,000 Group 2 Sierra Leone withdrew due to the Sierra Leone Civil War on 22 March 1999, their result was annulled. main WDL Q n MAR MAR TOG TOG GUI GUI SLE SLE W 2 2 0 6 4 1 1 2 6 6 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew #ccffcc A A #ffcccc R complete 4 October 1998 TOG 2–0 GUI T. Salou 5 pen. Ouadja 58 Stade Municipal, Lomé 15,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 4 October 1998 MAR 3–0 Annulled SLE Chippo 22 Bassir 42 Camacho 82 Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca 25,000 Djibril M'Baye (Senegal) 24 January 1999 GUI 1–1 MAR Oularé 30 Hadji 46 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 18,000 Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast) 28 February 1999 TOG 2–3 MAR Noutsoudje 32 Goumai 63 Camacho 2 72 Hadji 39 Stade Municipal, Lomé 15,000 Alex Quartey (Ghana) 11 April 1999 MAR 1–1 TOG Chippo 40 Oyawolé 67 Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca 50,000 Mohsen Boukhir (Tunisia) 6 June 1999 MAR 1–0 GUI Camacho 6 Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 70,000 Lazzoun Boucif (Algeria) 20 Jun 1999 GUI 2–1 TOG F. Camara 53 64 Kader 61 Stade Saifoullaye Diallo, Labé 28,000 Malick Sillah (Gambia) Group 3 main WDL Group 3 Q n CIV CIV CGO CGO MLI MLI NAM NAM 3 2 1 7 2 3 1 2 6 5 2 3 1 5 3 0 2 4 2 10 #ccffcc A A complete 3 October 1998 NAM 0–1 CGO Mokossi 80 National Stadium, Windhoek 10,000 Edwin Senai (Botswana) 4 October 1998 MLI 0–1 CIV Koné 87 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 15,000 Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) 24 January 1999 CIV 3–0 NAM Diallo 10 90 Diomandé 32 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 15,000 Sillah Malick (Gambia) 24 January 1999 CGO 0–0 MLI Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 28 February 1999 CGO 1–0 CIV Ntounou 10 Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire 12,000 Gilbert Njike (Cameroon) 11 April 1999 MLI 2–1 NAM Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako 20,000 Seydou Ba (Mauritania) 11 April 1999 CIV 2–0 CGO Bakayoko 20 Tiéhi 25 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 40,000 Manuel Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde) 8 May 1999 NAM 0–0 MLI National Stadium, Windhoek 10,000 Eusebio Alfredo (Mozambique) 5 June 1999 NAM 1–1 CIV Jacobs 56 Diallo 78 National Stadium, Windhoek 10,000 Antônio da Silva (Angola) 6 June 1999 MLI 3–1 CGO Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako Pierre Mouguengui (Gabon) 20 June 1999 CIV 0–0 MLI Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 45,000 Karim Daho (Algeria) 20 June 1999 CGO 3–0 NAM Bokatola 24 Buitys 53 Guié-Mien 87 Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria) Group 4 main WDL Group 4 Q n RSA RSA GAB GAB MRI MRI ANG ANG 3 2 1 10 5 3 1 2 10 10 1 3 2 6 8 1 2 3 7 10 #ccffcc A A complete 3 October 1998 RSA 1–0 ANG Bartlett 86 First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg 25,000 Homary Mohamady (Madagascar) 4 October 1998 GAB 2–0 MRI Londo 17 Ogandaga 85 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 6,000 Souleymane Konaté (Cameroon) 23 January 1999 MRI 1–1 RSA Périatambée 56 Masinga 44 Stade George V, Curepipe 32,385 Richard Phiri (Zambia) 24 January 1999 ANG 3–1 GAB Akwá 7 51 90 Mouloungui 34 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 15,000 Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania) 27 February 1999 RSA 4–1 GAB Moeti 45 Masinga 50 Bartlett 57 McCarthy 80 Nguema 27 Odi Stadium, Mabopane 50,000 Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia) 28 February 1999 ANG 0–2 MRI Perle 29 Bax 84 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 25,000 10 April 1999 GAB 1–0 RSA Londo 90+3 pen. Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 18,000 Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo) 10 April 1999 MRI 1–1 ANG Perle 31 Bodunha 16 Stade George V, Curepipe 31,979 Roger Raharison (Madagascar) 5 June 1999 RSA 2–0 MRI Mngomeni 57 McCarthy 80 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 45,000 Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe) 6 June 1999 GAB 3–1 ANG Nguema 17 40 Amégasse 80 Valente 81 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger) 20 June 1999 ANG 2–2 RSA Zito 70 Jaburú 74 Mkhalele 32 Mudau 48 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 25,000 Said Belqola (Morocco) 20 June 1999 MRI 2–2 GAB François 45 Perle 73 Nzaboutamba 37 Nguema 72 Stade George V, Curepipe 31,800 Alfredo Eusébio (Mozambique) Group 5 Nigeria qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999; their results were annulled. Senegal qualified for the playoff. main WDL Q n BFA BFA SEN SEN BDI BDI NGR NGR H 2 2 0 8 5 1 2 1 4 4 1 0 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 Awarded hosting rights #ccffcc A A #ffffcc B complete 4 October 1998 BFA 0–0Annulled NGR Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 30,000 13 December 1998 BDI 1–0 SEN Sutche 18 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 23 January 1999 SEN 1–1 BFA Keita 31 Nana 54 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 40,000 Mamadouba Camara (Guinea) 23 January 1999 NGR 2–0Annulled BDI Lawal 38Finidi 70 MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta 30,000 28 February 1999 BDI 1–2 BFA Kitenge 24 pen. M. Zongo Kambou 60 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 8,000 Waiswa Ajab (Uganda) 28 February 1999 SEN 1–1Annulled NGR Keita 69 Akpoborie 75 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 55,000 11 April 1999 BFA 3–1 BDI B. Zongo 3 15 M. Zongo 6 pen. Mossi 29 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 25,000 Baba Touré (Togo) 6 June 1999 BFA 2–2 SEN Ouédraogo 45 Koné 80 Henri Camara 20 Diop 59 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 25,000 Mourad Daami (Tunisia) 19 June 1999 SEN 1–0 BDI Keita 10 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 20,000 Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana) Group 6 main WDL Group 6 Q n ZAM ZAM COD COD 1997 MAD MAD KEN KEN 5 1 0 9 2 3 1 2 7 6 1 2 3 6 10 0 2 4 3 7 #ccffcc A A complete 3 October 1998 KEN 1–1 MAD Otieno 11 pen. Menakely 64 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 12,000 4 October 1998 ZAM 1–1 COD 1997 Kilambe 46 Simba 44 Independence Stadium, Lusaka Peter Lauer (Swaziland) 24 January 1999 MAD 1–2 ZAM Rasoanaivo 65 Kilambe 85 Milanzi 87 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo 4,000 Petros Mathabela (South Africa) 24 January 1999 COD 1997 2–1 KEN Kanyengele 15 65 Origi 66 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa 75,000 Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon) 28 February 1999 KEN 0–1 ZAM Lota 9 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 30,000 Sohan Pradeep Kumar (Mauritius) 28 February 1999 MAD 3–1 COD 1997 Menakely 42 Rasoanaivo 64 74 Bakasu 81 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo 35,000 Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe) 10 April 1999 ZAM 1–0 KEN Kamwandi 40 Independence Stadium, Lusaka 40,000 Robin Williams (South Africa) 11 April 1999 COD 1997 2–0 MAD Kimoto 7 Lokose 46 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa 75,000 Boukar Haroun (Chad) 6 June 1999 KEN 0–1 COD 1997 Akwana 20 o.g. Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 20,000 Ahmed Saleh (Sudan) 6 June 1999 ZAM 3–0 MAD Banda 1 22 Lota 85 Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe 4,500 Ahmed El-Shenawi (Egypt) 20 June 1999 COD 1997 0–1 ZAM Sinkala 46 pen. Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa 40,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 20 June 1999 MAD 1–1 KEN Rasoanaivo 44 pen. Serengo 39 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia) Group 7 main WDL Group 7 Q n TUN TUN ALG ALG LBR LBR UGA UGA 5 0 1 13 3 2 1 3 8 7 2 1 3 7 8 2 0 4 3 13 #ccffcc A A complete 2 October 1998 UGA 2–1 ALG Mubiru 75 90 Dziri 79 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 25,000 Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia) 4 October 1998 TUN 2–1 LBR Sellimi 41 90 pen. Sebwe 32 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 25,000 Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali) 24 January 1999 ALG 0–1 TUN Rouissi 44 5 July stadium, Algiers 50,000 Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco) 24 January 1999 LBR 2–0 UGA Roberts 20 Gebro 38 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia 11,000 27 February 1999 TUN 6–0 UGA Kanzari 16 Jaidi 33 Boukadida 57 Sellimi 61 pen. Rouissi 83 Gabsi 85 Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis 35,000 Said Belqola (Morocco) 28 February 1999 LBR 1–1 ALG Roberts Saïfi Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia 30,000 Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast) 9 April 1999 ALG 4–1 LBR Merakchi 40 45 Saïfi 60 V. Kpoto 85 o.g. Konwlo 61 19 May Stadium, Annaba 40,000 Malick Sillah (Gambia) 10 April 1999 UGA 0–2 TUN Gabsi 18 Rouissi 40 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 25,000 Omar Abdulkadir Isaack (Tanzania) 5 June 1999 UGA 1–0 LBR Ssozi 84 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 25,000 Hassan Mohamud (Egypt) 6 June 1999 TUN 2–0 ALG Mhedhebi 55 Thabet 90 Stade Olympique El Menzah, Tunis 25,000 Falla Ndoye (Senegal) 20 June 1999 ALG 2–0 UGA Merakchi 39 56 19 May Stadium, Annaba 20,000 Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya) 20 June 1999 LBR 2–0 TUN Makor 50 pen. Weah 85 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia 18,000 Alex Quartey (Ghana) Playoff Eritrea (runners-up of Group 1) and Senegal (runners-up of Group 5) joined Zimbabwe in a playoff for one place in the final tournament. main WDL Q n SEN SEN ZIM ZIM ERI ERI 3 0 1 11 4 3 0 1 7 3 0 0 4 2 13 #ccffcc A complete 1st leg 4 July 1999 ERI 0–1 ZIM A. Ndlovu 25 Asmara Stadium, Asmara 10,000 Petros Mathabela (South Africa) 18 July 1999 SEN 6–2 ERI Séne 2 Keita 21 52 Traoré 30 40 N'Diaye 60 Abraha 58 Fisahaye 68 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 35,000 Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) 30 July 1999 ZIM 2–1 SEN P. Ndlovu 8 Sawu 55 Traoré 77 National Stadium, Harare 40,000 Omar Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania) 2nd leg 8 August 1999 SEN 2–0 ZIM N'Diaye 15 Diop 86 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 40,000 Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria) 15 August 1999 ZIM 4–0 ERI A. Ndlovu 61 Sawu 69 75 90 National Stadium, Harare 40,000 Abdel Hamid Radwan (Egypt) 21 August 1999 ERI 0–2 SEN Camara 55 Touré 80 Asmara Stadium, Asmara 5,000 Abdulhakim El Shelmani (Libya) Qualified teams 22em ALG BFA CMR COD 1997 CGO EGY (holders) GAB GHA (co-hosts) CIV MAR NGA (co-hosts) SEN RSA TOG TUN ZAM External links Details at RSSSF Qualification 2000 Cup of Nations qualification Cup of Nations qualification