2002 African Cup of Nations qualification

Football tournament December 2021 Afcon This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations. Qualified teams The 16 qualified teams are: ALG BFA CMR (holders) COD 1997 EGY GHA CIV LBRMLI (hosts) MAR NGA TOG SEN RSA TUN ZMB Preliminary round The quarter finalists of 2000 Africa Cup of Nations received a bye to the group stage. These teams are: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia. MTN 1959 0–3 BFA 0–0 0–3 GAM 2–4 GUI 2–2 0–2 STP 2–5 GAB 1–1 1–4 EQG 1–5 ANG 0–1 1–4 BEN 4–8 NAM 2–0 2–8 NIG 0–7 CIV 0–1 0–6 CPV 1–3 LBR 1–0 0–3 SLE 2–2 (2–4 p) TOG 2–0 0–2 CAR 1–3 COD 1997 1–1 0–2 SUD 6–3 ERI 5–1 1–2 RWA 1962 3–6 CGO 2–1 1–5 DJI 1–4 BDI 1–3 0–1 BOT 1–2 MAD 1–0 0–2 CHA 4–4 (7–8 p) LBY 1977 3–1 1–3 ETH 1996 1–2 ZAM 1–0 0–2 SEY 0–6 ZIM 0–1 0–5 TAN 2–4 MRI 0–1 2–3 UGA 5–2 MWI 3–1 2–1 LES 1987 1–1 (3–2 p) MOZ 1–0 0–1 SWZ Swaziland 3–5 KEN 3–2 0–3 MAR w/o GNB — — |} 30 June 2000 MTN 1959 0–0 BFA Stade Olympique, Nouakchott 10,000 Albina da Silva (Guinea-Bissau) 16 July 2000 BFA 3–0 MTN 1959 Barro 23 71Diabaté 76 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 25,000 Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger) Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate. 1 July 2000 GAM 2–2 GUI Corr 31 pen. 44 pen. Diané 39Youla 87 Independence Stadium, Bakau 15,000 16 July 2000 GUI 2–0 GAM T. Camara 8Youla 90 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 15,000 Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate. 1 July 2000 STP 1–1 GAB Tonga 5 Tamboucha 12 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé 15 July 2000 GAB 4–1 STP Bito'o 17 21 70Ondo 50 Ramos 88 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 15,000 Eboh Messan (Togo) Gabon win 5–2 on aggregate. 2 July 2000 EQG 0–1 ANG Isaac 72 Estadio La Paz, Malabo 16 July 2000 ANG 4–1 EQG Paulão 14Akwá 18Mendonça 83Isaac 88 Mba 33 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 20,000 Angola win 5–1 on aggregate. 2 July 2000 BEN 2–0 NAM Bessan 46Latoundji 50 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou 25,000 15 July 2000 NAM 8–2 BEN Nauseb 4Goraseb 8 20 36Tjikuzu 25 43Jacobs 31 pen.Benjamin 77 Assouma 6 12 Independence Stadium, Windhoek 5,000 Namibia win 8–4 on aggregate. 2 July 2000 NIG 0–1 CIV Dindane 55 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey Joseph Wellington (Ghana) 16 July 2000 CIV 6–0 NIG Bamba 9Yoffou 42 65 68Zézé 77Zoko 84 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 25,000 Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco) Ivory Coast win 7–0 on aggregate. 3 July 2000 CPV 1–0 LBR Toni Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo 16 July 2000 LBR 3–0 CPV Weah 3 Brown 71Roberts 83 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia 18,000 Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast) Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate. 20 August 2000 SLE 2–0 TOG Bah 33Kanu 51 National Stadium, Freetown 10,000 Mamadouba Camara (Guinea) 3 September 2000 TOG 2–0 SLE Kader 26Salou 60 pen. Stade de Kégué, Lomé 25,000 Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso) 4–2 Togo win 4–2 on penalties after 2–2 after extra time. 2 July 2000 CTA 1–1 COD 1997 Malo 25 Yemweni 12 Barthelemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui Hissene Ladoual (Chad) 16 July 2000 COD 1997 2–0 CTA Yemweni 6 Mayélé 82 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa 75,000 Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria) DR Congo won 3–1 on aggregate. 2 July 2000 SUD 5–1 ERI Khalid Bakhit 4 Moga 11 Mohamed Musa Dawod 54 Hisham Seeni 56 Amir Mustafa 86 Abraham 6 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum 15 July 2000 ERI 2–1 SUD Abreha 33 Shimangus 45 Richard 66 Asmara Stadium, Asmara Sudan won 6–3 on aggregate. 2 July 2000 RWA 1962 2–1 CGO Stade Amahoro, Kigali 16 July 2000 CGO 5–1 RWA 1962 Eder 6 Amoros 8 pen. Moyimouadeka 26 Ngoma-Nanitélamio 61 Tsoumou 61 Mayele 80 Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire 30,000 Congo won 6–3 on aggregate. 30 June 2000 DJI 1–3 BDI Djibouti city 15 July 2000 BDI 1–0 DJI Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 6,000 Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate. 1 July 2000 BOT 1–0 MAD Selolwane25 National Stadium, Gaborone 15,000 15 July 2000 MAD 2–0 BOT Randrianaivo 3 Ralaitafika 48 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate. 30 June 2000 CHA 3–1 LBY 1977 Lokissimbaye 2 Al Masli Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena 14 July 2000 LBY 1977 3–1 CHA El Taib Al-Tarhouni Al Masli Lokissimbaye June 11 Stadium, Tripoli 8–7 Libya won 8–7 on penalty shootout after 4–4 on aggregate. 2 July 2000 ETH 1996 1–0 ZAM Getachew 34 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 Ahmed Salih (Sudan) 15 July 2000 ZAM 2–0 ETH 1996 Makufi 2 Kampamba 67 Independence Stadium, Lusaka Petros Mathabela (South Africa) Zambia on 2–1 on aggregate. 1 July 2000 SEY 0–1 ZIM Mwaruwari 35 Victoria, Seychelles 16 July 2000 ZIM 5–0 SEY Petros Makunike Ndlovu Ncube Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo 30,000 Zimbabwe on 6–0 on aggregate. 1 July 2000 TAN 0–1 MRI Naboth 57 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam 16 July 2000 MRI 3–2 TAN Bax 77 François 79 Perle 88 Tembele 24 Lungu 28 Stade George V, Curepipe 30,000 Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate. 1 July 2000 UGA 3–1 MWI Mubiru 3 Magumba 14 Mukasa 52 Chitsulo 89 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 15,000 15 July 2000 MWI 1–2 UGA Chirwali 51 Mubiru 30 Musisi 81 Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre 25,000 ... (Mauritius) Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate. 2 July 2000 LES 1987 1–0 MOZ Ntsonyana 85 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru 5,000 16 July 2000 MOZ 1–0 LES 1987 Dário 82 Estádio da Machava, Maputo 15,000 2–3 Lesotho won 3–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 after extra time. 2 July 2000 SWZ Swaziland 3–2 KEN D. Dlamini 43 75 pen. M. Dlamini 56 Otieno 38 Okoth 86 Somholo National Stadium, Lobamba 15 July 2000 KEN 3–0 SWZ Swaziland Onyango 19 Okoth 78 Simiyu 83 Mombasa Municipal Stadium, Mombasa 15,000 Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate. MAR w/o GNB Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced. Qualifying round Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001. Group 1 main WDL Group 1 Q n NGA NGA ZAM ZAM MAD MAD NAM NAM 4 2 0 9 1 2 2 2 5 5 1 2 3 5 7 1 2 3 5 11 #ccffcc A A complete 2 September 2000 NGA 4–0 NAM Ikpeba 39 73 88 Ojigwe 55 Lagos National Stadium, Lagos 25,000 Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast) 2 September 2000 ZAM 1–2 MAD Lota 34 Ratsimialona 42 Randrianaivo 75 Independence Stadium, Lusaka 30,000 Edwin Senai (Botswana) 7 October 2000 MAD 0–0 NGA Alarobia Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo 7,000 Petros Mathabela (South Africa) 8 October 2000 NAM 1–2 ZAM Mukwaya 9 Mwape 80Chepita 81 Independence Stadium, Windhoek Reda Baltagy (Egypt) 13 January 2001 NGA 1–0 ZAM Agali 33 Lagos National Stadium, Lagos 60,000 Kamel Berber (Algeria) 13 January 2001 NAM 2–2 MAD Hindjou 77 Hummel 89 Randrianaivo 33 Ratsimialona 44 Independence Stadium, Windhoek 5,000 24 March 2001 ZAM 1–1 NGA Okoronkwo 42 o.g. Akwuegbu 30 Nchanga Stadium, Chingola 20,000 Wilfrid Mukuna (Zimbabwe) 24 March 2001 MAD 1–2 NAM Menakely 30 Pienaar 5 Diergaardt 10 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo 20,000 2 June 2001 ZAM 0–0 NAM Nchanga Stadium, Chingola 20,000 Edwin Senai (Botswana) 2 June 2001 NGA 1–0 MAD Akwuegbu 4 Benin City, Nigeria 15,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 16 June 2001 NAM 0–2 NGA Yakubu 89 Shuaibu 90 Independence Stadium, Windhoek 10,000 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) 16 June 2001 MAD 0–1 ZAM Lungu 13 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo 25,000 Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) Group 2 main WDL Group 2 Q n LBR LBR RSA RSA CGO CGO MRI MRI 4 1 1 14 4 3 3 0 9 4 1 2 3 4 9 0 2 4 2 12 #ccffcc A A complete 3 September 2000 LBR 4–0 MRI Roberts 25 Debbah 47 49 Sebwe Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia Mamadouba Amalfi Camara (Guinea) 3 September 2000 CGO 1–2 RSA Guié-Mien 70 pen. Mngomeni 21 August 59 Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire 25,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 8 October 2000 MRI 1–2 CGO Ithier 47 Guié-Mien 27 29 Stade George V, Curepipe 21,200 Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe) 16 December 2000 RSA 2–1 LBR Bartlett 49 Masinga 73 Daye 80 First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg 10,000 Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) 13 January 2001 MRI 1–1 RSA François 60 pen. Buckley 43 Stade Anjalay, Mauritius 11,260 Maxim Itur (Kenya) 14 January 2001 LBR 5–1 CGO Debbah 23 60 Makor 30 Roberts 51 Daye 62 Bongo 21 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia 50,000 Alex Quartey (Ghana) 24 March 2001 RSA 3–0 MRI McCarthy 4 Phiri 14 Zuma 20 Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth 10,000 Ishak Omar Abdelkader (Tanzania) 25 March 2001 CGO 0–1 LBR Daye 62 Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire 20,000 Hissene Ladoual (Chad) 3 June 2001 CGO 0–0 MRI Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire 10,000 3 June 2001 LBR 1–1 RSA Makor 48 pen. Rabutla 39 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia 40,000 Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger) 16 June 2001 MRI 0–2 LBR Tondo 1 61 Stade Anjalay, Mauritius 10,780 Samuel Moeketsi (Lesotho) 17 June 2001 RSA 0–0 CGO Kings Park Stadium, Durban 45,000 Wilson Mukuna (Zimbabwe) Group 3 main WDL Group 3 Q n MAR MAR TUN TUN GAB GAB KEN KEN 3 1 2 5 4 2 2 2 9 7 2 2 2 8 8 1 3 2 5 8 #ccffcc A A complete 2 September 2000 GAB 2–0 MAR Nzeng 38 Bito'o 56 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 4,000 Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali) 3 September 2000 KEN 0–0 TUN Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 20,000 Mohammed Mahmoud (Somalia) 7 October 2000 TUN 4–2 GAB Jaziri 3 Jaïdi 42 Gabsi 58 Thabet 75 Moubamba 14 Bito'o 25 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 4,000 Karim Daho (Algeria) 8 October 2000 MAR 1–0 KEN Chippo 43 Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca Alex Quartey (Ghana) 13 January 2001 TUN 0–1 MAR Camacho 49 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 35,000 Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 13 January 2001 KEN 2–1 GAB Maruti 16 Mumba 72 Nguema 12 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 10,000 Petros Mathabela (South Africa) 24 March 2001 MAR 2–0 TUN Chippo 20 Camacho 60 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat 25,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 24 March 2001 GAB 1–1 KEN Ondo 67 pen. Wanyonyi 85 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 45,000 Gilbert Njike (Cameroon) 2 June 2001 KEN 1–1 MAR Origi 5 Bassir 43 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi 17,000 Robin Williams (South Africa) 2 June 2001 GAB 1–1 TUN Cousin 57 Jelassi 67 Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville 16,000 Chukwujekwu Chukwudi (Nigeria) 16 June 2001 MAR 0–1 GAB Nguema 43 Complexe Hassan II, Fès 12,000 Mohamed Abdellah (Libya) 17 June 2001 TUN 4–1 KEN Zitouni 33 62 Jaziri 42 44 Mulama 61 Stade El Menzah, Tunis 20,000 Kamel Berber (Algeria) Group 4 main WDL Group 4 Q n ALG ALG BUR BUR ANG ANG BDI BDI 3 2 1 9 7 3 2 1 4 3 2 2 2 8 7 0 2 4 2 6 #ccffcc A A complete 3 September 2000 BDI 0–0 ANG Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 10,000 3 September 2000 ALG 1–1 BUR Tasfaout 62 Zongo 52 5 July stadium, Algiers 20,000 Hichem Guirat (Tunisia) 7 October 2000 BUR 1–0 BDI Sanou 52 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 20,000 Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria) 8 October 2000 ANG 2–2 ALG P.Sousa 52 Mendonça 66 Tasfaout 10 26 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda Gilbert Njike (Cameroon) 12 January 2001 ALG 2–1 BDI Ghazi 6 Tasfaout 45 Mossi 60 5 July stadium, Algiers 20,000 Abdulhakim Al-Shelmani (Libya) 13 January 2001 BUR 1–0 ANG Zongo 38 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 25,000 Falla Ndoye (Senegal) 25 March 2001 BDI 0–1 ALG Bourahli 17 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 10,000 Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia) 25 March 2001 ANG 2–0 BUR Quinzinho 44 Akwá 75 Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda 25,000 Falla Ndoye (Senegal) 1 June 2001 ALG 3–2 ANG Saïfi 6 41 pen. Kherkhache 80 Quinzinho 29 Joni 60 19 May Stadium, Annaba 25,000 Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) 3 June 2001 BDI 0–0 BUR Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura 15,000 Yusuf Awuye (Uganda) 17 June 2001 BUR 1–0 ALG Traoré 38 Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou 25,000 Komam Coulibaly (Mali) 17 June 2001 ANG 2–1 BDI Paulão 25 Flávio 52 Ndikumana 50 Estádio Municipal do Tafe, Cabinda 10,000 Group 5 Guinea were excluded on 19 March 2001, after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FF functionaries. main WDL Q n TOG TOG SEN SEN UGA UGA GUI GUI W 3 1 0 7 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 3 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew #ccffcc A A #ffcccc R complete 2 September 2000 UGA 3–1(Annulled) GUI Mubiru 14 31 Mukasa 77 Feindouno 44 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 30,000 24 September 2000 SEN 0–0 TOG Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria) 8 October 2000 TOG 3–0 UGA Salou 29 pen. Kossi 49 Mohamed Kader 73 Stade de Kégué, Lomé 30,000 Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria) 8 October 2000 GUI 1–0(Annulled) SEN Baldé 59 Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry 13 January 2001 UGA 1–1 SEN Kaweesa 69 Thiaw 6 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 25,000 Tessema Hailemelak (Ethiopia) 24 March 2001 SEN 3–0 UGA Diouf 18 85 H. Camara 40 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar 50,000 Joseph Wellington (Ghana) 2 June 2001 UGA 0–3 TOG Mohamed Kader 34 70 Dogbe 48 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala 15,000 Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania) 17 June 2001 TOG 1–0 SEN Kossi 32 Stade de Kégué, Lomé 20,000 Alex Quartey (Ghana) Group 6 main WDL Group 6 Q n GHA GHA COD COD 1997 LES LES 1987 ZIM ZIM 4 1 1 16 8 2 2 2 7 9 1 3 2 7 9 2 0 4 8 12 #ccffcc A A complete 3 September 2000 ZIM 3–2 COD 1997 Petros 6 73 P. Ndlovu 22 Mayélé 29 pen. Wakanyenkele 67 National Stadium, Harare 25,000 Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius) 3 September 2000 LES 1987 3–3 GHA Lephoto 47 Majara 49 Makhele 61 Amoah 27 Duah 80 88 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru 11,000 Robin Williams (South Africa) 8 October 2000 GHA 4–1 ZIM Appiah 28 Duah 42 Amoah 48 Akunnor 78 pen. Mwaruwari 47 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 60,000 Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 10 October 2000 COD 1997 1–1 LES 1987 Nvula 57 Mpakanyane 65 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa 50,000 Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo) 14 January 2001 ZIM 1–2 LES 1987 Mwaruwari 21 Majara 40 Seema 87 pen. Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo 20,000 14 January 2001 COD 1997 2–1 GHA Dinzey 10 Mbungu 13 Ayew 77 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa 80,000 Coffi Codjia (Benin) 24 March 2001 LES 1987 0–1 ZIM P. Ndlovu 88 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru 20,000 25 March 2001 GHA 3–0 COD 1997 Allotey 17 84 Appiah 49 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 20,000 Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 3 June 2001 LES 1987 0–0 COD 1997 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru 20,000 Walter Mochubela (South Africa) 3 June 2001 ZIM 1–2 GHA Mugeyi 15 Owusu-Ansah 39 Boakye 89 National Stadium, Harare 35,000 Ahmed Auda (Egypt) 17 June 2001 COD 1997 2–1 ZIM Mulangu 54 Mulekelayi 56 Mwaruwari 7 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa 40,000 Petros Mathabela (South Africa) 17 June 2001 GHA 3–1 LES 1987 Appiah 25 Gyan 31 Amoah 37 Nts'onyana 63 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi 30,000 Moussa Kanouté (Mali) Group 7 main WDL Group 7 Q n EGY EGY CIV CIV LBY LBY 1977 SUD SUD 4 1 1 11 6 3 2 1 9 4 2 0 4 4 10 1 1 4 3 7 #ccffcc A A complete 2 September 2000 EGY 1–0 CIV Abdel Hafeez 15 Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria 10,000 Hailemelak Tessema (Ethiopia) 10 September 2000 LBY 1977 1–0 SUD Al-Masrati 44 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli 8 October 2000 SUD 0–1 EGY H. Hassan 22 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 19 November 2000 CIV 2–1 LBY 1977 Bakayoko 17 Zoko 87 Al Masli 8 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 20,000 Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde) 14 January 2001 EGY 4–0 LBY 1977 I. Hassan 27 A. Hassan 47 62 Sabry 66 pen. Cairo International Stadium, Cairo 25,000 Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco) 20 January 2001 CIV 2–0 SUD Keïta 38 Zoko 80 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Malick Sillah (Gambia) 23 March 2001 LBY 1977 2–0 EGY Al-Tawerghi 53 Al Masli 65 March 28 Stadium, Benghazi 25,000 Kamel Berber (Algeria) 25 March 2001 SUD 0–0 CIV Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman Berhane Teshome (Eritrea) 3 June 2001 EGY 3–2 SUD A. Hossam 20 51 Hosni 58 Moga 69 Faroug Jabra 89 pen. Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria 13,000 Mohsen Boukthir (Tunisia) 3 June 2001 LBY 1977 0–3 CIV Keïta 21 Bakayoko 31 Ettien 67 June 11 Stadium, Tripoli 17 June 2001 CIV 2–2 EGY Bakayoko 70 pen. El-Sayed 83 o.g. Hosni 56 Said 84 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 6,000 Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia) 17 June 2001 SUD 1–0 LBY 1977 Edward Jildo 45 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum External links Details at RSSSF Qualification 2002 Cup of Nations qualification Cup of Nations qualification