2002_African_Cup_of_Nations_qualification

2002 African Cup of Nations qualification

2002 African Cup of Nations qualification

Football tournament


This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams are:

Qualifying rounds

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.

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More information Mauritania, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Albina da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
More information Burkina Faso, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger)

Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Gambia, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 15,000
More information Guinea, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000

Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate.


More information São Tomé and Príncipe, 1–1 ...
More information Gabon, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eboh Messan (Togo)

Gabon win 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Equatorial Guinea, 0–1 ...
Estadio La Paz, Malabo
More information Angola, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000

Angola win 5–1 on aggregate.


More information Benin, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
More information Namibia, 8–2 ...
Attendance: 5,000

Namibia win 8–4 on aggregate.


More information Niger, 0–1 ...
Referee: Joseph Wellington (Ghana)
More information Ivory Coast, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

Ivory Coast win 7–0 on aggregate.


More information Cape Verde, 1–0 ...
More information Liberia, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Sierra Leone, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
More information Togo, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)

Togo win 4–2 on penalties after 2–2 after extra time.


More information Central African Republic, 1–1 ...
Referee: Hissene Ladoual (Chad)
More information DR Congo, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria)

DR Congo won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Sudan, 5–1 ...
More information Eritrea, 2–1 ...

Sudan won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Rwanda, 2–1 ...
More information Congo, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 30,000

Congo won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Djibouti, 1–3 ...
More information Burundi, 1–0 ...

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Botswana, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
More information Madagascar, 2–0 ...

Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Chad, 3–1 ...
More information Libya, 3–1 ...

Libya won 8–7 on penalty shootout after 4–4 on aggregate.


More information Ethiopia, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmed Salih (Sudan)
More information Zambia, 2–0 ...
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Zambia on 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Seychelles, 0–1 ...
More information Zimbabwe, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000

Zimbabwe on 6–0 on aggregate.


More information Tanzania, 0–1 ...
More information Mauritius, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 30,000

Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Uganda, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
More information Malawi, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: ... (Mauritius)

Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Lesotho, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
More information Mozambique, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000

Lesotho won 3–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 after extra time.


More information Swaziland, 3–2 ...
More information Kenya, 3–0 ...

Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Morocco, w/o ...

Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced.

Group round

Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001.

Group 1

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More information Nigeria, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
More information Zambia, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

More information Madagascar, 0–0 ...
Alarobia Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
More information Namibia, 1–2 ...
Referee: Reda Baltagy (Egypt)

More information Nigeria, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Kamel Berber (Algeria)
More information Namibia, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 5,000

More information Zambia, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wilfrid Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
More information Madagascar, 1–2 ...

More information Zambia, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)
More information Nigeria, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

More information Namibia, 0–2 ...
More information Madagascar, 0–1 ...

Group 2

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More information Liberia, 4–0 ...
Referee: Mamadouba Amalfi Camara (Guinea)
More information Congo, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

More information Mauritius, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 21,200
Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
More information South Africa, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

More information Mauritius, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Maxim Itur (Kenya)
More information Liberia, 5–1 ...
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

More information South Africa, 3–0 ...
Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ishak Omar Abdelkader (Tanzania)
More information Congo, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hissene Ladoual (Chad)

More information Congo, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
More information Liberia, 1–1 ...

More information Mauritius, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 10,780
Referee: Samuel Moeketsi (Lesotho)
More information South Africa, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Wilson Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

Group 3

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More information Gabon, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
More information Kenya, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohammed Mahmoud (Somalia)

More information Tunisia, 4–2 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)
More information Morocco, 1–0 ...
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

More information Tunisia, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 35,000
More information Kenya, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

More information Morocco, 2–0 ...
More information Gabon, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

More information Kenya, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa)
More information Gabon, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Chukwujekwu Chukwudi (Nigeria)

More information Morocco, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mohamed Abdellah (Libya)
More information Tunisia, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kamel Berber (Algeria)

Group 4

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More information Burundi, 0–0 ...
More information Algeria, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

More information Burkina Faso, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria)
More information Angola, 2–2 ...
Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

More information Algeria, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdulhakim Al-Shelmani (Libya)
More information Burkina Faso, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

More information Burundi, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia)
More information Angola, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

More information Algeria, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 25,000
More information Burundi, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yusuf Awuye (Uganda)

More information Burkina Faso, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Komam Coulibaly (Mali)
More information Angola, 2–1 ...

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.

More information Team, Pld ...
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More information Uganda, 3–1 (Annulled) ...
Attendance: 30,000
More information Senegal, 0–0 ...
Referee: Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria)

More information Togo, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)
More information Guinea, 1–0 (Annulled) ...

More information Uganda, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemelak (Ethiopia)

More information Senegal, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joseph Wellington (Ghana)

More information Uganda, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania)

More information Togo, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group 6

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More information Zimbabwe, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 25,000
More information Lesotho, 3–3 ...
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa)

More information Ghana, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 60,000
More information DR Congo, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)

More information Zimbabwe, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 20,000
More information DR Congo, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

More information Lesotho, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
More information Ghana, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000

More information Lesotho, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Walter Mochubela (South Africa)
More information Zimbabwe, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)

More information DR Congo, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
More information Ghana, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Moussa Kanouté (Mali)

Group 7

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More information Egypt, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hailemelak Tessema (Ethiopia)
More information Libya, 1–0 ...

More information Sudan, 0–1 ...
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
More information Ivory Coast, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde)

More information Egypt, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
More information Ivory Coast, 2–0 ...
Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)

More information Libya, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kamel Berber (Algeria)
More information Sudan, 0–0 ...
Referee: Berhane Teshome (Eritrea)

More information Egypt, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Mohsen Boukthir (Tunisia)
More information Libya, 0–3 ...

More information Ivory Coast, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia)
More information Sudan, 1–0 ...

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