2002 African Cup of Nations

2002 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2002
African Cup of Nations 2002 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryMali
Dates19 January – 10 February
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (4th title)
Runners-up Senegal
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored48 (1.5 per match)
Attendance570,000 (17,813 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Julius Aghahowa
Cameroon Patrick Mboma
Cameroon Salomon Olembé
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Cameroon Rigobert Song
2000
2004
International football competition

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 penalty kicks 3–2 after a goalless draw.

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.

Qualification

Participating countries
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Mali Hosts 2 (1972, 1994)
 Cameroon Holders 13 February 2000 11 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998,
2000)
 Liberia Group 2 winners 16 June 2001 1 (1996)
 Morocco Group 3 winners 16 June 2001 9 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000)
 Nigeria Group 1 winners 16 June 2001 11 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994,
2000)
 Algeria Group 4 winners 17 June 2001 11 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998,
2000)
 Burkina Faso Group 4 runners-up 17 June 2001 4 (1978, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 DR Congo Group 6 runners-up 17 June 2001 12 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996,
1998, 2000)
 Egypt Group 7 winners 17 June 2001 17 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986,
1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Ghana Group 6 winners 17 June 2001 13 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998, 2000)
 Ivory Coast Group 7 runners-up 17 June 2001 14 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992,
1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Senegal Group 5 winners 17 June 2001 7 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000)
 South Africa Group 2 runners-up 17 June 2001 3 (1996, 1998, 2000)
 Togo Group 5 winners 17 June 2001 4 (1972, 1984, 1998, 2000)
 Tunisia Group 3 runners-up 17 June 2001 9 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
 Zambia Group 1 runners-up 16 June 2001 10 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

Group stage

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mali (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Liberia 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Mali 1–1 Liberia
Keita 87' Weah 45'
Attendance: 50,000

Algeria 0–1 Nigeria
Aghahowa 43'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Mali 0–0 Nigeria
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Liberia 2–2 Algeria
Daye 7'
K. Sebwe 72'
Akrour 45'
Kraouche 90+1'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

Mali 2–0 Algeria
Bagayoko 18'
Touré 24'
Attendance: 50,000

Liberia 0–1 Nigeria
Aghahowa 63'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Morocco 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
South Africa 0–0 Burkina Faso
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Morocco 0–0 Ghana
Attendance: 4,000

South Africa 0–0 Ghana
Attendance: 5,000

Burkina Faso 1–2 Morocco
Dagano 58' Zerouali 23', 85'
Attendance: 6,000

South Africa 3–1 Morocco
Zuma 42'
Mngomeni 48'
Nomvethe 51'
Benmahmoud 77' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000

Burkina Faso 1–2 Ghana
A.Touré 81' Boakye 90', 90+2'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
3  Togo 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
4  Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Cameroon 1–0 DR Congo
M'Boma 40'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Togo 0–0 Ivory Coast
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)

Cameroon 1–0 Ivory Coast
M'Boma 85'

DR Congo 0–0 Togo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

Cameroon 3–0 Togo
Mettomo 52'
Eto'o 80'
Olembé 89'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

DR Congo 3–1 Ivory Coast
Yuvuladio 28'
Nonda 66'
Kimoto 81' (pen.)
Traoré 86'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Tunisia 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  Zambia 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Egypt 0–1 Senegal
Diatta 82'
Attendance: 20,000

Zambia 0–0 Tunisia
Attendance: 6,000

Egypt 1–0 Tunisia
Emam 23'

Senegal 1–0 Zambia
Camara 90'

Egypt 2–1 Zambia
Mido 35'
Emam 53'
Kampamba 89'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Senegal 0–0 Tunisia

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 February – Bamako
 
 
 Nigeria 1
 
7 February – Bamako
 
 Ghana 0
 
 Nigeria 1
 
4 February – Bamako
 
 Senegal (a.e.t.) 2
 
 Senegal 2
 
10 February – Bamako
 
 DR Congo 0
 
 Senegal 0 (2)
 
3 February – Kayes
 
 Cameroon (pen.) 0 (3)
 
 South Africa 0
 
7 February – Bamako
 
 Mali 2
 
 Mali 0
 
4 February – Sikasso
 
 Cameroon 3 Third place
 
 Cameroon 1
 
9 February – Mopti
 
 Egypt 0
 
 Nigeria 1
 
 
 Mali 0
 

Quarterfinals

South Africa 0–2 Mali
Touré 60'
Dr. Coulibaly 90+2'

Nigeria 1–0 Ghana
Lawal 80'
Attendance: 25,000

Cameroon 1–0 Egypt
M'Boma 62'
Attendance: 15,000

Senegal 2–0 DR Congo
Diao 30'
Diouf 86'
Attendance: 25,000

Semifinals

Nigeria 1–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
Aghahowa 88' Bouba Diop 54'
Diao 97'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Mali 0–3 Cameroon
Olembé 39', 45+1'
Foé 84'
Attendance: 55,000

Third place match

Nigeria 1–0 Mali
Yakubu 29'

Final

Senegal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Report
Penalties
Coly soccer ball with check mark
Fadiga soccer ball with check mark
Faye soccer ball with red X
Diouf soccer ball with red X
Cissé soccer ball with red X
2–3 soccer ball with red X Wome
soccer ball with check mark Suffo
soccer ball with check mark Lauren
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with red X Song
Attendance: 50,000

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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