2002 African Cup of Nations

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2002 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2002
African Cup of Nations 2002 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Mali
Dates	19 January – 10 February
Teams	16
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 played	32
Goals scored	48 (1.5 per match)
Attendance	570,000 (17,813 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Julius Aghahowa Patrick Mboma Salomon Olembé (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	El Hadji Diouf
← 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

Main article: 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
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

Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Further information: 2002 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Bamako Kayes Mopti Ségou Sikasso			Bamako
			Stade du 26 Mars
			Capacity: 55,000

			Bamako
			Stade Modibo Keïta
			Capacity: 25,000

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

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	Advance to knockout stage
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:
(H) Hosts 19 January 200216:00

Mali	1–1	Liberia
Keita 87'		Weah 45'

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

21 January 200216:00

Algeria	0–1	Nigeria
		Aghahowa 43'

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 10,000Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

24 January 200219:00

Mali	0–0	Nigeria

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

25 January 200219:30

Liberia	2–2	Algeria
Daye 7' K. Sebwe 72'		Akrour 45' Kraouche 90+1'

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 4,000Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

28 January 200218:00

Mali	2–0	Algeria
Bagayoko 18' Touré 24'

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

28 January 200218:00

Liberia	0–1	Nigeria
		Aghahowa 63'

Stade Barema Bocoum, MoptiAttendance: 9,000Referee: 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	Advance to knockout stage
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: 20 January 200219:30

South Africa	0–0	Burkina Faso

Stade Amare Daou, SégouAttendance: 12,000Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

21 January 200216:00

Morocco	0–0	Ghana

Stade Amare Daou, SégouAttendance: 4,000Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

24 January 200216:00

South Africa	0–0	Ghana

Stade Amare Daou, SégouAttendance: 5,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

26 January 200215:30

Burkina Faso	1–2	Morocco
Dagano 58'		Zerouali 23', 85'

Stade Amare Daou, SégouAttendance: 6,000Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

30 January 200216:00

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

Stade Amare Daou, SégouAttendance: 3,000Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

30 January 200216:00

Burkina Faso	1–2	Ghana
A. Touré 81'		Boakye 90', 90+2'

Stade Barema Bocoum, MoptiAttendance: 15,000Referee: 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	Advance to knockout stage
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: 20 January 200217:30

Cameroon	1–0	DR Congo
M'Boma 40'

Stade Babemba Traoré, SikassoAttendance: 15,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

21 January 200218:00

Togo	0–0	Ivory Coast

Stade Babemba Traoré, SikassoAttendance: 15,000Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)

25 January 200217:30

Cameroon	1–0	Ivory Coast
M'Boma 85'

Stade Babemba Traoré, SikassoAttendance: 15,000Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

26 January 200217:30

DR Congo	0–0	Togo

Stade Babemba Traoré, SikassoAttendance: 7,000Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

29 January 200216:00

Cameroon	3–0	Togo
Mettomo 52' Eto'o 80' Olembé 89'

Stade Babemba Traoré, SikassoAttendance: 6,000Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

29 January 200216:00

DR Congo	3–1	Ivory Coast
Yuvuladio 28' Nonda 66' Kimoto 81' (pen.)		Traoré 86'

Stade Abdoulaye Makoro Cissoko, KayesAttendance: 12,000Referee: 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	Advance to knockout stage
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: 20 January 200215:30

Egypt	0–1	Senegal
		Diatta 82'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoAttendance: 20,000Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

21 January 200219:00

Zambia	0–0	Tunisia

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoAttendance: 6,000Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

25 January 200215:30

Egypt	1–0	Tunisia
Emam 23'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoAttendance: 3,000Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

26 January 200219:30

Senegal	1–0	Zambia
Camara 90'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoAttendance: 20,000Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

31 January 200216:00

Egypt	2–1	Zambia
Mido 35' Emam 53'		Kampamba 89'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoAttendance: 10,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

31 January 200216:00

Senegal	0–0	Tunisia

Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko, KayesAttendance: 8,000Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

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

3 February 200216:00

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

Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko, KayesAttendance: 15,000Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

3 February 200219:00

Nigeria	1–0	Ghana
Lawal 80'

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 25,000Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

4 February 200216:00

Cameroon	1–0	Egypt
M'Boma 62'

Stade Babemba Traoré, SikassoAttendance: 15,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

4 February 200219:00

Senegal	2–0	DR Congo
Diao 30' Diouf 86'

Stade Modibo Keïta, BamakoAttendance: 25,000Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Semifinals

7 February 200216:00

Nigeria	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Senegal
Aghahowa 88'		Bouba Diop 54' Diao 97'

Stade Modibo Keïta, BamakoAttendance: 20,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

7 February 200219:00

Mali	0–3	Cameroon
		Olembé 39', 45+1' Foé 84'

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 55,000Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Third place match

9 February 200216:00

Nigeria	1–0	Mali
Yakubu 29'

Stade Barema Bocoum, MoptiAttendance: 15,000Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

Final

Main article: 2002 African Cup of Nations Final 10 February 200216:00

Senegal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Cameroon
	Report
Penalties
Coly Fadiga Faye Diouf Cissé	2–3	Wome Suffo Lauren Geremi Song

Stade du 26 Mars, BamakoAttendance: 50,000Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Scorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Tony Sylva

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

External links

Details at RSSSF

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Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
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Miscellaneous	Balls Mascots Music Trophy
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. Football in Africa portal

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