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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  0–3  Burkina Faso 0–0 0–3
Gambia  2–4  Guinea 2–2 0–2
São Tomé and Príncipe  2–5  Gabon 1–1 1–4
Equatorial Guinea  1–5  Angola 0–1 1–4
Benin  4–8  Namibia 2–0 2–8
Niger  0–7  Ivory Coast 0–1 0–6
Cape Verde  1–3  Liberia 1–0 0–3
Sierra Leone  2–2 (2–4 p)  Togo 2–0 0–2
Central African Republic  1–3  DR Congo 1–1 0–2
Sudan  6–3  Eritrea 5–1 1–2
Rwanda  3–6  Congo 2–1 1–5
Djibouti  1–4  Burundi 1–3 0–1
Botswana  1–2  Madagascar 1–0 0–2
Chad  4–4 (7–8 p)  Libya 3–1 1–3
Ethiopia  1–2  Zambia 1–0 0–2
Seychelles  0–6  Zimbabwe 0–1 0–5
Tanzania  2–4  Mauritius 0–1 2–3
Uganda  5–2  Malawi 3–1 2–1
Lesotho  1–1 (3–2 p)  Mozambique 1–0 0–1
Swaziland  3–5  Kenya 3–2 0–3
Morocco  w/o  Guinea-Bissau
Mauritania 0–0 Burkina Faso
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Albina da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Burkina Faso 3–0 Mauritania
Barro 23', 71'
Diabaté 76'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger)

Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate.


Gambia 2–2 Guinea
Corr 31' (pen.), 44' (pen.) Diané 39'
Youla 87'
Attendance: 15,000
Guinea 2–0 Gambia
T. Camara 8'
Youla 90'
Attendance: 15,000

Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate.


Gabon 4–1 São Tomé and Príncipe
Bito'o 17', 21', 70'
Ondo 50'
Ramos 88'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Eboh Messan (Togo)

Gabon win 5–2 on aggregate.


Angola 4–1 Equatorial Guinea
Paulão 14'
Akwá 18'
Mendonça 83'
Isaac 88'
Mba 33'
Attendance: 20,000

Angola win 5–1 on aggregate.


Benin 2–0 Namibia
Bessan 46'
Latoundji 50'
Attendance: 25,000
Namibia 8–2 Benin
Nauseb 4'
Goraseb 8', 20', 36'
Tjikuzu 25', 43'
Jacobs 31' (pen.)
Benjamin 77'
Assouma 6', 12'
Attendance: 5,000

Namibia win 8–4 on aggregate.


Niger 0–1 Ivory Coast
Dindane 55'
Referee: Joseph Wellington (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 6–0 Niger
Bamba 9'
Yoffou 42', 65', 68'
Zézé 77'
Zoko 84'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

Ivory Coast win 7–0 on aggregate.


Liberia 3–0 Cape Verde
Weah 3'
Brown 71'
Roberts 83'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate.


Sierra Leone 2–0 Togo
Bah 33'
Kanu 51'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Togo 2–0 Sierra Leone
Kader 26'
Salou 60' (pen.)
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)

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


Central African Republic 1–1 DR Congo
Malo 25' Yemweni 12'
Referee: Hissene Ladoual (Chad)
DR Congo 2–0 Central African Republic
Yemweni 6'
Mayélé 82'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria)

DR Congo won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sudan 5–1 Eritrea
Khalid Bakhit 4'
Moga 11'
Mohamed Musa Dawod 54'
Hisham Seeni 56'
Amir Mustafa 86'
Abraham 6'
Eritrea 2–1 Sudan
Abreha 33'
Shimangus 45'
Richard 66'

Sudan won 6–3 on aggregate.


Rwanda 2–1 Congo
Congo 5–1 Rwanda
Eder 6'
Amoros 8' (pen.)
Moyimouadeka 26'
Ngoma-Nanitélamio 61'
Tsoumou 61'
Mayele 80'
Attendance: 30,000

Congo won 6–3 on aggregate.


Djibouti 1–3 Burundi
Burundi 1–0 Djibouti

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.


Botswana 1–0 Madagascar
Selolwane 25'
Attendance: 15,000

Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.


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


Ethiopia 1–0 Zambia
Getachew 34'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmed Salih (Sudan)
Zambia 2–0 Ethiopia
Makufi 2'
Kampamba 67'
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Zambia on 2–1 on aggregate.


Seychelles 0–1 Zimbabwe
Mwaruwari 35'
Zimbabwe 5–0 Seychelles
Petros
Makunike
Ndlovu
Ncube
Attendance: 30,000

Zimbabwe on 6–0 on aggregate.


Mauritius 3–2 Tanzania
Bax 77'
François 79'
Perle 88'
Tembele 24'
Lungu 28'
Attendance: 30,000

Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate.


Uganda 3–1 Malawi
Mubiru 3'
Magumba 14'
Mukasa 52'
Chitsulo 89'
Attendance: 15,000
Malawi 1–2 Uganda
Chirwali 51' Mubiru 30'
Musisi 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: ... (Mauritius)

Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.


Lesotho 1–0 Mozambique
Ntsonyana 85'
Attendance: 5,000
Mozambique 1–0 Lesotho
Dário 82'
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 15,000

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


Swaziland 3–2 Kenya
D. Dlamini 43', 75' (pen.)
M. Dlamini 56'
Otieno 38'
Okoth 86'
Kenya 3–0 Swaziland
Onyango 19'
Okoth 78'
Simiyu 83'

Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.


Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced.

Group round

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

Group 1

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 6 4 2 0 9 1 +8 14
 Zambia 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
 Madagascar 6 1 2 3 5 7 −2 5
 Namibia 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 4–0 Namibia
Ikpeba 39', 73', 88'
Ojigwe 55'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Zambia 1–2 Madagascar
Lota 34' Ratsimialona 42'
Randrianaivo 75'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Madagascar 0–0 Nigeria
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Namibia 1–2 Zambia
Mukwaya 9' Mwape 80'
Chepita 81'
Referee: Reda Baltagy (Egypt)

Nigeria 1–0 Zambia
Agali 33'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Kamel Berber (Algeria)
Namibia 2–2 Madagascar
Hindjou 77'
Hummel 89'
Randrianaivo 33'
Ratsimialona 44'
Attendance: 5,000

Zambia 1–1 Nigeria
Okoronkwo 42' (o.g.) Akwuegbu 30'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wilfrid Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
Madagascar 1–2 Namibia
Menakely 30' Pienaar 5'
Diergaardt 10'

Zambia 0–0 Namibia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)
Nigeria 1–0 Madagascar
Akwuegbu 4'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Namibia 0–2 Nigeria
Yakubu 89'
Shuaibu 90'
Madagascar 0–1 Zambia
Lungu 13'

Group 2

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Liberia 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13
 South Africa 6 3 3 0 9 4 +5 12
 Congo 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
 Mauritius 6 0 2 4 2 12 −10 2
Source: [citation needed]
Liberia 4–0 Mauritius
Roberts 25'
Debbah 47', 49'
Sebwe
Referee: Mamadouba Amalfi Camara (Guinea)
Congo 1–2 South Africa
Guié-Mien 70' (pen.) Mngomeni 21'
August 59'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Mauritius 1–2 Congo
Ithier 47' Guié-Mien 27', 29'
Attendance: 21,200
Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
South Africa 2–1 Liberia
Bartlett 49'
Masinga 73'
Daye 80'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mauritius 1–1 South Africa
François 60' (pen.) Buckley 43'
Attendance: 11,260
Referee: Maxim Itur (Kenya)
Liberia 5–1 Congo
Debbah 23', 60'
Makor 30'
Roberts 51'
Daye 62'
Christ 21'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

South Africa 3–0 Mauritius
McCarthy 4'
Phiri 14'
Zuma 20'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ishak Omar Abdelkader (Tanzania)
Congo 0–1 Liberia
Daye 62'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hissene Ladoual (Chad)

Congo 0–0 Mauritius
Attendance: 10,000
Liberia 1–1 South Africa
Makor 48' (pen.) Rabutla 39'

Mauritius 0–2 Liberia
Tondo 1', 61'
Attendance: 10,780
Referee: Samuel Moeketsi (Lesotho)
South Africa 0–0 Congo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Wilson Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

Group 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10
 Tunisia 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
 Gabon 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8
 Kenya 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6
Source: [citation needed]
Gabon 2–0 Morocco
Nzeng 38'
Bito'o 56'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Kenya 0–0 Tunisia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohammed Mahmoud (Somalia)

Tunisia 4–2 Gabon
Jaziri 3'
Jaïdi 42'
Gabsi 58'
Thabet 75'
Moubamba 14'
Bito'o 25'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)
Morocco 1–0 Kenya
Chippo 43'
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Tunisia 0–1 Morocco
Camacho 49'
Attendance: 35,000
Kenya 2–1 Gabon
Maruti 16'
Mumba 72'
Nguema 12'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Morocco 2–0 Tunisia
Chippo 20'
Camacho 60'
Gabon 1–1 Kenya
Ondo 67' (pen.) Wanyonyi 85'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

Kenya 1–1 Morocco
Origi 5' Bassir 43'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa)
Gabon 1–1 Tunisia
Cousin 57' Jelassi 67'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Chukwujekwu Chukwudi (Nigeria)

Morocco 0–1 Gabon
Nguema 43'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mohamed Abdellah (Libya)
Tunisia 4–1 Kenya
Zitouni 33', 62'
Jaziri 42', 44'
Mulama 61'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kamel Berber (Algeria)

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 6 3 2 1 9 7 +2 11
 Burkina Faso 6 3 2 1 4 3 +1 11
 Angola 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8
 Burundi 6 0 2 4 2 6 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
Burundi 0–0 Angola
Algeria 1–1 Burkina Faso
Tasfaout 62' Zongo 52'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

Burkina Faso 1–0 Burundi
Sanou 52'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria)
Angola 2–2 Algeria
P.Sousa 52'
Mendonça 66'
Tasfaout 10', 26'
Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

Algeria 2–1 Burundi
Ghazi 6'
Tasfaout 45'
Mossi 60'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdulhakim Al-Shelmani (Libya)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Angola
Zongo 38'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Burundi 0–1 Algeria
Bourahli 17'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia)
Angola 2–0 Burkina Faso
Quinzinho 44'
Akwá 75'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Algeria 3–2 Angola
Saïfi 6', 41' (pen.)
Kherkhache 80'
Quinzinho 29'
Joni 60'
Attendance: 25,000
Burundi 0–0 Burkina Faso
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Yusuf Awuye (Uganda)

Burkina Faso 1–0 Algeria
Traoré 38'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Komam Coulibaly (Mali)
Angola 2–1 Burundi
Paulão 25'
Flávio 52'
Ndikumana 50'

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.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Togo 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 10
 Senegal 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 5
 Uganda 4 0 1 3 1 10 −9 1
 Guinea (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Uganda 3–1
(Annulled)
 Guinea
Mubiru 14', 31'
Mukasa 77'
Feindouno 44'
Attendance: 30,000
Senegal 0–0 Togo
Referee: Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria)

Togo 3–0 Uganda
Salou 29' (pen.)
Kossi 49'
Mohamed Kader 73'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)
Guinea 1–0
(Annulled)
 Senegal
Baldé 59'

Uganda 1–1 Senegal
Kaweesa 69' Thiaw 6'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemelak (Ethiopia)

Senegal 3–0 Uganda
Diouf 18', 85'
H. Camara 40'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joseph Wellington (Ghana)

Uganda 0–3 Togo
Mohamed Kader 34', 70'
Dogbe 48'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania)

Togo 1–0 Senegal
Kossi 32'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group 6

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 6 4 1 1 16 8 +8 13
 DR Congo 6 2 2 2 7 9 −2 8
 Lesotho 6 1 3 2 7 9 −2 6
 Zimbabwe 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6
Source: [citation needed]
Zimbabwe 3–2 DR Congo
Petros 6', 73'
P. Ndlovu 22'
Mayélé 29' (pen.)
Wakanyenkele 67'
Attendance: 25,000
Lesotho 3–3 Ghana
Lephoto 47'
Majara 49'
Makhele 61'
Amoah 27'
Duah 80', 88'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa)

Ghana 4–1 Zimbabwe
Appiah 28'
Duah 42'
Amoah 48'
Akunnor 78' (pen.)
Mwaruwari 47'
Attendance: 60,000
DR Congo 1–1 Lesotho
Nvula 57' Mpakanyane 65'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)

Zimbabwe 1–2 Lesotho
Mwaruwari 21' Majara 40'
Seema 87' (pen.)
Attendance: 20,000
DR Congo 2–1 Ghana
Dinzey 10'
Mbungu 13'
Ayew 77'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Lesotho 0–1 Zimbabwe
P. Ndlovu 88'
Attendance: 20,000
Ghana 3–0 DR Congo
Allotey 17', 84'
Appiah 49'
Attendance: 20,000

Lesotho 0–0 DR Congo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Walter Mochubela (South Africa)
Zimbabwe 1–2 Ghana
Mugeyi 15' Owusu-Ansah 39'
Boakye 89'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)

DR Congo 2–1 Zimbabwe
Mulangu 54'
Mulekelayi 56'
Mwaruwari 7'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Ghana 3–1 Lesotho
Appiah 25'
Gyan 31'
Amoah 37'
Nts'onyana 63'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Moussa Kanouté (Mali)

Group 7

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13
 Ivory Coast 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11
 Libya 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6
 Sudan 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4
Source: [citation needed]
Egypt 1–0 Ivory Coast
Abdel Hafeez 15'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hailemelak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Libya 1–0 Sudan
Al-Masrati 44'

Sudan 0–1 Egypt
H. Hassan 22'
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Ivory Coast 2–1 Libya
Bakayoko 17'
Zoko 87'
Al Masli 8'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde)

Egypt 4–0 Libya
I. Hassan 27'
A. Hassan 47', 62'
Sabry 66' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Sudan
Keïta 38'
Zoko 80'
Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)

Libya 2–0 Egypt
Al-Tawerghi 53'
Al Masli 65'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kamel Berber (Algeria)
Sudan 0–0 Ivory Coast
Referee: Berhane Teshome (Eritrea)

Egypt 3–2 Sudan
A. Hossam 20', 51'
Hosni 58'
Moga 69'
Faroug Jabra 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Mohsen Boukthir (Tunisia)
Libya 0–3 Ivory Coast
Keïta 21'
Bakayoko 31'
Ettien 67'

Ivory Coast 2–2 Egypt
Bakayoko 70' (pen.)
El-Sayed 83' (o.g.)
Hosni 56'
Said 84'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia)
Sudan 1–0 Libya
Edward Jildo 45'

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