2002 African Cup of Nations

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

File:African Cup of Nations 2002.png

Participating countries

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Mali	flag alias = Flag of Mali.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Mali (1959-1961).svg	link alias-army = Malian Army	link alias-air force = Malian Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Hosts || || (1972, 1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cameroon	flag alias = Flag of Cameroon.svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Cameroon (1957-1961).svg	flag alias-1961 = Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg	link alias-military = Cameroon Armed Forces	Cameroon Army	link alias-air force = Cameroon Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Holders || Template:Dts || (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Liberia	flag alias = Flag of Liberia.svg	flag alias-23px = Flag of Liberia 23px.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 2 winners || Template:Dts || (1996)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Morocco	flag alias = Flag of Morocco.svg	flag alias-1666 = Flag of Morocco (1666–1915).svg	flag alias-1913 = Flag of Spanish Morocco.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Morocco.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Morocco.svg	link alias-naval = Royal Moroccan Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.png	link alias-air force = Royal Moroccan Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army.svg	link alias-army = Royal Moroccan Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Royal Moroccan Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military = Royal Moroccan Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 3 winners || Template:Dts || (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nigeria	flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg	link alias-army = Nigerian Army	flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 1 winners || Template:Dts || (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Algeria	flag alias = Flag of Algeria.svg	flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794-1815).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of Algeria (1958-1962).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg	link alias-naval = Algerian National Navy	link alias-air force = Algerian Air Force	link alias-army = Algerian Land Forces	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg	link alias-navy = Algerian National Navy	link alias-military = Algerian People's National Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 4 winners || Template:Dts || (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || Group 4 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1978, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Democratic Republic of the Congo	shortname alias = DR Congo	flag alias = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg	flag alias-1960 = Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1960–1963).svg	flag alias-1963 = Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville) (1963–1966).svg	flag alias-1966 = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966–1971).svg	flag alias-1997 = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997–2003).svg	flag alias-2003 = Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003–2006).svg	link alias-army = Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	link alias-naval = Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	link alias-air force = Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	link alias-navy = Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	link alias-military = Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = 1997 }} || Group 6 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Egypt	flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg	flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg	flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg	flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg	link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg	link alias-army = Egyptian Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy	flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force	flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg	link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 7 winners || Template:Dts || (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ghana	flag alias = Flag of Ghana.svg	flag alias-1964 = Ghana flag 1964.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Ghana.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Ghana.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Ghana.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Ghana.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 6 winners || Template:Dts || (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ivory Coast	flag alias = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire (WFB 2009).gif	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Cote d'Ivoire (2004 World Factbook).gif	size =	variant =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || Group 7 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Senegal	flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg	link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || Group 5 winners || Template:Dts || (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = South Africa	flag alias = Flag of South Africa.svg	flag alias-1795 = Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg	flag alias-1801 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-1857 = Flag of Transvaal.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg	flag alias-1876 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg	flag alias-1902 = Flag of Orange River Colony.svg	flag alias-1910 = South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg	flag alias-1912 = Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg	flag alias-1982 = Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg	flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg	flag alias-naval-1951 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951-1952).svg	flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg	flag alias-naval-1981 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg	flag alias-marines=Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg	link alias-marines=South African Maritime Reaction Squadron	link alias-naval = South African Navy	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg	flag alias-air force-1940 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg	flag alias-air force-1951 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg	flag alias-air force-1958 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg	flag alias-air force-1967 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg	flag alias-air force-1981 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg	flag alias-air force-1982 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg	flag alias-air force-1994 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg	link alias-air force = South African Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the South African Army.svg	flag alias-army-1951 = Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png	flag alias-army-1966 = Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png	flag alias-army-1973 = Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg	flag alias-army-1981 = Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg	flag alias-army-1994 = Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg	flag alias-army-2002 = Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg	link alias-army = South African Army	flag alias-military = Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = South African National Defence Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg	link alias-navy = South African Navy	link alias-football = South Africa national soccer team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || Group 2 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Togo	flag alias = Flag of Togo (3-2).svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Togo (1957-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of Togo (1958-1960).svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 5 winners || Template:Dts || (1972, 1984, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Tunisia	flag alias = Flag of Tunisia.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg	flag alias-old = Tunisian flag till 1831.svg	border-old =	flag alias-bey = Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg	Tunisian National Navy	link alias-army = Tunisian Army	link alias-air force= Tunisian Air Force	Tunisian National Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 3 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Zambia	flag alias = Flag of Zambia.svg	flag alias-1964 = Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Zambia (Pantone).svg	flag alias-2000 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2000).jpg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2004).gif	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Zambia.svg	link alias-air force=Zambian Air Force	link alias-army = Zambian Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 1 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)

Notes

Venues

			Bamako
			Stade du 26 Mars
			Capacity: 55,000
			File:Stade de 26-mars.png
			Bamako
			Stade Modibo Keïta
			Capacity: 25,000
			File:Stade modibo keita.jpg
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
File:Hôtel de Ville de Kayes.jpg	File:Mosque Mopti.jpg	File:Segou.png	File:Le grand marché de Sikasso.jpg

Group stage

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

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Scorers

3 goals

• Template:Flagicon Patrick Mboma
• Template:Flagicon Salomon Olembé
• Template:Flagicon Julius Aghahowa

2 goals

• Template:Flagicon Hazem Emam
• Template:Flagicon Isaac Boakye
• Template:Flagicon Bassala Touré
• Template:Flagicon Hicham Zerouali
• Template:Flagicon Salif Diao

1 goal

• Template:Flagicon Nassim Akrour
• Template:Flagicon Nasreddine Kraouche
• Template:Flagicon Moumouni Dagano
• Template:Flagicon Amadou Touré
• Template:Flagicon Samuel Eto'o
• Template:Flagicon Lucien Mettomo
• Template:Flagicon Marc-Vivien Foé
• Template:Flagicon Papi Kimoto
• Template:Flagicon Shabani Nonda
• Template:Flagicon Yves Yuvuladio
• Template:Flagicon Mido
• Template:Flagicon Kandia Traoré
• Template:Flagicon Prince Akim Daye
• Template:Flagicon Kelvin Sebwe
• Template:Flagicon George Weah
• Template:Flagicon Mamadou Bagayoko
• Template:Flagicon Dramane Coulibaly
• Template:Flagicon Seydou Keita
• Template:Flagicon Rachid Benmahmoud
• Template:Flagicon Yakubu
• Template:Flagicon Garba Lawal
• Template:Flagicon Souleymane Camara
• Template:Flagicon Lamine Diatta
• Template:Flagicon Papa Bouba Diop
• Template:Flagicon El Hadji Diouf
• Template:Flagicon Thabo Mngomeni
• Template:Flagicon Siyabonga Nomvete
• Template:Flagicon Sibusiso Zuma
• Template:Flagicon Gift Kampamba

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Template:Flagicon Tony Sylva

Defenders

• Template:Flagicon Taribo West
• Template:Flagicon Rigobert Song
• Template:Flagicon Hany Ramzy

Midfielders

• Template:Flagicon Seydou Keita
• Template:Flagicon Rafik Saifi
• Template:Flagicon Patrick Mboma
• Template:Flagicon Ifeanyi Udeze
• Template:Flagicon Sibusiso Zuma

Forwards

• Template:Flagicon Julius Aghahowa
• Template:Flagicon El Hadji Diouf

External links

• Details at RSSSF

Technical Report: https://web.archive.org/web/20030429102335/http://www.cafonline.com/Pub/tec%20rep%202002.pdf