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

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Participating countries

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn
Mali	Hosts		(1972, 1994)
Cameroon	Holders	Template:Dts	(1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Liberia	Group 2 winners	Template:Dts	(1996)
Morocco	Group 3 winners	Template:Dts	(1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000)
Nigeria	Group 1 winners	Template:Dts	(1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000)
Algeria	Group 4 winners	Template:Dts	(1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Burkina Faso	Group 4 runners-up	Template:Dts	(1978, 1996, 1998, 2000)
DR Congo	Group 6 runners-up	Template:Dts	(1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Egypt	Group 7 winners	Template:Dts	(1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Ghana	Group 6 winners	Template:Dts	(1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Ivory Coast	Group 7 runners-up	Template:Dts	(1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Senegal	Group 5 winners	Template:Dts	(1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000)
South Africa	Group 2 runners-up	Template:Dts	(1996, 1998, 2000)
Togo	Group 5 winners	Template:Dts	(1972, 1984, 1998, 2000)
Tunisia	Group 3 runners-up	Template:Dts	(1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000)
Zambia	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