2002 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2002 | |
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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 → |
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
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
Bamako | |||
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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 |
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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 |
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
South Africa | 0–0 | Ghana |
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Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Morocco |
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Dagano 58' | Zerouali 23', 85' |
South Africa | 3–1 | Morocco |
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Zuma 42' Mngomeni 48' Nomvethe 51' | Benmahmoud 77' (pen.) |
Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Ghana |
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A. Touré 81' | Boakye 90', 90+2' |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Togo | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Cameroon | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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M'Boma 85' |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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
South Africa | 0–2 | Mali |
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Touré 60' Dr. Coulibaly 90+2' |
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Senegal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Coly Fadiga Faye Diouf Cissé | 2–3 | Wome Suffo Lauren Geremi Song |
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Nassim Akrour
- Nasreddine Kraouche
- Moumouni Dagano
- Amadou Touré
- Samuel Eto'o
- Lucien Mettomo
- Marc-Vivien Foé
- Papi Kimoto
- Shabani Nonda
- Yves Yuvuladio
- Mido
- Kandia Traoré
- Prince Akim Daye
- Kelvin Sebwe
- George Weah
- Mamadou Bagayoko
- Dramane Coulibaly
- Seydou Keita
- Rachid Benmahmoud
- Yakubu
- Garba Lawal
- Souleymane Camara
- Lamine Diatta
- Papa Bouba Diop
- El Hadji Diouf
- Thabo Mngomeni
- Siyabonga Nomvete
- Sibusiso Zuma
- Gift Kampamba
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
- Seydou Keita
- Rafik Saifi
- Patrick M'Boma
- Sibusiso Zuma
Forwards
External links
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- 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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