2002 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Preliminary round 3 Qualifying round 3.1 Group 1 3.2 Group 2 3.3 Group 3 3.4 Group 4 3.5 Group 5 3.6 Group 6 3.7 Group 7 4 External links

Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams are:

Mali (as hosts)  Nigeria  Liberia  Morocco  Algeria  Togo  Ghana  Egypt

Cameroon (as holders)  Zambia  South Africa  Tunisia  Burkina Faso  Senegal  Congo DR  Côte d'Ivoire

Preliminary round

1 July 2000	Gambia	2–2	Guinea	Banjul, Gambia

16 July 2000	Guinea	2–0	Gambia	Conakry, Guinea

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2 July 2000	Equatorial Guinea	0–1	Angola	Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

16 July 2000	Angola	4–1	Equatorial Guinea	Luanda, Angola

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3 July 2000	Cape Verde	1–0	Liberia	Cape Verde

16 July 2000	Liberia	3–0	Cape Verde	Liberia

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30 June 2000	Mauritania	0–0	Burkina Faso	Mauritania

16 July 2000	Burkina Faso	3–0	Mauritania	Burkina Faso

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20 August 2000	Sierra Leone	2–0	Togo	Sierra Leone

3 September 2000	Togo	2–0 (4–2 pen.)	Sierra Leone	Togo

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2 July 2000	Benin	2–0	Namibia	Benin

15 July 2000	Namibia	8–2	Benin	Namibia

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2 July 2000	Niger	0–1	Côte d'Ivoire	Niger

16 July 2000	Côte d'Ivoire	6–0	Niger	Cote d'Ivoire

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1 July 2000	São Tomé and Príncipe	1–1	Gabon	São Tomé and Príncipe

15 July 2000	Gabon	4–1	São Tomé and Príncipe	Gabon

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2 July 2000	Central African Republic	1–1	Congo DR	Central Africa

16 July 2000	Congo DR	2–0	Central African Republic	Congo DR

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2 July 2000	Sudan	5–1	Eritrea	Sudan

15 July 2000	Eritrea	2–1	Sudan	Eritrea

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2 July 2000	Rwanda	2–1	Congo	Rwanda

16 July 2000	Congo	5–1	Rwanda	Congo

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30 June 2000	Djibouti	1–3	Burundi	Djibouti

15 July 2000	Burundi	1–0	Djibouti	Burundi

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1 July 2000	Botswana	1–0	Madagascar	Botswana

15 July 2000	Madagascar	2–0	Botswana	Madagascar

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30 June 2000	Chad	3–1	Libya	Chad

14 July 2000	Libya	3–1 (8–7 pen.)	Chad	Libya

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2 July 2000	Ethiopia	1–0	Zambia	Ethiopia

15 July 2000	Zambia	2–0	Ethiopia	Zambia

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1 July 2000	Seychelles	0–1	Zimbabwe	Seychelles

16 July 2000	Zimbabwe	5–0	Seychelles	Zimbabwe

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1 July 2000	Tanzania	0–1	Mauritius	Tanzania

16 July 2000	Mauritius	3–2	Tanzania	Mauritius

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1 July 2000	Uganda	3–1	Malawi	Uganda

15 July 2000	Malawi	1–2	Uganda	Malawi

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2 July 2000	Lesotho	1–0	Mozambique	Lesotho

16 July 2000	Mozambique	1–0 (2–3 pen.)	Lesotho	Mozambique

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2 July 2000	Swaziland	3–2	Kenya	Swaziland

15 July 2000	Kenya	3–0	Swaziland	Kenya

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	Morocco	w / o	Guinea-Bissau	Morocco

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Qualifying round

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

Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Nigeria	14	6	4	2	0	9	1	+8
Zambia	8	6	2	2	2	5	5	0
Madagascar	5	6	1	2	3	5	7	−2
Namibia	5	6	1	2	3	5	11	−6

2 September 2000	Nigeria	4–0	Namibia	Nigeria

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2 September 2000	Zambia	1–2	Madagascar	Zambia

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7 October 2000	Madagascar	0–0	Nigeria	Madagascar

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8 October 2000	Namibia	1–2	Zambia	Namibia

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13 January 2001	Nigeria	1–0	Zambia	Nigeria

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13 January 2001	Namibia	2–2	Madagascar	Namibia

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24 March 2001	Zambia	1–1	Nigeria	Zambia

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24 March 2001	Madagascar	1–2	Namibia	Madagascar

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2 June 2001	Zambia	0–0	Namibia	Zambia

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2 June 2001	Nigeria	1–0	Madagascar	Nigeria

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16 June 2001	Namibia	0–2	Nigeria	Namibia

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16 June 2001	Madagascar	0–1	Zambia	Madagascar

Group 2

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Liberia	13	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10
South Africa	12	6	3	3	0	9	4	+5
Congo	5	6	1	2	3	4	9	−5
Mauritius	2	6	0	2	4	2	12	−10

3 September 2000	Liberia	4–0	Mauritius	Liberia

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3 September 2000	Congo	1–2	South Africa	Congo

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8 October 2000	Mauritius	1–2	Congo	Mauritius

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16 December 2000	South Africa	2–1	Liberia	South Africa

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13 January 2001	Mauritius	1–1	South Africa	Mauritius

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14 January 2001	Liberia	5–1	Congo	Liberia

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24 March 2001	South Africa	3–0	Mauritius	South Africa

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25 March 2001	Congo	0–1	Liberia	Congo

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3 June 2001	Congo	0–0	Mauritius	Congo

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3 June 2001	Liberia	1–1	South Africa	Liberia

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16 June 2001	Mauritius	0–2	Liberia	Mauritius

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17 June 2001	South Africa	0–0	Congo	South Africa

Group 3

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Morocco	10	6	3	1	2	5	4	+1
Tunisia	8	6	2	2	2	9	7	+2
Gabon	8	6	2	2	2	8	8	0
Kenya	6	6	1	3	2	5	8	−3

2 September 2000	Gabon	2–0	Morocco	Gabon

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3 September 2000	Kenya	0–0	Tunisia	Kenya

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7 October 2000	Tunisia	4–2	Gabon	Tunisia

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8 October 2000	Morocco	1–0	Kenya	Morocco

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13 January 2001	Tunisia	0–1	Morocco	Tunisia

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13 January 2001	Kenya	2–1	Gabon	Kenya

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24 March 2001	Morocco	2–0	Tunisia	Morocco

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24 March 2001	Gabon	1–1	Kenya	Gabon

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2 June 2001	Kenya	1–1	Morocco	Kenya

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2 June 2001	Gabon	1–1	Tunisia	Gabon

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16 June 2001	Morocco	0–1	Gabon	Morocco

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17 June 2001	Tunisia	4–1	Kenya	Tunisia

Group 4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	11	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2
Burkina Faso	11	6	3	2	1	4	3	+1
Angola	8	6	2	2	2	8	7	+1
Burundi	2	6	0	2	4	2	6	−4

3 September 2000	Burundi	0–0	Angola	Burundi

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3 September 2000	Algeria	1–1	Burkina Faso	Algeria

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7 October 2000	Burkina Faso	1–0	Burundi	Burkina Faso

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8 October 2000	Angola	2–2	Algeria	Angola

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12 January 2001	Algeria	2–1	Burundi	Algeria

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13 January 2001	Burkina Faso	1–0	Angola	Burkina Faso

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25 March 2001	Burundi	0–1	Algeria	Burundi

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25 March 2001	Angola	2–0	Burkina Faso	Angola

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1 June 2001	Algeria	3–2	Angola	Algeria

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3 June 2001	Burundi	0–0	Burkina Faso	Burundi

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17 June 2001	Burkina Faso	1–0	Algeria	Burkina Faso

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17 June 2001	Angola	2–1	Burundi	Angola

Group 5

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Togo	10	4	3	1	0	7	0	+7
Senegal	5	4	1	2	1	4	2	+2
Uganda	1	4	0	1	3	1	10	−9
Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Note:  Guinea were excluded on March 19, 2001, after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FA functionaries.

24 September 2000	Senegal	0–0	Togo	Senegal

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8 October 2000	Togo	3–0	Uganda	Togo

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13 January 2001	Uganda	1–1	Senegal	Uganda

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22 March 2001	Senegal	3–0	Uganda	Senegal

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2 June 2001	Uganda	0–3	Togo	Uganda

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17 June 2001	Togo	1–0	Senegal	Togo

Group 6

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Ghana	13	6	4	1	1	16	8	+8
Congo DR	8	6	2	2	2	7	9	−2
Lesotho	6	6	1	3	2	7	9	−2
Zimbabwe	6	6	2	0	4	8	12	−4

3 September 2000	Zimbabwe	3–2	Congo DR	Zimbabwe

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3 September 2000	Lesotho	3–3	Ghana	Lesotho

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8 October 2000	Ghana	4–1	Zimbabwe	Ghana

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10 October 2000	Congo DR	1–1	Lesotho	Congo DR

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14 January 2001	Zimbabwe	1–2	Lesotho	Zimbabwe

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14 January 2001	Congo DR	2–1	Ghana	Congo DR

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24 March 2001	Lesotho	0–1	Zimbabwe	Lesotho

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25 March 2001	Ghana	3–0	Congo DR	Ghana

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3 June 2001	Lesotho	0–0	Congo DR	Lesotho

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3 June 2001	Zimbabwe	1–2	Ghana	Zimbabwe

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17 June 2001	Congo DR	2–1	Zimbabwe	Congo DR

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17 June 2001	Ghana	3–1	Lesotho	Ghana

Group 7

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Egypt	13	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5
Côte d'Ivoire	11	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5
Libya	6	6	2	0	4	4	10	−6
Sudan	4	6	1	1	4	3	7	−4

2 September 2000	Egypt	1–0	Côte d'Ivoire	Egypt

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10 September 2000	Libya	1–0	Sudan	Libya

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8 October 2000	Sudan	0–1	Egypt	Sudan

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19 November 2000	Côte d'Ivoire	2–1	Libya	Cote d'Ivoire

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14 January 2001	Egypt	4–0	Libya	Egypt

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20 January 2001	Côte d'Ivoire	2–0	Sudan	Cote d'Ivoire

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23 March 2001	Libya	2–0	Egypt	Libya

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25 March 2001	Sudan	0–0	Côte d'Ivoire	Sudan

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3 June 2001	Egypt	3–2	Sudan	Egypt

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3 June 2001	Libya	0–3	Côte d'Ivoire	Libya

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17 June 2001	Côte d'Ivoire	2–2	Egypt	Cote d'Ivoire

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17 June 2001	Sudan	1–0	Libya	Sudan

External links

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