2000 African Cup of Nations

2000 African Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations 2000 official logo
Tournament details
Host countries Ghana
Nigeria
Dates 22 January – 13 February
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Cameroon (3rd title)
Runners-up  Nigeria
Third place  South Africa
Fourth place  Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance 677,500 (21,172 per match)
Top scorer(s) South Africa Shaun Bartlett (5 goals)
Best player Cameroon Lauren

The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon won the championship, beating Nigeria in the final 4−3 on penalty kicks.

Qualified teams

Participating nations

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2000 African Cup of Nations squads.

Venues

Accra, Ghana Lagos, Nigeria
Accra Sports Stadium National Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 55,000
Kumasi, Ghana Kano, Nigeria
Kumasi Sports Stadium Sani Abacha Stadium
Capacity: 51,500 Capacity: 25,000

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

All times local: GMT (UTC) and WAT (UTC +1)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 311142+24
 Ghana 31113304
 Ivory Coast 311134−14
 Togo 311123−14

22 January 2000
16:00
Ghana  1–1  Cameroon
Ayew  57' Foé  19'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

24 January 2000
16:00
Ivory Coast  1–1  Togo
Guel  38' (pen.) Ouadja  19'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia)

27 January 2000
16:00
Ghana  2–0  Togo
Ayew  28'
Addo  37'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

28 January 2000
19:45
Cameroon  3–0  Ivory Coast
Kalla  29'
Eto'o  45'
M'Boma  90'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

31 January 2000
16:00
Ghana  0–2  Ivory Coast
Kalou  45'
Sie  84'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

31 January 2000
16:00
Cameroon  0–1  Togo
Tchangai  18'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 321052+37
 Algeria 312042+25
 DR Congo 302101−12
 Gabon 301226−41

23 January 2000
19:45
South Africa  3–1  Gabon
Ngobe  43'
Bartlett  55', 78'
Nzigou  21'

24 January 2000
19:45
DR Congo  0–0  Algeria

27 January 2000
19:45
South Africa  1–0  DR Congo
Bartlett  44'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

29 January 2000
19:45
Algeria  3–1  Gabon
Ghazi  12'
Tasfaout  41'
Dziri  89'
Mbanangoyé  89'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isaak Abdulkadir (Tanzania)

2 February 2000
16:00
South Africa  1–1  Algeria
Bartlett  2' Moussouni  53'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia)

2 February 2000
16:00
DR Congo  0–0  Gabon
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 330072+59
 Senegal 311154+14
 Zambia 302135−22
 Burkina Faso 301248−41

23 January 2000
18:30
Egypt  2–0  Zambia
Radwan  37'
H. Hassan  50'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

25 January 2000
17:00
Burkina Faso  1–3  Senegal
Sanou  65' Camara  4'
Sarr  45'
Keita  86'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

28 January 2000
18:30
Egypt  1–0  Senegal
H. Hassan  39'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

29 January 2000
18:30
Zambia  1–1  Burkina Faso
Lota  16' Ouédraogo  90'

2 February 2000
17:00
Egypt  4–2  Burkina Faso
Salah Hosny  30'
H. Hassan  75' (pen.)
Ramzy  85'
Ali  90'
Koudou  10'
Sanou  24'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

2 February 2000
17:00
Zambia  2–2  Senegal
Chilembi  52'
Bwalya  87' (pen.)
Camara  47'
Mbaye  80'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 321062+47
 Tunisia 311134−14
 Morocco 311112−14
 Congo 301202−21

23 January 2000
16:00
Nigeria  4–2  Tunisia
Okocha  28', 58'
Ikpeba  71', 77'
Azaiez  49'
Sellimi  90'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

25 January 2000
19:30
Morocco  1–0  Congo
Bassir  85'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

28 January 2000
16:00
Nigeria  0–0  Congo
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

29 January 2000
16:00
Tunisia  0–0  Morocco
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

3 February 2000
17:00
Nigeria  2–0  Morocco
George  28'
Aghahowa  81'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

3 February 2000
17:00
Tunisia  1–0  Congo
Jaïdi  18'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
February 6, 16:00 - Accra        
  Cameroon  2
February 10, 18:30 - Accra
  Algeria  1  
  Cameroon  3
February 7, 16:00 - Kano
    Tunisia  0  
  Egypt  0
February 13, 15:00 - Lagos
  Tunisia  1  
  Cameroon (pen)  2 (4)
February 6, 19:30 - Kumasi
    Nigeria  2 (3)
  South Africa  1
February 10, 16:30 - Lagos
  Ghana  0  
  South Africa  0 Third place
February 7, 19:00 - Lagos
    Nigeria  2  
  Nigeria (aet)  2   Tunisia  2 (3)
  Senegal  1     South Africa (pen)  2 (4)
February 12, 16:00 - Accra

Quarterfinals

6 February 2000
16:00
Cameroon  2-1  Algeria
Eto'o  7'
Foé  24'
Tasfaout  79'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

6 February 2000
19:30
South Africa  1–0  Ghana
Nomvete  42'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

7 February 2000
16:00
Egypt  0–1  Tunisia
Badra  22' (pen.)
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

7 February 2000
19:00
Nigeria  2–1
(a.e.t.)
 Senegal
Aghahowa  85', 92' Fadiga  7'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Semifinals

10 February 2000
16:30
Nigeria  2–0  South Africa
Babangida  1', 34'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

10 February 2000
18:30
Cameroon  3–0  Tunisia
M'Boma  49', 85'
Eto'o  81'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Third place match

Final

13 February 2000
16:00
Nigeria  2–2
(a.e.t.)
 Cameroon
Chukwu  45'
Okocha  47'
Eto'o  26'
M'Boma  31'
  Penalties  
Okocha
Okpara
Kanu
Ikpeba
Oliseh
3–4 M'Boma
Wome
Geremi
Foé
Song
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 2000 Champions 

Cameroon
3rd title

Scorers

5 goals
4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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