2000 African Cup of Nations
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Africa Cup of Nations 2000 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
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| 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) |
Shaun Bartlett (5 goals) |
| Best player |
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
Main article: 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification
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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 | |
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| Kumasi, Ghana | Kano, Nigeria | |
| Kumasi Sports Stadium | Sani Abacha Stadium | |
| Capacity: 51,500 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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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 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
 Togo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
 Algeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} DR Congo |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
 Gabon |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
 Senegal |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
 Zambia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
 Burkina Faso |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
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' |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
 Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
 Congo |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
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
Semifinals
Third place match
12 February 2000 16:00 |
| South Africa |
2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 11' Nomvete 62' |
Zitouni 27', 89' | |
| Penalties | ||
Nomvete  Mkhalele  Tinkler Bartlett Moshoeu Bapela |
4–3 | Chihi Jaziri Gabsi Boukadida Badra Zitouni |
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 |
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 2000 Champions |
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Cameroon 3rd title |
Scorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
External links
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