2002 African Cup of Nations

2002 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2002

Africa Cup of Nations 2002 official logo
Tournament details
Host country Mali
Dates 19 January – 10 February
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
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) Cameroon Patrick Mboma
Cameroon Salomon Olembé
Nigeria Julius Aghahowa
(3 goals each)
Best player Cameroon Rigobert Song

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.

Qualification

Participating countries

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2002 African Cup of Nations squads.

Venues

Bamako
Stade du 26 Mars
Capacity: 55,000
Bamako
Stade Modibo Keïta
Capacity: 30,000
Kayes Mopti Ségou Sikasso
Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko Stade Barema Bocoum Stade Amari Daou Stade Babemba Traoré
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 321020+27
 Mali 312031+25
 Liberia 302134−12
 Algeria 301225−31

19 January 2002
16:00
Mali  1–1  Liberia
Keita  87' Weah  45'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

21 January 2002
16:00
Algeria  0–1  Nigeria
Aghahowa  43'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

24 January 2002
19:00
Mali  0–0  Nigeria
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

25 January 2002
19:30
Liberia  2–2  Algeria
Daye  7'
K. Sebwe  72'
Akrour  45'
Kraouche  90+1'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

28 January 2002
18:00
Mali  2–0  Algeria
Bagayoko  18'
Touré  24'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

28 January 2002
18:00
Liberia  0–1  Nigeria
Aghahowa  63'
Stade Barema Bocoum, Mopti
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 312031+25
 Ghana 312021+15
 Morocco 311134−14
 Burkina Faso 301224−21

20 January 2002
19:30
South Africa  0–0  Burkina Faso
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

21 January 2002
16:00
Morocco  0–0  Ghana
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

24 January 2002
16:00
South Africa  0–0  Ghana
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

26 January 2002
15:30
Burkina Faso  1–2  Morocco
Dagano  58' Zerouali  23', 85'
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

30 January 2002
16:00
South Africa  3–1  Morocco
Zuma  42'
Mngomeni  48'
Nomvethe  51'
Benmahmoud  77' (pen.)
Stade Amare Daou, Ségou
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

30 January 2002
16:00
Burkina Faso  1–2  Ghana
K. Traoré  81' Boakye  90', 90+2'
Stade Barema Bocoum, Mopti
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 330050+59
 DR Congo 311132+14
 Togo 302103−32
 Ivory Coast 301214−31

20 January 2002
17:30
Cameroon  1–0  DR Congo
M'Boma  40'
Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

21 January 2002
18:00
Togo  0–0  Ivory Coast
Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)

25 January 2002
17:30
Cameroon  1–0  Ivory Coast
M'Boma  85'

26 January 2002
17:30
DR Congo  0–0  Togo
Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

29 January 2002
16:00
Cameroon  3–0  Togo
Mettomo  52'
Eto'o  80'
Olembé  89'
Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

29 January 2002
16:00
DR Congo  3–1  Ivory Coast
Yuvuladio  28'
Nonda  66'
Kimoto  81' (pen.)
Traoré  86'
Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko, Kayes
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 321020+27
 Egypt 320132+16
 Tunisia 302101−12
 Zambia 301213−21

20 January 2002
15:30
Egypt  0–1  Senegal
Diatta  82'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

21 January 2002
19:00
Zambia  0–0  Tunisia
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

25 January 2002
15:30
Egypt  1–0  Tunisia
Emam  23'

26 January 2002
19:30
Senegal  1–0  Zambia
Camara  90'

31 January 2002
16:00
Egypt  2–1  Zambia
Mido  35'
Emam  53'
Kampamba  89'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

31 January 2002
16:00
Senegal  0–0  Tunisia

Knockout Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
3 February, 19:00 - Bamako        
  Nigeria  1
7 February, 16:00 - Bamako
  Ghana  0  
  Nigeria  1
4 February, 19:00 - Bamako
    Senegal (aet)  2  
  Senegal  2
10 February, 16:00 - Bamako
  DR Congo  0  
  Senegal  0 (2)
3 February, 16:00 - Kayes
    Cameroon (pen)  0 (3)
  South Africa  0
7 February, 19:00 - Bamako
  Mali  2  
  Mali  0 Third place
4 February, 16:00 - Sikasso
    Cameroon  3  
  Cameroon  1   Nigeria  1
  Egypt  0     Mali  0
9 February, 16:00 - Mopti

Quarterfinals

3 February 2002
16:00
South Africa  0–2  Mali
Touré  60'
Dr. Coulibaly  90+2'

3 February 2002
19:00
Nigeria  1–0  Ghana
Lawal  80'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

4 February 2002
16:00
Cameroon  1–0  Egypt
M'Boma  62'
Stade Babemba Traoré, Sikasso
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

4 February 2002
19:00
Senegal  2–0  DR Congo
Diao  30'
Diouf  86'
Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy)

Semifinals

7 February 2002
16:00
Nigeria  1–2
(a.e.t.)
 Senegal
Aghahowa  88' P. B. Diop  54'
Diao  97'
Stade Modibo Keïta, Bamako
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

7 February 2002
19:00
Mali  0–3  Cameroon
Olembé  39', 45+1'
Foé  84'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

Third place match

9 February 2002
16:00
Nigeria  1–0  Mali
Yakubu  29'

Final

13 February 2002
15:00
Senegal  0–0
(a.e.t.)
 Cameroon
  Penalties  
Coly
Fadiga
Faye
Diouf
Cisse
2–3 Wome
Suffo
Lauren
Geremi
Song
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 2002 Champions 

Cameroon
4th title

Scorers

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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