2002 African Cup of Nations
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.
| 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 Ousseynou Diouf |
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
Participating countries
- Notes
- Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Venues
Group stage
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
| South Africa | 0–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
Dagano  58' |
Zerouali 23', 85' |
| South Africa | 3–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Zuma 42' Mngomeni 48' Nomvethe 51' |
Benmahmoud 77' (pen.) |
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| A.Touré 81' |
Boakye 90', 90+2' |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
| Togo | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| M'Boma 85' |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Touré 60' Dr. Coulibaly 90+2' |
Third place match
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Hazem Emam
- Isaac Boakye
- Bassala Touré
- Hicham Zerouali
- Salif Diao
- 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
Forwards
External links
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