2002 African Cup of Nations qualification
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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
Qualified teams
The 16 qualified teams are:
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Preliminary round
The quarter finalists of 2000 Africa Cup of Nations received a bye to the group stage. These teams are: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania .svg.png)  | 0–3 |  Burkina Faso | 0–0 | 0–3 | 
| Gambia   | 2–4 |  Guinea | 2–2 | 0–2 | 
| São Tomé and Príncipe   | 2–5 |  Gabon | 1–1 | 1–4 | 
| Equatorial Guinea   | 1–5 |  Angola | 0–1 | 1–4 | 
| Benin   | 4–8 |  Namibia | 2–0 | 2–8 | 
| Niger   | 0–7 |  Ivory Coast | 0–1 | 0–6 | 
| Cape Verde   | 1–3 |  Liberia | 1–0 | 0–3 | 
| Sierra Leone   | 2–2 (2–4 p) | .svg.png) Togo | 2–0 | 0–2 | 
| Central African Republic   | 1–3 | .svg.png) DR Congo | 1–1 | 0–2 | 
| Sudan   | 6–3 |  Eritrea | 5–1 | 1–2 | 
| Rwanda .svg.png)  | 3–6 |  Congo | 2–1 | 1–5 | 
| Djibouti   | 1–4 |  Burundi | 1–3 | 0–1 | 
| Botswana   | 1–2 |  Madagascar | 1–0 | 0–2 | 
| Chad   | 4–4 (7–8 p) | .svg.png) Libya | 3–1 | 1–3 | 
| Ethiopia .svg.png)  | 1–2 |  Zambia | 1–0 | 0–2 | 
| Seychelles   | 0–6 |  Zimbabwe | 0–1 | 0–5 | 
| Tanzania   | 2–4 |  Mauritius | 0–1 | 2–3 | 
| Uganda   | 5–2 |  Malawi | 3–1 | 2–1 | 
| Lesotho .svg.png)  | 1–1 (3–2 p) |  Mozambique | 1–0 | 0–1 | 
| Swaziland   | 3–5 |  Kenya | 3–2 | 0–3 | 
| Morocco   | w/o |  Guinea-Bissau | — | — | 
| Burkina Faso  | 3–0 | .svg.png) Mauritania | 
|---|---|---|
| Barro  23', 71' Diabaté  76' | 
Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate.
Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate.
| São Tomé and Príncipe  | 1–1 |  Gabon | 
|---|---|---|
| Tonga  5' | Tamboucha  12' | 
| Gabon  | 4–1 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 
|---|---|---|
| Bito'o  17', 21', 70' Ondo  50' | Ramos  88' | 
Gabon win 5–2 on aggregate.
| Equatorial Guinea  | 0–1 |  Angola | 
|---|---|---|
| Isaac  72' | 
| Angola  | 4–1 |  Equatorial Guinea | 
|---|---|---|
| Paulão  14' Akwá  18' Mendonça  83' Isaac  88' | Mba  33' | 
Angola win 5–1 on aggregate.
| Namibia  | 8–2 |  Benin | 
|---|---|---|
| Nauseb  4' Goraseb  8', 20', 36' Tjikuzu  25', 43' Jacobs  31' (pen.) Benjamin  77' | Assouma  6', 12' | 
Namibia win 8–4 on aggregate.
| Niger  | 0–1 |  Ivory Coast | 
|---|---|---|
| Dindane  55' | 
| Ivory Coast  | 6–0 |  Niger | 
|---|---|---|
| Bamba  9' Yoffou  42', 65', 68' Zézé  77' Zoko  84' | 
Ivory Coast win 7–0 on aggregate.
| Liberia  | 3–0 |  Cape Verde | 
|---|---|---|
| Weah  3' Brown  71' Roberts  83' | 
Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sierra Leone  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Togo | 
|---|---|---|
| Bah  33' Kanu  51' | 
Togo win 4–2 on penalties after 2–2 after extra time.
| Central African Republic  | 1–1 | .svg.png) DR Congo | 
|---|---|---|
| Malo  25' | Yemweni  12' | 
| DR Congo .svg.png) | 2–0 |  Central African Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Yemweni  6' Mayélé  82' | 
DR Congo won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sudan  | 5–1 |  Eritrea | 
|---|---|---|
| Khalid Bakhit  4' Moga  11' Mohamed Musa Dawod  54' Hisham Seeni  56' Amir Mustafa  86' | Abraham  6' | 
Sudan won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Congo  | 5–1 | .svg.png) Rwanda | 
|---|---|---|
| Eder  6' Amoros  8' (pen.) Moyimouadeka  26' Ngoma-Nanitélamio  61' Tsoumou  61' | Mayele  80' | 
Congo won 6–3 on aggregate.
Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Botswana  | 1–0 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| Selolwane  25' | 
| Madagascar  | 2–0 |  Botswana | 
|---|---|---|
| Randrianaivo  3' Ralaitafika  48' | 
Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Libya won 8–7 on penalty shootout after 4–4 on aggregate.
| Zambia  | 2–0 | .svg.png) Ethiopia | 
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| Makufi  2' Kampamba  67' | 
Zambia on 2–1 on aggregate.
| Seychelles  | 0–1 |  Zimbabwe | 
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| Mwaruwari  35' | 
| Zimbabwe  | 5–0 |  Seychelles | 
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| Petros     Makunike   Ndlovu   Ncube  | 
Zimbabwe on 6–0 on aggregate.
Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate.
Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Lesotho .svg.png) | 1–0 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| Ntsonyana  85' | 
| Mozambique  | 1–0 | .svg.png) Lesotho | 
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| Dário  82' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
Lesotho won 3–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 after extra time.
Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Morocco  | w/o |  Guinea-Bissau | 
|---|---|---|
Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced.
Qualifying round
Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 14 | 
|  Zambia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 
|  Madagascar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 
|  Namibia | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 
| Zambia  | 1–2 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| Lota  34' | Ratsimialona  42' Randrianaivo  75' | 
| Madagascar  | 0–0 |  Nigeria | 
|---|---|---|
| Namibia  | 2–2 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| Hindjou  77' Hummel  89' | Randrianaivo  33' Ratsimialona  44' | 
| Madagascar  | 1–2 |  Namibia | 
|---|---|---|
| Menakely  30' | Pienaar  5' Diergaardt  10' | 
| Nigeria  | 1–0 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| Akwuegbu  4' | 
| Madagascar  | 0–1 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Lungu  13' | 
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Liberia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | 
|  South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | 
|  Congo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | 
|  Mauritius | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 | 
| South Africa  | 2–1 |  Liberia | 
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett  49' Masinga  73' | Daye  80' | 
| Mauritius  | 1–1 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| François  60' (pen.) | Buckley  43' | 
| South Africa  | 3–0 |  Mauritius | 
|---|---|---|
| McCarthy  4' Phiri  14' Zuma  20' | 
| Liberia  | 1–1 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Makor  48' (pen.) | Rabutla  39' | 
| South Africa  | 0–0 |  Congo | 
|---|---|---|
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Morocco | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | 
|  Tunisia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | 
|  Gabon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 
|  Kenya | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Algeria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | 
|  Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 11 | 
|  Angola | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | 
|  Burundi | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | 
| Algeria  | 1–1 |  Burkina Faso | 
|---|---|---|
| Tasfaout  62' | Zongo  52' | 
| Burkina Faso  | 1–0 |  Burundi | 
|---|---|---|
| Sanou  52' | 
| Burkina Faso  | 1–0 |  Angola | 
|---|---|---|
| Zongo  38' | 
| Angola  | 2–0 |  Burkina Faso | 
|---|---|---|
| Quinzinho  44' Akwá  75' | 
| Burundi  | 0–0 |  Burkina Faso | 
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso  | 1–0 |  Algeria | 
|---|---|---|
| Traoré  38' | 
Group 5
Guinea were excluded on 19 March 2001, after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FF functionaries.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png) Togo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | 
|  Senegal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 
|  Uganda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | 
|  Guinea (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
(W) Withdrew
| Togo .svg.png) | 3–0 |  Uganda | 
|---|---|---|
| Salou  29' (pen.) Kossi  49' Mohamed Kader  73' | 
| Uganda  | 0–3 | .svg.png) Togo | 
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Kader  34', 70' Dogbe  48' | 
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | 
| .svg.png) DR Congo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | 
| .svg.png) Lesotho | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | 
|  Zimbabwe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 
| Zimbabwe  | 1–2 |  Ghana | 
|---|---|---|
| Mugeyi  15' | Owusu-Ansah  39' Boakye  89' | 
| DR Congo .svg.png) | 2–1 |  Zimbabwe | 
|---|---|---|
| Mulangu  54' Mulekelayi  56' | Mwaruwari  7' | 
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Egypt | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | 
|  Ivory Coast | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | 
| .svg.png) Libya | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | 
|  Sudan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | 
| Egypt  | 1–0 |  Ivory Coast | 
|---|---|---|
| Abdel Hafeez  15' | 
| Ivory Coast  | 2–1 | .svg.png) Libya | 
|---|---|---|
| Bakayoko  17' Zoko  87' | Al Masli  8' | 
| Ivory Coast  | 2–0 |  Sudan | 
|---|---|---|
| Keïta  38' Zoko  80' | 
| Sudan  | 0–0 |  Ivory Coast | 
|---|---|---|
| Libya .svg.png) | 0–3 |  Ivory Coast | 
|---|---|---|
| Keïta  21' Bakayoko  31' Ettien  67' | 


