| 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 (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) | Julius Aghahowa Patrick Mboma Salomon Olembé (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | 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.
Host selection
Bids :
- Algeria
- Botswana
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Mali
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
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Squads
Venues
| Bamako | |||
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| Stade du 26 Mars | |||
| Capacity: 55,000 | |||
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| Bamako | |||
| Stade Modibo Keïta | |||
| Capacity: 25,000 | |||
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| 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 |
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First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Mali | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Liberia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
 Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
 Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
 Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0–0 | Ghana |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Morocco |
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Dagano  58' | Zerouali 23', 85' |
| South Africa | 3–1 | Morocco |
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| Zuma 42' Mngomeni 48' Nomvethe 51' | Benmahmoud 77' (pen.) |
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Ghana |
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| K. Traoré 81' | Boakye 90', 90+2' |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
.svg.png){kind=small} DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Togo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 1–0 | DR Congo |
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| M'Boma 40' |
| Togo | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Cameroon | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| M'Boma 85' |
| DR Congo | 0–0 | Togo |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
 Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
 Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
 Zambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
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 (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 February, 16:00 - Bamako | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 0 | |||||||||
| Senegal | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 3 February, 16:00 - Kayes | ||||||||||
| Cameroon (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 February, 19:00 - Bamako | ||||||||||
| Mali | 2 | |||||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 February, 16:00 - Sikasso | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 February, 16:00 - Mopti | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| South Africa | 0–2 | Mali |
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| Touré 60' Dr. Coulibaly 90+2' |
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
| Senegal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Coly  Fadiga Faye  Diouf Cisse | 2–3 | Wome Suffo Lauren Geremi Song |
Scorers
- 3 goals
Patrick M'Boma- Salomon Olembé
Julius Aghahowa
- 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
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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
- Seydou Keita
- Rafik Saifi
- Patrick M'Boma
- Sibusiso Zuma
Forwards