2000 African Cup of Nations

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2000 African Cup of Nations
GhanaNigeria2000logo.png
African Cup of Nations 2000 official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesGhana
Nigeria
Dates22 January – 13 February
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Third placeFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fourth placeFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance677,500 (21,172 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Bartlett (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Cameroon.svg Lauren
1998
2002

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.

Contents

Cameroon won the championship, beating Nigeria in the final 4–3 on penalties. [1] As winners, they qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives.

Host selection

It was expected that Zimbabwe will host this edition but it was sidelined by the CAF on 8 February 1999 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for non-compliance with the specifications, the CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 10 March 1999.

Bids :

Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria, were determined by the CAF to be compliant with the host criteria. Later, Egypt withdrew. A joint bid was formed between Ghana and Nigeria.

The organization of the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded jointly to Ghana and Nigeria on 15 March 1999 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice between three countries : Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. This is the first time ever that the African Cup was co-hosted by two countries.

This is also the second time that Nigeria has hosted the African Cup after 1980 and the third time for Ghana after 1963 and 1978.

Qualified teams

Participating nations African Cup of Nations 2000.png
Participating nations
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Holders28 February 199816 ( 1957 , 1959 , 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974 , 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986 ,
1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 )
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Co-hosts12 ( 1963 , 1965 , 1968, 1970, 1978 , 1980, 1982 , 1984, 1992, 1994,
1996, 1998)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Co-hosts10 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980 , 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 )
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Group 5 winners6 June 19993 (1978, 1996, 1998 )
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group 1 winners6 June 199910 (1970, 1972 , 1982, 1984 , 1986, 1988 , 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Group 2 winners6 June 19998 (1972, 1976 , 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988 , 1992, 1998)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group 7 runners-up20 June 199910 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 , 1992, 1996, 1998)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo Group 3 runners-up20 June 19995 (1968 1972 , 1974, 1978, 1992)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo Group 6 runners-up20 June 199911 (1965, 1968 , 1970, 1972, 1974 , 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996,
1998)
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Group 4 runners-up20 June 19992 (1994, 1996)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Group 3 winners20 June 199913 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984 , 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 ,
1994, 1996, 1998)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Group 4 winners20 June 19992 ( 1996 , 1998)
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo Group 2 runners-up20 Jun 19993 (1972, 1984, 1998)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Group 7 winners20 June 19998 (1962, 1963, 1965 , 1978, 1982, 1994 , 1996, 1998)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Group 6 winners20 June 19999 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Playoff winners21 August 19996 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992 , 1994)
Notes
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

Flag of Ghana.svg Accra Flag of Ghana.svg Kumasi Flag of Nigeria.svg Lagos Flag of Nigeria.svg Kano
Accra Sports Stadium Baba Yara Stadium National Stadium Sani Abacha Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 51,500Capacity: 55,000Capacity: 25,000
Accra Sports Stadium, Korle-Klottey (IMG 20230201 114217).jpg Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.jpg Main-bowl-national-stadium-surulere-lagos.jpg KanofromDalaHill.jpg

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

All times local: GMT (UTC) and WAT (UTC +1)

Group A

Group A of the 2000 AFCON remains as the only group stage that all four teams to achieve four points out of three matches.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 311142+24Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (H)31113304
3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 31113414
4Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 31112314
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Ayew Soccerball shade.svg57' Foé Soccerball shade.svg19'

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Guel Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.) Ouadja Soccerball shade.svg62'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia)

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Ayew Soccerball shade.svg28'
Addo Soccerball shade.svg37'

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Kalla Soccerball shade.svg29'
Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg45'
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg90'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Kalou Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sié Soccerball shade.svg84'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Tchangai Soccerball shade.svg18'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 321052+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 312042+25
3Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo 30210112
4Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 30122641
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Ngobe Soccerball shade.svg43'
Bartlett Soccerball shade.svg55', 78'
Nzigou Soccerball shade.svg21'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg0–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Manuel Duarte (Cape Verde)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo
Bartlett Soccerball shade.svg44'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Ghazi Soccerball shade.svg12'
Tasfaout Soccerball shade.svg41'
Dziri Soccerball shade.svg89'
Mbanangoyé Soccerball shade.svg89'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isaak Abdulkadir (Tanzania)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bartlett Soccerball shade.svg2' Moussouni Soccerball shade.svg53'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia)

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg0–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 330072+59Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 311154+14
3Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 30213522
4Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 30124841
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Radwan Soccerball shade.svg37'
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg50'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Sanou Soccerball shade.svg65' Camara Soccerball shade.svg4'
Sarr Soccerball shade.svg45'
Keita Soccerball shade.svg86'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg39'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg1–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Lota Soccerball shade.svg16' Ouédraogo Soccerball shade.svg90'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg4–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Salah Hosny Soccerball shade.svg30'
H. Hassan Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)
Ramzy Soccerball shade.svg85'
Ali Soccerball shade.svg90'
Koudou Soccerball shade.svg10'
Sanou Soccerball shade.svg24'
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Chilembe Soccerball shade.svg52'
Bwalya Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Camara Soccerball shade.svg47'
Mbaye Soccerball shade.svg80'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (H)321062+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 31113414
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 31111214
4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 30120221
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Okocha Soccerball shade.svg28', 58'
Ikpeba Soccerball shade.svg71', 77'
Sellimi Soccerball shade.svg49'
Baya Soccerball shade.svg90'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Bassir Soccerball shade.svg85'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
George Soccerball shade.svg28'
Aghahowa Soccerball shade.svg81'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Jaïdi Soccerball shade.svg18'

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
6 February – Accra
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2
 
10 February – Accra
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3
 
7 February – Kano
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
13 February – Lagos
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (pen.)2 (4)
 
6 February – Kumasi
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2 (3)
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1
 
10 February – Lagos
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
7 February – Lagos
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2Third place
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (a.e.t.)2
 
12 February – Accra
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2 (3)
 
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (pen.)2 (4)
 

Quarterfinals

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg7'
Foé Soccerball shade.svg24'
Tasfaout Soccerball shade.svg79'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Nomvethe Soccerball shade.svg42'
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Badra Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.)
Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Aghahowa Soccerball shade.svg85', 92' Fadiga Soccerball shade.svg7'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Semifinals

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Babangida Soccerball shade.svg1', 34'
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg49', 85'
Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg81'

Third place match

Final

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–2 (a.e.t.)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Chukwu Soccerball shade.svg45'
Okocha Soccerball shade.svg47'
Report Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg26'
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg31'
Penalties
Okocha Soccerball shad check.svg
Okpara Soccerball shad check.svg
Kanu Soccerball shade cross.svg
Ikpeba Soccerball shade cross.svg
Oliseh Soccerball shad check.svg
3–4Soccerball shad check.svg M'Boma
Soccerball shad check.svg Wome
Soccerball shad check.svg Geremi
Soccerball shade cross.svg Foé
Soccerball shad check.svg Song
National Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Goalscorers

There were 73 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

References

  1. "BBC News | CUP NEWS | Cameroon are Kings of Africa".