Qualified teams
The 16 qualified teams are:
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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations .
The 16 qualified teams are:
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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 |
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Mauritania  | 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) |  Togo | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Central African Republic  | 1–3 |  DR Congo | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Sudan  | 6–3 |  Eritrea | 5–1 | 1–2 |
Rwanda  | 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) |  Libya | 3–1 | 1–3 |
Ethiopia  | 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  | 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 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
Barro  23', 71'Diabaté 76' |
Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate.
Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate.
| 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 win 5–1 on aggregate.
| Namibia | 8–2 | Benin |
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| 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 win 7–0 on aggregate.
| Liberia | 3–0 | Cape Verde |
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| Weah 3' Brown 71'Roberts 83' |
Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sierra Leone | 2–0 | Togo |
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| Bah 33' Kanu 51' |
Togo win 4–2 on penalties after 2–2 after extra time.
| Central African Republic | 1–1 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Malo 25' | Yemweni 12' |
| DR Congo | 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 | 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 |
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| Selolwane 25' |
Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Libya won 8–7 on penalty shootout after 4–4 on aggregate.
| Zambia | 2–0 | 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 on 6–0 on aggregate.
Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate.
Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Lesotho | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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| Ntsonyana 85' |
| Mozambique | 1–0 | Lesotho |
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| Dário 82' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
Lesotho won 3–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 after extra time.
| Swaziland | 3–2 | Kenya |
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| D. Dlamini 43', 75' (pen.) M. Dlamini 56' | Otieno 38' Okoth 86' |
Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Morocco | w/o | Guinea-Bissau |
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Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced.
Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 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 |
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| Lota 34' | Ratsimialona 42' Randrianaivo 75' |
| Madagascar | 0–0 | Nigeria |
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| Namibia | 2–2 | Madagascar |
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| Hindjou 77' Hummel 89' | Randrianaivo 33' Ratsimialona 44' |
| Madagascar | 1–2 | Namibia |
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| Menakely 30' | Pienaar 5' Diergaardt 10' |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Madagascar |
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| Akwuegbu 4' |
| Madagascar | 0–1 | Zambia |
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| Lungu 13' |
| 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 |
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| Bartlett 49' Masinga 73' | Daye 80' |
| Mauritius | 1–1 | South Africa |
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| François 60' (pen.) | Buckley 43' |
| South Africa | 3–0 | Mauritius |
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| McCarthy 4' Phiri 14'Zuma 20' |
| Liberia | 1–1 | South Africa |
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| Makor 48' (pen.) | Rabutla 39' |
| South Africa | 0–0 | Congo |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 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 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 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 |
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| Tasfaout 62' | Zongo 52' |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Burundi |
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| Sanou 52' |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Angola |
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| Zongo 38' |
| Angola | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Quinzinho 44' Akwá 75' |
| Burundi | 0–0 | Burkina Faso |
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| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Algeria |
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| Traoré 38' |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Uganda | 0–3 | Togo |
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| Mohamed Kader 34', 70' Dogbe 48' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 |
| DR Congo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 |
| DR Congo | 1–1 | Lesotho |
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| Nvula 57' | Mpakanyane 65' |
| Zimbabwe | 1–2 | Ghana |
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| Mugeyi 15' | Owusu-Ansah 39' Boakye 89' |
| DR Congo | 2–1 | Zimbabwe |
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| Mulangu 54' Mulekelayi 56' | Mwaruwari 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 |
| Libya | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 |
| Sudan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| Egypt | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Abdel Hafeez 15' |
| Libya | 1–0 | Sudan |
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| Al-Masrati 44' |
| Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Libya |
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| Bakayoko 17' Zoko 87' | Al Masli 8' |
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Sudan |
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| Keïta 38' Zoko 80' |
| Libya | 2–0 | Egypt |
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| Al-Tawerghi 53' Al Masli 65' |
| Sudan | 0–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Libya | 0–3 | Ivory Coast |
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| Keïta 21' Bakayoko 31'Ettien 67' |
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