The CAF second round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between the 25 winners from the first round split across five groups.
The top country in each group at the end of the stage progressed to the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 19 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Angola | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Zambia | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 11 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Togo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Libya | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | −12 | 2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Liberia | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Sudan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | 0–4 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Ghana | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Nigeria | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
Okocha  12'Akwuegbu 37' | Report |
| Sudan | 2–0 | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| Moga 53' Mujahid Ahmed 88' | Report |
| Liberia | 1–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Roberts 65' | Report |
| Sierra Leone | 0–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Moga 43' Khalid Bakhit 44' |
| Sierra Leone | 1–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Mansaray 25' | Report |
| Sierra Leone | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Bah 87' | Report | Ayew 35' |
| Sierra Leone | 0–1 | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Weah 72' |
| Sudan | 3–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Jildo 17' Khalid Bakhit 40'Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa 69' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Morocco | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Egypt | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 5–2 | 8–2 | ||
| 4 | Algeria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Namibia | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — |
| Egypt | 5–2 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Barakat 7' Sabry 17'El-Saqqa 39'El-Said 85', 88' | Report | Tasfaout 12' Meçabih 37' |
| Egypt | 8–2 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| El-Said 5' Barakat 36', 73'Bassiouny 40', 43', 44'Salah 77'Sabry 88' | Report | Mkontwana 53' Gariseb 70' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 20 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | DR Congo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Madagascar | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Congo | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
| Madagascar | 3–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Suiverstin 18' Rasoanaivo 53'Randrianaivo 83' | Report |
| Tunisia | 1–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Baya 43' | Report |
| Madagascar | 1–3 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Menakely 58' | Report | Bakayoko 39', 46' Zoko 86' |
| DR Congo | 1–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Inunu 42' | Report |
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Keïta 39' Bakayoko 85' | Report |
| Congo | 2–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Ranaivoson 42' (o.g.) Minga 75' | Report |
| Madagascar | 0–2 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zitouni 85' Mhedhebi 90' |
| Tunisia | 1–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Jaziri 49' | Report | Bakayoko 33' |
| Ivory Coast | 6–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Bakayoko 25', 40' (p) K.Keïta 48'Yapi Yapo 71'F.Keïta 80' | Report |
| Madagascar | 1–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Randriamarozaka 61' | Report |
| Ivory Coast | 1–2 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Keïta 72' | Report | Tokala 34' Mulekelayi 79' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 16 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | | ||
| 4 | Malawi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | |||
| 5 | Guinea [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded | | | — |
| Malawi | 1–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Chitsulo 38' | Report | Zongo 28' |
| Zimbabwe | 0–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Buckley 7', 83' |
The match was abandoned at 83 minutes with the score 0–2 after crowd trouble led police to fire tear gas in the stands, causing a mass panic in which 13 people were killed. [3] The result after 83 minutes was allowed to stand.
| Burkina Faso | Annulled (2–3) | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 17' | Report |
| Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Dagano 23' | Report | Ndlovu 3', 12' |
| Burkina Faso | 4–2 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Kambou 32' H.Traoré 76'Korbeogo 83'Yaméogo 90' | Report | Chitsulo 9' Maduka 78' |
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Nana 73' | Report | Zuma 24' |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Booth 5' August 54' | Report |
| Zimbabwe | 1–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Makunike 43' | Report |
There were 249 goals scored in 95 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
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Ali Meçabih Brahim Ouahid Abdelhafid Tasfaout Bodunha Romeo Kambou Samuel Eto'o Marc-Vivien Foé Bernard Tchoutang Walter Bakouma Abdel Sattar Sabry Mido Souleymane Youla Kelvin Sebwe George Weah Christopher Wreh Khaled Elfallah Mutaz Kablan Patrick Mabedi Daniel Chitsulo Tijani Babangida Jay-Jay Okocha Yakubu Pape Thiaw Shaun Bartlett Delron Buckley Khalid Bakhit Koffi Kossi Khaled Badra Rotson Kilambe Charles Lota Jones Mwewa 1 goal
Fares Aouni Djamel Belmadi Yacine Bezzaz Rafik Saïfi Fadel Settara Sebastião Gilberto Quinzinho Zico Moumouni Dagano Brahima Korbeogo Alain Nana Amadou Touré Harouna Traoré Narcisse Yaméogo Mamadou Zongo Patrice Abanda Lauren Pius Ndiefi Christ Bongo Edson Minga Mawa Inunu Papy Okitankoy Kimoto Kanika Matondo Jason Mayélé Kanku Mulekelayi Bolombo Tokala Ngidi Yemweni Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa Ibrahim Said Mohamed Salah Abo Greisha Ishmael Addo Charles Akonnor Kwame Ayew Isaac Boakye Emmanuel Duah Emmanuel Osei Kuffour Yaw Preko Sambégou Bangoura Titi Camara Sékou Dramé Pascal Feindouno Abdoulaye Kapi Sylla Tchiressoua Guel Bonaventure Kalou Fadel Keïta Kandia Traoré Gilles Yapi Yapo Zéphirin Zoko Oliver Makor Zizi Roberts Frank Seator Musa Shannon Rajab Elharbi Khalifa Khalifa Jehad Muntasser Ruphin Menakely Jean-Yves Randriamarozaka Harry Randrianaivo Etienne Rasoanaivo Nathalie Suiverstin John Maduka Gharib Amzine Rachid Benmahmoud Mustapha Hadji Rachid Rokki Erastus Gariseb Patrick Mkontwana Razundara Tjikuzu Julius Aghahowa Benedict Akwuegbu Henri Camara Pape Seydou Diop Khalilou Fadiga Moussa N'Diaye Mahmadu Alphajor Bah Sidique Mansaray Bradley August Matthew Booth Phil Masinga Benni McCarthy Siyabonga Nomvethe Sibusiso Zuma Mujahid Ahmed Edward Jildo Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa Eric Akoto Komlan Amewou Komlan Assignon Zanzan Atte-Oudeyi Sherif Touré Coubageat Jérôme Doté Alfa Potowabawi Moustapha Salifou Kaies Ghodhbane Riadh Jelassi Maher Kanzari Dadley Fichite Chalwe Kunda Harry Milanzi Andrew Sinkala Elijah Tana Benjani Mwaruwani Edzai Kasinauyo Blessing Makunike Master Masiku 1 own goal
Patrick Ranaivoson (against Congo)
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