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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 19 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 13 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 11 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 9 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | |||
| 5 | 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 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | 0–4 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 
|  Nigeria   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Okocha  Akwuegbu  | Report | 
|  Sudan   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Moga  Mujahid Ahmed  | Report | 
|  Liberia   | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Roberts  | Report | 
|  Sierra Leone   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Moga  Khalid Bakhit  | 
|  Sierra Leone   | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Mansaray  | Report | 
|  Sierra Leone   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Bah  | Report |  Ayew  | 
|  Sierra Leone   | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Weah  | 
|  Sudan   | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Edward Jildo  Khalid Bakhit Khalid Ahmed Elmustafa  | Report | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 15 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 15 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 13 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 5–2 | 8–2 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 8 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 2 | 0–5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 
|  Egypt   | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Barakat  Sabry El-Saqqa El-Said  | Report |  Tasfaout  Meçabih  | 
|  Egypt   | 8–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  El-Said  Barakat Bassiouny Salah Sabry  | Report |  Mkontwana  Gariseb  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 20 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 
|  Madagascar   | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Suiverstin  Rasoanaivo Randrianaivo  | Report | 
|  Tunisia   | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Baya  | Report | 
|  Madagascar   | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Menakely  | Report |  Bakayoko  Zoko  | 
|  DR Congo   | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Inunu  | Report | 
|  Ivory Coast   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Keïta  Bakayoko  | Report | 
|  Congo   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Ranaivoson  Minga  | Report | 
|  Madagascar   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Zitouni  Mhedhebi  | 
|  Tunisia   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Jaziri  | Report |  Bakayoko  | 
|  Ivory Coast   | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Bakayoko  K.Keïta Yapi Yapo F.Keïta  | Report | 
|  Madagascar   | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Randriamarozaka  | Report | 
|  Ivory Coast   | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Keïta  | Report |  Tokala  Mulekelayi  | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |   |   |   |   |   | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 16 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 |   | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded |   |   | — | 
|  Malawi   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Chitsulo  | Report |  Zongo  | 
|  Zimbabwe   | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |  Buckley  | 
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)  | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
|  South Africa   | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Bartlett  | Report | 
|  Burkina Faso   | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Dagano  | Report |  Ndlovu  | 
|  Burkina Faso   | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Kambou  H.Traoré Korbeogo Yaméogo  | Report |  Chitsulo  Maduka  | 
|  Burkina Faso   | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Nana  | Report |  Zuma  | 
|  South Africa   | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Booth  August  | Report | 
|  Zimbabwe   | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
|  Makunike  | Report | 
There were 249 goals scored in 95 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.
9 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal