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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
Qualified teams
The 16 qualified teams are:
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Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania |
0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Gambia |
2–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
2–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1–5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Benin |
4–8 | 2–0 | 2–8 | |
| Niger |
0–7 | 0–1 | 0–6 | |
| Cape Verde |
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Sierra Leone |
2–2 (2–4 p) | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Central African Republic |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Sudan |
6–3 | 5–1 | 1–2 | |
| Rwanda |
3–6 | 2–1 | 1–5 | |
| Djibouti |
1–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Botswana |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Chad |
4–4 (7–8 p) | 3–1 | 1–3 | |
| Ethiopia |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Seychelles |
0–6 | 0–1 | 0–5 | |
| Tanzania |
2–4 | 0–1 | 2–3 | |
| Uganda |
5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Lesotho |
1–1 (3–2 p) | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Swaziland |
3–5 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| Morocco |
w/o | — | — |
| Burkina Faso | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Barro Diabaté |
Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate.
Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate.
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tonga |
Tamboucha |
| Gabon | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bito'o Ondo |
Ramos |
Gabon win 5–2 on aggregate.
| Equatorial Guinea | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac |
Angola win 5–1 on aggregate.
| Namibia | 8–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nauseb Goraseb Tjikuzu Jacobs Benjamin |
Assouma |
Namibia win 8–4 on aggregate.
| Niger | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dindane |
| Ivory Coast | 6–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bamba Yoffou Zézé Zoko |
Ivory Coast win 7–0 on aggregate.
| Liberia | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weah Brown Roberts |
Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sierra Leone | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bah Kanu |
Togo win 4–2 on penalties after 2–2 after extra time.
| Central African Republic | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malo |
Yemweni |
| DR Congo | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Yemweni Mayélé |
DR Congo won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Sudan | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Khalid Bakhit Moga Mohamed Musa Dawod Hisham Seeni Amir Mustafa |
Abraham |
Sudan won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Congo | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eder Amoros Moyimouadeka Ngoma-Nanitélamio Tsoumou |
Mayele |
Congo won 6–3 on aggregate.
Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Botswana | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Selolwane |
| Madagascar | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Randrianaivo Ralaitafika |
Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Libya won 8–7 on penalty shootout after 4–4 on aggregate.
| Zambia | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Makufi Kampamba |
Zambia on 2–1 on aggregate.
| Seychelles | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mwaruwari |
| Zimbabwe | 5–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Petros Makunike Ndlovu Ncube |
Zimbabwe on 6–0 on aggregate.
Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate.
Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Lesotho | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ntsonyana |
| Mozambique | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dário |
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 | ||
Lesotho won 3–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 after extra time.
Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Morocco | w/o | |
|---|---|---|
Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced.
Group round
Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001.
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 14 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 |
| Zambia | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lota |
Ratsimialona Randrianaivo |
| Madagascar | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hindjou Hummel |
Randrianaivo Ratsimialona |
| Madagascar | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Menakely |
Pienaar Diergaardt |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akwuegbu |
| Madagascar | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lungu |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 2 |
| South Africa | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett Masinga |
Daye |
| Mauritius | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| François |
Buckley |
| South Africa | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| McCarthy Phiri Zuma |
| Liberia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Makor |
Rabutla |
| South Africa | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Group 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 |
Group 4
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 11 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 |
| Algeria | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tasfaout |
Zongo |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sanou |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zongo |
| Angola | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Quinzinho Akwá |
| Burundi | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Traoré |
Group 5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(W) Withdrew
| Togo | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salou Kossi Mohamed Kader |
| Uganda | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Kader Dogbe |
Group 6
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 13 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 |
| Zimbabwe | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mugeyi |
Owusu-Ansah Boakye |
| DR Congo | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mulangu Mulekelayi |
Mwaruwari |
Group 7
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| Egypt | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel Hafeez |
| Ivory Coast | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakayoko Zoko |
Al Masli |
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Keïta Zoko |
| Sudan | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Libya | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Keïta Bakayoko Ettien |