2000 African Cup of Nations

2000 African Cup of Nations

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Tournament details
Host countries	Ghana Nigeria
Dates	22 January – 13 February
Teams	16
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Cameroon (3rd title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	South Africa
Fourth place	Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance	677,500 (21,172 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shaun Bartlett (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Lauren

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.

Cameroon won the championship, beating Nigeria in the final 4–3 on penalties. 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 (withdrew)
• Ghana / Nigeria (selected as hosts)
• Morocco

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

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
Egypt	Holders	28 February 1998	16 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Ghana	Co-hosts		12 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Nigeria	Co-hosts		10 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994)
Burkina Faso	Group 5 winners	6 June 1999	3 (1978, 1996, 1998)
Cameroon	Group 1 winners	6 June 1999	10 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998)
Morocco	Group 2 winners	6 June 1999	8 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998)
Algeria	Group 7 runners-up	20 June 1999	10 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998)
Congo	Group 3 runners-up	20 June 1999	5 (1968 1972, 1974, 1978, 1992)
DR Congo	Group 6 runners-up	20 June 1999	11 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Gabon	Group 4 runners-up	20 June 1999	2 (1994, 1996)
Ivory Coast	Group 3 winners	20 June 1999	13 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
South Africa	Group 4 winners	20 June 1999	2 (1996, 1998)
Togo	Group 2 runners-up	20 Jun 1999	3 (1972, 1984, 1998)
Tunisia	Group 7 winners	20 June 1999	8 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Zambia	Group 6 winners	20 June 1999	9 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Senegal	Playoff winners	21 August 1999	6 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994)

Notes

1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

Accra	Kumasi Accra Lagos Kano	Lagos
Accra Sports Stadium		National Stadium
Capacity: 40,000		Capacity: 55,000
Kumasi		Kano
Baba Yara Stadium		Sani Abacha Stadium
Capacity: 51,500		Capacity: 25,000

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.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	4	2	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	Ivory Coast	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Togo	3	1	1	1	2	3	−1	4

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts 22 January 200016:00

Ghana	1–1	Cameroon
Ayew 57'		Foé 19'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 45,000Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates) 24 January 200016:00

Ivory Coast	1–1	Togo
Guel 38' (pen.)		Ouadja 19'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 13,000Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia) 27 January 200016:00

Ghana	2–0	Togo
Ayew 28' Addo 37'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 30,000Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco) 28 January 200019:45

Cameroon	3–0	Ivory Coast
Kalla 29' Eto'o 45' M'Boma 90'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 5,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia) 31 January 200016:00

Ghana	0–2	Ivory Coast
		Kalou 45' Sié 84'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 40,000Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 31 January 200016:00

Cameroon	0–1	Togo
		Tchangai 18'

Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 2,000Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Algeria	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
3	DR Congo	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2
4	Gabon	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 23 January 200019:45

South Africa	3–1	Gabon
Ngobe 43' Bartlett 55', 78'		Nzigou 21'

Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 20,000Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 24 January 200019:45

DR Congo	0–0	Algeria

Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 7,000Referee: Manuel Duarte (Cape Verde) 27 January 200019:45

South Africa	1–0	DR Congo
Bartlett 44'

Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 3,500Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria) 29 January 200019:45

Algeria	3–1	Gabon
Ghazi 12' Tasfaout 41' Dziri 89'		Mbanangoyé 89'

Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 5,000Referee: Isaak Abdulkadir (Tanzania) 2 February 200016:00

South Africa	1–1	Algeria
Bartlett 2'		Moussouni 53'

Baba Yara Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 2,000Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia) 2 February 200016:00

DR Congo	0–0	Gabon

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 2,000Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
3	Zambia	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
4	Burkina Faso	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 23 January 200018:30

Egypt	2–0	Zambia
Radwan 37' H. Hassan 50'

Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoAttendance: 18,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) 25 January 200017:00

Burkina Faso	1–3	Senegal
Sanou 65'		Camara 4' Sarr 45' Keita 86'

Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoAttendance: 12,000Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya) 28 January 200018:30

Egypt	1–0	Senegal
H. Hassan 39'

Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoAttendance: 30,000Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa) 29 January 200018:30

Zambia	1–1	Burkina Faso
Lota 16'		Ouédraogo 90'

Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoAttendance: 5,000Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya) 1 February 200017:00

Egypt	4–2	Burkina Faso
Salah Hosny 30' H. Hassan 75' (pen.) Ramzy 85' Ali 90'		Koudou 10' Sanou 24'

Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoAttendance: 17,000Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon) 1 February 200017:00

Zambia	2–2	Senegal
Chilembe 52' Bwalya 87' (pen.)		Camara 47' Mbaye 80'

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 2,000Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria (H)	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
3	Morocco	3	1	1	1	1	2	−1	4
4	Congo	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
(H) Hosts 23 January 200016:00

Nigeria	4–2	Tunisia
Okocha 28', 58' Ikpeba 71', 77'		Sellimi 49' Baya 90'

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 80,000Referee: Alain Sars (France) 25 January 200019:30

Morocco	1–0	Congo
Bassir 85'

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 8,000Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana) 28 January 200016:00

Nigeria	0–0	Congo

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 60,000Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe) 29 January 200016:00

Tunisia	0–0	Morocco

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 5,000Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) 3 February 200017:00

Nigeria	2–0	Morocco
George 28' Aghahowa 81'

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 60,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin) 3 February 200017:00

Tunisia	1–0	Congo
Jaïdi 18'

Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoAttendance: 12,000Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

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

Quarterfinals

6 February 200016:00

Cameroon	2–1	Algeria
Eto'o 7' Foé 24'		Tasfaout 79'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 15,000Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal) 6 February 200019:30

South Africa	1–0	Ghana
Nomvethe 42'

Kumasi Sports Stadium, KumasiAttendance: 40,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia) 7 February 200016:00

Egypt	0–1	Tunisia
		Badra 22' (pen.)

Sani Abacha Stadium, KanoAttendance: 12,000Referee: Alain Sars (France) 7 February 200019:00

Nigeria	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Senegal
Aghahowa 85', 92'		Fadiga 7'

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 60,000Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Semifinals

10 February 200016:30

Nigeria	2–0	South Africa
Babangida 1', 34'

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 60,000Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt) 10 February 200018:30

Cameroon	3–0	Tunisia
M'Boma 49', 85' Eto'o 81'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 6,000Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

Third place match

12 February 200016:00

South Africa	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Tunisia
Bartlett 11' Nomvete 62'	Report	Zitouni 27', 89'
Penalties
Bartlett Mkhalele Ndlanya Tinkler Moshoeu Bapela	4–3	Chihi Jaziri Gabsi Boukadida Badra Zitouni

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraAttendance: 1,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Final

13 February 200016:00

Nigeria	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Cameroon
Chukwu 45' Okocha 47'	Report	Eto'o 26' M'Boma 31'
Penalties
Okocha Okpara Kanu Ikpeba Oliseh	3–4	M'Boma Wome Geremi Foé Song

National Stadium, LagosAttendance: 60,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Scorers

5 goals

• Shaun Bartlett

4 goals

• Samuel Eto'o
• Patrick M'Boma

3 goals

• Hossam Hassan
• Julius Aghahowa
• Jay-Jay Okocha

2 goals

• Abdelhafid Tasfaout
• Ousmane Sanou
• Marc-Vivien Foé
• Kwame Ayew
• Tijani Babangida
• Victor Ikpeba
• Henri Camara
• Siyabonga Nomvethe
• Ali Zitouni

1 goal

• Billel Dziri
• Farid Ghazi
• Fawzi Moussouni
• Ismaël Koudou
• Alassane Ouédraogo
• Raymond Kalla
• Abdel Halim Ali
• Yasser Radwan
• Hany Ramzy
• Ahmed Salah Hosny
• Bruno Mbanangoyé
• Shiva N'Zigou
• Otto Addo
• Tchiressoua Guel
• Bonaventure Kalou
• Donald-Olivier Sié
• Salaheddine Bassir
• Raphael Chukwu
• Finidi George
• Khalilou Fadiga
• Salif Keita
• Abdoulaye Mbaye
• Pape Sarr
• Dumisa Ngobe
• Lantame Ouadja
• Massamasso Tchangai
• Walid Azaiez
• Khaled Badra
• Radhi Jaïdi
• Adel Sellimi
• Kalusha Bwalya
• Laughter Chilembe
• Dennis Lota

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Nader El-Sayed

Defenders

• Pape Malick Diop
• Khaled Badra
• Rigobert Song
• Mohamed Emara

Midfielders

• Billel Dziri
• Lauren
• Jay-Jay Okocha
• Khalilou Fadiga

Forwards

• Samuel Eto'o
• Shaun Bartlett

References

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

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