![]() African Cup of Nations 2000 official logo | |
Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Ghana Nigeria |
Dates | 22 January – 13 February |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 73 (2.28 per match) |
Attendance | 677,500 (21,172 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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.[1] As winners, they qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives.
Host selection
[edit]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
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Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Holders | 28 February 1998 | 16 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) |
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Co-hosts | 12 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) | |
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Co-hosts | 10 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994) | |
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Group 5 winners | 6 June 1999 | 3 (1978, 1996, 1998) |
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Group 1 winners | 6 June 1999 | 10 (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998) |
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Group 2 winners | 6 June 1999 | 8 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998) |
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Group 7 runners-up | 20 June 1999 | 10 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998) |
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Group 3 runners-up | 20 June 1999 | 5 (1968 1972, 1974, 1978, 1992) |
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Group 6 runners-up | 20 June 1999 | 11 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) |
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Group 4 runners-up | 20 June 1999 | 2 (1994, 1996) |
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Group 3 winners | 20 June 1999 | 13 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) |
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Group 4 winners | 20 June 1999 | 2 (1996, 1998) |
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Group 2 runners-up | 20 Jun 1999 | 3 (1972, 1984, 1998) |
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Group 7 winners | 20 June 1999 | 8 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1998) |
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Group 6 winners | 20 June 1999 | 9 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998) |
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Playoff winners | 21 August 1999 | 6 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
[edit]Venues
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Accra Sports Stadium | National Stadium | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |
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Baba Yara Stadium | Sani Abacha Stadium | |
Capacity: 51,500 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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First round
[edit]Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
All times local: GMT (UTC) and WAT (UTC +1)
Group A
[edit]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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Guel ![]() |
Ouadja ![]() |
Cameroon ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Kalla ![]() Eto'o ![]() M'Boma ![]() |
Ghana ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Kalou ![]() Sié ![]() |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
South Africa ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Ngobe ![]() Bartlett ![]() |
Nzigou ![]() |
South Africa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bartlett ![]() |
South Africa ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bartlett ![]() |
Moussouni ![]() |
Group C
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
Zambia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Lota ![]() |
Ouédraogo ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Salah Hosny ![]() H. Hassan ![]() Ramzy ![]() Ali ![]() |
Koudou ![]() Sanou ![]() |
Group D
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
6 February – Accra | ||||||||||
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10 February – Accra | ||||||||||
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7 February – Kano | ||||||||||
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13 February – Lagos | ||||||||||
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6 February – Kumasi | ||||||||||
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10 February – Lagos | ||||||||||
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7 February – Lagos | ||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
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12 February – Accra | ||||||||||
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![]() | 2 (3) | |||||||||
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Quarterfinals
[edit]South Africa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nomvethe ![]() |
Semifinals
[edit]Nigeria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Babangida ![]() |
Third place match
[edit]South Africa ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Bartlett ![]() Nomvethe ![]() |
Report | Zitouni ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Bartlett ![]() Mkhalele ![]() Ndlanya ![]() Tinkler ![]() Moshoeu ![]() Bapela ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Final
[edit]Nigeria ![]() | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Chukwu ![]() Okocha ![]() |
Report | Eto'o ![]() M'Boma ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Okocha ![]() Okpara ![]() Kanu ![]() Ikpeba ![]() Oliseh ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top scorers
[edit]- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 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
[edit]Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards