2002 African Cup of Nations
The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon won its fourth championship (repeating as champions), beating Senegal on penalty kicks 3–2 after a goalless draw.
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2002 | |
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![]() African Cup of Nations 2002 official logo  | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mali | 
| Dates | 19 January – 10 February | 
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 | 
| Goals scored | 48 (1.5 per match) | 
| Attendance | 570,000 (17,813 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) | (3 goals each)  | 
| Best player(s) | |
Host selection
    
Bids :
- Algeria
 - Botswana
 - Egypt
 - Ethiopia
 - Mali
 
The organization of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Mali on 5 February 1998 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during the 1998 African Cup of Nations. Voters had a choice between five countries : Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia and Mali.
This was the first time that Mali had hosted the competition.
Qualification
    

Squads
    
    
Venues
    
| Bamako | |||
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| Stade du 26 Mars | |||
| Capacity: 55,000 | |||
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| Bamako | |||
| Stade Modibo Keïta | |||
| Capacity: 25,000 | |||
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| Kayes | Mopti | Ségou | Sikasso | 
| Stade Abdoulaye Nakoro Cissoko | Stade Barema Bocoum | Stade Amari Daou | Stade Babemba Traoré | 
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | 
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First round
    
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 
Group B
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 
| South Africa  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Dagano  | 
Zerouali  | 
| South Africa  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zuma  Mngomeni Nomvethe  | 
Benmahmoud  | 
| Burkina Faso  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| K. Traoré  | 
Boakye  | 
Group C
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 
| Togo  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| M'Boma  | 
Group D
    
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 
Knockout stage
    
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 February – Bamako | ||||||||||
|   | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Bamako | ||||||||||
|   | 0 | |||||||||
|   | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Bamako | ||||||||||
|   | 2 | |||||||||
|   | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 February – Bamako | ||||||||||
|   | 0 | |||||||||
|   | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 3 February – Kayes | ||||||||||
|   | 0 (3) | |||||||||
|   | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Bamako | ||||||||||
|   | 2 | |||||||||
|   | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Sikasso | ||||||||||
|   | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
|   | 1 | |||||||||
| 9 February – Mopti | ||||||||||
|   | 0 | |||||||||
|   | 1 | |||||||||
|   | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
    
| South Africa  | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Touré  Dr. Coulibaly  | 
Semifinals
    
Scorers
    
- 3 goals
 
- 2 goals
 
- 1 goal
 
 Nassim Akrour
 Nasreddine Kraouche
 Moumouni Dagano
 Amadou Touré
 Samuel Eto'o
 Lucien Mettomo
 Marc-Vivien Foé
 Papi Kimoto
 Shabani Nonda
 Yves Yuvuladio
 Mido
 Kandia Traoré
 Prince Akim Daye
 Kelvin Sebwe
 George Weah
 Mamadou Bagayoko
 Dramane Coulibaly
 Seydou Keita
 Rachid Benmahmoud
 Yakubu
 Garba Lawal
 Souleymane Camara
 Lamine Diatta
 Papa Bouba Diop
 El Hadji Diouf
 Thabo Mngomeni
 Siyabonga Nomvete
 Sibusiso Zuma
 Gift Kampamba
CAF Team of the Tournament
    
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards







