2000 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 2000 African Cup of Nations.

Preliminary round[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Libya  1–6  Algeria 1–3 0–3
Benin  2–3  Angola 2–1 0–2
Mali  3–0  Cape Verde 3–0 0–0
Chad  1–1 (a)  Congo 1–1 0–0
Equatorial Guinea  0–5  Gabon 0–2 0–3
Djibouti  1–12  Kenya 0–3 1–9
Niger  2–3  Liberia 2–1 0–2
Swaziland  2–3  Madagascar 1–2 1–1
Lesotho  2–4  Mauritius 1–1 1–3
Botswana  1–2  Mozambique 0–0 1–2
Namibia  3–1  Malawi 2–1 1–0
Burundi  2–0  Tanzania 1–0 1–0
São Tomé and Príncipe  0–6  Togo 0–4 0–2
Uganda  5–0  Rwanda 5–0 0–0
Senegal  w/o  Gambia
Sierra Leone  w/o  Mauritania
Eritrea  w/o  Ethiopia
Libya 1–3 Algeria
Goal 84' Report Tasfaout Goal 56'75'
Adjali Goal 82'
June 11 Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Algeria 3–0 Libya
Adjali Goal 9'
Boukessassa Goal 57'
Tasfaout Goal 65'
Report
19 May Stadium, Annaba
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

Benin 2–1 Angola
Tchomogo Goal 6'32' Goal 36'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger)
Angola 2–0 Benin
Akwá Goal Goal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bisingu Buenkadila (DR Congo)

Mali 3–0 Cape Verde
Yaya Dissa Goal
Harouna Diarra Goal
Brahima Traoré Goal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Idrissa Seck (Senegal)
Cape Verde 0–0 Mali
Attendance: 6,000

Chad 1–1 Congo
Abana Goal Tsoumou Goal
Attendance: 6,500
Congo 0–0 Chad
Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Baba Touré (Togo)

Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Gabon
Goal 60'
Nguema Goal 65'
Estádio Patrice Lumumba, Bata
Attendance: 11,000
Gabon 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
Goal 34'
Londo Goal 52'
Nguema Goal 89'
Stade Omnisports, Libreville
Attendance: 6,000

Djibouti 0–3 Kenya
Sunguti Goal 4'20'
Ongao Goal 70'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 15,000
Kenya 9–1 Djibouti
Goal 3'6'67'
Sunguti Goal 19'26'
Goal 30'85'
Ambani Goal 75'83'
Goal 25'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 12,000

Note: both games were played in Kenya.


Niger 2–1 Liberia
Goal 5' (pen.)
Goal 44'
Sarr Goal 87'
Attendance: 4,000
Liberia 2–0 Niger
Wreh Goal 30'
Zizi Roberts Goal 45'
Attendance: 10,000

Swaziland 1–2 Madagascar
Mfanzile Dlamini Goal 28' Rasoanaivo Goal 22'
Goal 65'
Somholo National Stadium, Lobamba
Attendance: 1,000
Madagascar 1–1 Swaziland
Menakely Goal 15' Siza Dlamini Goal 49'
Attendance: 30,000

Lesotho 1–1 Mauritius
Seema Goal 30' (pen.) Cundasamy Goal 3'
Attendance: 9,000
Mauritius 3–1 Lesotho
Cundasamy Goal 34'
Perlé Goal 65'
Ithier Goal 90'
Mohapi
Stade George V, Curepipe
Attendance: 25,200

Botswana 0–0 Mozambique
Attendance: 6,000
Mozambique 2–1 Botswana
Dário Goal Goal Duiker Goal
Attendance: 25,000

Namibia 2–1 Malawi
Samaria Goal 9'
Nauseb Goal 60'
Goal 22'
Attendance: 5,000
Malawi 0–1 Namibia
Nauseb Goal 15'
Attendance: 8,000

Burundi 1–0 Tanzania
Goal 55'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wa Ntambidila (DR Congo)
Tanzania 0–1 Burundi
Goal 88'
Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Attendance: 7,000

São Tomé and Príncipe 0–4 Togo
Noutsoudje Goal 9' (pen.)19'

Yedibahoma Goal 77'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon
(neutral ground)
Attendance: 3,000
Togo 2–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
Noutsoudje Goal 4'
Goal 71'
Attendance: 4,000

Uganda 5–0 Rwanda
Musisi Goal 1'43'47'
Goal 42'
Goal 83'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 18,000
Rwanda 0–0 Uganda
Stade Amahoro, Kigali
Attendance: 15,000

Senegal w/o Gambia

Gambia withdrew, Senegal advanced automatically.


Sierra Leone w/o Mauritania

Mauritania withdrew, Sierra Leone advanced automatically.


Eritrea w/o Ethiopia
Cairo, Egypt

Ethiopia withdrew due to Eritrean–Ethiopian War, Eritrea advanced automatically.

Group round[]

Group round took place between October 2, 1998, and June 20, 1999.

Group 1[]

Ghana qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999, their results where annulled. Eritrea qualified for Playoff.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10
 Eritrea 4 1 1 2 2 4 −2 4
 Mozambique 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
 Ghana (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Awarded hosting rights
Mozambique 3–1 Eritrea
Dário Goal 30'
Tomás Goal 35'
Jojó Goal 44'
Goal 44'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Cameroon 1–3
Annulled
 Ghana
Olembé Goal 35' Akonnor Goal 12'
Johnson Goal 35'
Nyarko Goal 89'
Attendance: 40,000

Eritrea 0–0 Cameroon
Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ahmed El-Shinawi (Egypt)
Ghana 1–0
Annulled
 Mozambique
Akonnor Goal 54'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 30,000

Cameroon 1–0 Mozambique
M'Boma Goal 25'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Ghana 5–0
Annulled
 Eritrea
Ahinful Goal 5'
Preko Goal 27'56'84'
Ofori-Quaye Goal 68'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 50,000

Mozambique 1–6 Cameroon
Tico-Tico Goal 60' Job Goal 26'28'
M'Boma Goal 33'42'
Njanka Goal 74'
Suffo Goal 83'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)

Cameroon 1–0 Eritrea
Song Goal
Referee: Haroun Boukar (Chad)

Eritrea 1–0 Mozambique
Goal 81'
Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 5,000

Group 2[]

Sierra Leone withdrew due to the Sierra Leone Civil War on 22 March 1999, their result was annulled.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Morocco 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2 8
 Togo 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 4
 Guinea 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
 Sierra Leone (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Togo 2–0 Guinea
T. Salou Goal 5' (pen.)
Ouadja Goal 58'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Morocco 3–0
Annulled
 Sierra Leone
Chippo Goal 22'
Bassir Goal 42'
Camacho Goal 82'
Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Djibril M'Baye (Senegal)

Guinea 1–1 Morocco
Oularé Goal 30' Hadji Goal 46'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Togo 2–3 Morocco
Noutsoudje Goal 32'
Goal 63'
Camacho Goal 2'72'
Hadji Goal 39'
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Morocco 1–1 Togo
Chippo Goal 40' Oyawolé Goal 67'
Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohsen Boukhir (Tunisia)

Morocco 1–0 Guinea
Camacho Goal 6'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Lazzoun Boucif (Algeria)

Guinea 2–1 Togo
F. Camara Goal 53'64' Kader Goal 61'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)

Group 3[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 6 3 2 1 7 2 +5 11
 Congo 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
 Mali 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9
 Namibia 6 0 2 4 2 10 −8 2
Source:[citation needed]
Namibia 0–1 Congo
Goal 80'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)
Mali 0–1 Ivory Coast
Koné Goal 87'
Attendance: 15,000

Ivory Coast 3–0 Namibia
Diallo Goal 10'90'
Diomandé Goal 32'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sillah Malick (Gambia)
Congo 0–0 Mali
Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Congo 1–0 Ivory Coast
Ntounou Goal 10'
Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

Mali 2–1 Namibia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Seydou Ba (Mauritania)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Congo
Bakayoko Goal 20'
Tiéhi Goal 25'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Manuel Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde)

Namibia 0–0 Mali
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Eusebio Alfredo (Mozambique)

Namibia 1–1 Ivory Coast
Jacobs Goal 56' Diallo Goal 78'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Antônio da Silva (Angola)
Mali 3–1 Congo
Referee: Pierre Mouguengui (Gabon)

Ivory Coast 0–0 Mali
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)
Congo 3–0 Namibia
Bokatola Goal 24'
Goal 53'
Guié-Mien Goal 87'
Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire
Referee: Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria)

Group 4[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
 Gabon 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10
 Mauritius 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6
 Angola 6 1 2 3 7 10 −3 5
Source:[citation needed]
South Africa 1–0 Angola
Bartlett Goal 86'
First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Homary Mohamady (Madagascar)
Gabon 2–0 Mauritius
Londo Goal 17'
Makaya Goal 42'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Souleymane Konaté (Cameroon)

Mauritius 1–1 South Africa
Périatambée Goal 56' Masinga Goal 44'
Stade George V, Curepipe
Attendance: 32,385
Referee: Richard Phiri (Zambia)
Angola 3–1 Gabon
Akwá Goal 7'51'90' Mouloungui Goal 34'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania)

South Africa 4–1 Gabon
Moeti Goal 45'
Masinga Goal 50'
Bartlett Goal 57'
McCarthy Goal 80'
Nguema Goal 27'
Odi Stadium, Mabopane
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia)
Angola 0–2 Mauritius
Perle Goal 29'
Bax Goal 84'
Attendance: 25,000

Gabon 1–0 South Africa
Londo Goal 90+3' (pen.)
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)
Mauritius 1–1 Angola
Perle Goal 31' Bodunha Goal 16'
Stade George V, Curepipe
Attendance: 31,979
Referee: Roger Raharison (Madagascar)

South Africa 2–0 Mauritius
Mngomeni Goal 57'
McCarthy Goal 80'
Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
Gabon 3–1 Angola
Nguema Goal 17'40'
Amégasse Goal 80'
Valente Goal 81'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger)

Angola 2–2 South Africa
Zito Goal 70'
Jaburú Goal 74'
Mkhalele Goal 32'48'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Mauritius 2–2 Gabon
François Goal 45'
Perle Goal 73'
Goal 37'
Nguema Goal 72'
Stade George V, Curepipe
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Alfredo Eusébio (Mozambique)

Group 5[]

Nigeria qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999, their results were annulled. Senegal qualified for Playoff.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burkina Faso 4 2 2 0 8 5 +3 8
 Senegal 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
 Burundi 4 1 0 3 3 6 −3 3
 Nigeria (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Awarded hosting rights
Burkina Faso 0–0
Annulled
 Nigeria
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 30,000
Burundi 1–0 Senegal
Goal 18'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Senegal 1–1 Burkina Faso
Keita Goal 31' Nana Goal 54'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Nigeria 2–0
Annulled
 Burundi
Lawal Goal 38'
Finidi Goal 70'
MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Attendance: 30,000

Burundi 1–2 Burkina Faso
Kitenge Goal 24' (pen.) M. Zongo Goal
Kambou Goal 60'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Waiswa Ajab (Uganda)
Senegal 1–1
Annulled
 Nigeria
Keita Goal 69' Akpoborie Goal 75'
Attendance: 55,000

Burkina Faso 3–1 Burundi
B. Zongo Goal 3'15'
M. Zongo Goal 6' (pen.)
Mossi Goal 29'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Baba Touré (Togo)

Burkina Faso 2–2 Senegal
Ouédraogo Goal 45'
Koné Goal 80'
Henri Camara Goal 20'
Diop Goal 59'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Senegal 1–0 Burundi
Keita Goal 10'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana)

Group 6[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zambia 6 5 1 0 9 2 +7 16
 DR Congo 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
 Madagascar 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5
 Kenya 6 0 2 4 3 7 −4 2
Source:[citation needed]
Kenya 1–1 Madagascar
Otieno Goal 11' (pen.) Menakely Goal 64'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 12,000
Zambia 1–1 DR Congo
Kilambe Goal 46' N'tsunda Goal 44'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Peter Lauer (Swaziland)

Madagascar 1–2 Zambia
Rasoanaivo Goal 65' Kilambe Goal 85'
Milanzi Goal 87'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
DR Congo 2–1 Kenya
Kanyengele Goal 15'65' Origi Goal 66'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)

Kenya 0–1 Zambia
Lota Goal 9'
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sohan Pradeep Kumar (Mauritius)
Madagascar 3–1 DR Congo
Menakely Goal 42'
Rasoanaivo Goal 64'74'
Goal 81'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

Zambia 1–0 Kenya
Goal 40'
Independence Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa)
DR Congo 2–0 Madagascar
Goal 7'
Lokose Goal 46'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Boukar Haroun (Chad)

Kenya 0–1 DR Congo
Goal 20' (o.g.)
Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ahmed Saleh (Sudan)
Zambia 3–0 Madagascar
Goal 1'22'
Lota Goal 85'
Konkola Stadium, Chililabombwe
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ahmed El-Shenawi (Egypt)

DR Congo 0–1 Zambia
Sinkala Goal 46' (pen.)
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Madagascar 1–1 Kenya
Goal 44' (pen.) Goal 39'
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

Group 7[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 6 5 0 1 13 3 +10 15
 Algeria 6 2 1 3 8 7 +1 7
 Liberia 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7
 Uganda 6 2 0 4 3 13 −10 6
Source:[citation needed]
Uganda 2–1 Algeria
Mubiru Goal 75'90' Dziri Goal 79'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia)
Tunisia 2–1 Liberia
Sellimi Goal 41'90' (pen.) Sebwe Goal 32'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

Algeria 0–1 Tunisia
Rouissi Goal 44'
5 July stadium, Algiers
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Liberia 2–0 Uganda
Zizi Roberts Goal 20'
Gebro Goal 38'
Attendance: 11,000

Tunisia 6–0 Uganda
Kanzari Goal 16'
Jaidi Goal 33'
Boukadida Goal 57'
Sellimi Goal 61' (pen.)
Rouissi Goal 83'
Gabsi Goal 85'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
Liberia 1–1 Algeria
Zizi Roberts Goal Saïfi Goal
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Algeria 4–1 Liberia
Merakchi Goal 40'45'
Saïfi Goal 60'
V. Kpoto Goal 85' (o.g.)
Konwlo Goal 61'
19 May Stadium, Annaba
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)
Uganda 0–2 Tunisia
Gabsi Goal 18'
Rouissi Goal 40'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Isaack (Tanzania)

Uganda 1–0 Liberia
Ssozi Goal 84'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hassan Mohamud (Egypt)
Tunisia 2–0 Algeria
Mhedhebi Goal 55'
Thabet Goal 90'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Algeria 2–0 Uganda
Merakchi Goal 39'56'
19 May Stadium, Annaba
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya)
Liberia 2–0 Tunisia
Makor Goal 50' (pen.)
Weah Goal 85'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Playoff[]

Eritrea (runners-up of groups 1) and Senegal (runners-up of groups 5) join Zimbabwe in a playoff for one place in the final tournament.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 4 3 0 1 11 4 +7 9
 Zimbabwe 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
 Eritrea 4 0 0 4 2 13 −11 0
Source:[citation needed]
1st leg
Eritrea 0–1 Zimbabwe
A. Ndlovu Goal 25'
Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Senegal 6–2 Eritrea
Goal 2'
Keita Goal 21'52'
Traoré Goal 30'40'
N'Diaye Goal 60'
Goal 58'
Goal 68'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

Zimbabwe 2–1 Senegal
P. Ndlovu Goal 8'
Sawu Goal 55'
Traoré Goal 77'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Omar Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)
2nd leg
Senegal 2–0 Zimbabwe
N'Diaye Goal 15'
Diop Goal 86'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)

Zimbabwe 4–0 Eritrea
A. Ndlovu Goal 61'
Sawu Goal 69'75'90'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdel Hamid Radwan (Egypt)

Eritrea 0–2 Senegal
Camara Goal 55'
Touré Goal 80'
Asmara Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdulhakim El Shelmani (Libya)

Qualified teams[]

  •  Algeria
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Cameroon
  •  DR Congo
  •  Congo
  •  Egypt (holders)
  •  Gabon
  •  Ghana (co-hosts)
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Morocco
  •  Nigeria (co-hosts)
  •  Senegal
  •  South Africa
  •  Togo
  •  Tunisia
  •  Zambia

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