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.
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| 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 |  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 |
← 1998 2002 → | |
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.
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, 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.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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 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) |
| Accra
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Lagos
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| Accra Sports Stadium | National Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |
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| Kumasi |
Kano
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| Baba Yara Stadium | Sani Abacha Stadium | |
| Capacity: 51,500 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
All times local: GMT (UTC) and WAT (UTC +1)
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
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana (H)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Togo
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Ghana | 1–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
Ayew  57' |
Foé 19' |
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Guel 38' (pen.) |
Ouadja 19' |
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia)
| Ghana | 2–0 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Ayew 28' Addo 37' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)
| Cameroon | 3–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Kalla 29' Eto'o 45' M'Boma 90' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
| Ghana | 0–2 | Ivory Coast |
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| Kalou 45' Sié 84' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
| Cameroon | 0–1 | Togo |
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| Tchangai 18' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | DR Congo
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Gabon
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| South Africa | 3–1 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Ngobe 43' Bartlett 55', 78' |
Nzigou 21' |
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
| DR Congo | 0–0 | Algeria |
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Manuel Duarte (Cape Verde)
| South Africa | 1–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 44' |
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Olufunmi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
| Algeria | 3–1 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Ghazi 12' Tasfaout 41' Dziri 89' |
Mbanangoyé 89' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isaak Abdulkadir (Tanzania)
| South Africa | 1–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 2' |
Moussouni 53' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalak (Ethiopia)
| DR Congo | 0–0 | Gabon |
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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Zambia
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Burkina Faso
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Zambia |
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| Radwan 37' H. Hassan 50' |
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
| Burkina Faso | 1–3 | Senegal |
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| Sanou 65' |
Camara 4' Sarr 45' Keita 86' |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)
| Egypt | 1–0 | Senegal |
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| H. Hassan 39' |
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
| Zambia | 1–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Lota 16' |
Ouédraogo 90' |
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)
| Egypt | 4–2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Salah Hosny 30' H. Hassan 75' (pen.) Ramzy 85' Ali 90' |
Koudou 10' Sanou 24' |
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguegui (Gabon)
| Zambia | 2–2 | Senegal |
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| Chilembe 52' Bwalya 87' (pen.) |
Camara 47' Mbaye 80' |
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Congo
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 4–2 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Okocha 28', 58' Ikpeba 71', 77' |
Sellimi 49' Baya 90' |
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
| Morocco | 1–0 | Congo |
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| Bassir 85' |
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)
| Nigeria | 0–0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
| Tunisia | 0–0 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
| Nigeria | 2–0 | Morocco |
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| George 28' Aghahowa 81' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
| Tunisia | 1–0 | Congo |
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| Jaïdi 18' |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||
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| 6 February – Accra | |||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
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| South Africa (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||
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| Cameroon | 2–1 | Algeria |
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| Eto'o 7' Foé 24' |
Tasfaout 79' |
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
| South Africa | 1–0 | Ghana |
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| Nomvethe 42' |
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
| Egypt | 0–1 | Tunisia |
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| Badra 22' (pen.) |
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
| Nigeria | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Senegal |
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| Aghahowa 85', 92' |
Fadiga 7' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
| Nigeria | 2–0 | South Africa |
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| Babangida 1', 34' |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
| Cameroon | 3–0 | Tunisia |
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| M'Boma 49', 85' Eto'o 81' |
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
| South Africa | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
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| Bartlett 11' Nomvethe 62' |
Report | Zitouni 27', 89' |
| Penalties | ||
Bartlett  Mkhalele  Ndlanya Tinkler Moshoeu Bapela |
4–3 | Chihi Jaziri Gabsi Boukadida Badra Zitouni |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
| Nigeria | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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| 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 |
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
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