2000 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualification for championships (CAF)
FIFA World Cup
Africa Cup of Nations

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

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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
Al-Tawerghi 84' Report Tasfaout 56', 75'
Adjali 82'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Algeria 3–0 Libya
Adjali 9'
Boukessassa 57'
Tasfaout 65'		 Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Benin 2–1 Angola
Tchomogo 6', 32' Chicangala 36'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger)
Angola 2–0 Benin
Akwá
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bisingu Buenkadila (DR Congo)
Mali 3–0 Cape Verde
Yaya Dissa
Harouna Diarra
Brahima Traoré
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Idrissa Seck (Senegal)
Cape Verde 0–0 Mali
Attendance: 6,000
Chad 1–1 Congo
Abana Tsoumou
Attendance: 6,500
Congo 0–0 Chad
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Baba Touré (Togo)
Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Gabon
Bounguedza 60'
Nguema 65'
Estádio Patrice Lumumba, Bata
Attendance: 11,000
Gabon 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
Ogouérowo 34'
Londo 52'
Nguema 89'
Attendance: 6,000
Djibouti 0–3 Kenya
Sunguti 4', 20'
Ongao 70'
Attendance: 15,000
Kenya 9–1 Djibouti
Okoth 3', 6', 67'
Sunguti 19', 26'
Oduor 30', 85'
Ambani 75', 83'		 Dirieh Hamed 25'
Attendance: 12,000

Note: both games were played in Kenya.

Niger 2–1 Liberia
Idé Barkiré 5' (pen.)
Yattaga 44'		 Sarr 87'
Attendance: 4,000
Liberia 2–0 Niger
Wreh 30'
Roberts 45'
Attendance: 10,000
Swaziland 1–2 Madagascar
M. Dlamini 28' Rasoanaivo 22'
Mosa 65'
Attendance: 1,000
Madagascar 1–1 Swaziland
Menakely 15' S. Dlamini 49'
Attendance: 30,000
Lesotho 1–1 Mauritius
Seema 30' (pen.) Cundasamy 3'
Attendance: 9,000
Mauritius 3–1 Lesotho
Cundasamy 34'
Perlé 65'
Ithier 90'		 Mohapi
Attendance: 25,200
Botswana 0–0 Mozambique
Attendance: 6,000
Mozambique 2–1 Botswana
Dário Duiker
Attendance: 25,000
Namibia 2–1 Malawi
Samaria 9'
Nauseb 60'		 Nakhumwa 22'
Attendance: 5,000
Malawi 0–1 Namibia
Nauseb 15'
Attendance: 8,000
Burundi 1–0 Tanzania
Mbuyi 55'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Wa Ntambidila (DR Congo)
Tanzania 0–1 Burundi
Daoudi 88'
Attendance: 7,000
São Tomé and Príncipe 0–4 Togo
Noutsoudje 9' (pen.), 19'
Goumai
Yedibahoma 77'
Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville, Gabon
(neutral ground)
Attendance: 3,000
Togo 2–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
Noutsoudje 4'
Adjamgba 71'
Attendance: 4,000
Uganda 5–0 Rwanda
Musisi 1', 43', 47'
Obwinyi 42'
Mutyaba 83'
Attendance: 18,000
Rwanda 0–0 Uganda
Attendance: 15,000
Senegal w/o Gambia

Gambia withdrew, Senegal advanced automatically.

Mauritania withdrew, Sierra Leone advanced automatically.

Eritrea w/o Ethiopia

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 30'
Tomás 35'
Tico-Tico 44'		 Zerom 44'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Cameroon 1–3
Annulled		 Ghana
Olembé 35' Akonnor 12'
Johnson 35'
Nyarko 89'
Attendance: 40,000
Eritrea 0–0 Cameroon
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ahmed El-Shinawi (Egypt)
Ghana 1–0
Annulled		 Mozambique
Akonnor 54'
Attendance: 30,000
Cameroon 1–0 Mozambique
M'Boma 25'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Ghana 5–0
Annulled		 Eritrea
Ahinful 5'
Preko 27', 56', 84'
Ofori-Quaye 68'
Attendance: 50,000
Mozambique 1–6 Cameroon
Tico-Tico 60' Job 26', 28'
M'Boma 33', 42'
Njanka 74'
Suffo 83'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)
Cameroon 1–0 Eritrea
Song
Referee: Haroun Boukar (Chad)
Eritrea 1–0 Mozambique
Fishaye 81'
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 5' (pen.)
Ouadja 58'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Morocco 3–0
Annulled		 Sierra Leone
Chippo 22'
Bassir 42'
Camacho 82'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Djibril M'Baye (Senegal)
Guinea 1–1 Morocco
Oularé 30' Hadji 46'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Togo 2–3 Morocco
Noutsoudje 32'
Goumai 63'		 Camacho 2', 72'
Hadji 39'
Stade Municipal, Lomé
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)
Morocco 1–1 Togo
Chippo 40' Oyawolé 67'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Mohsen Boukhir (Tunisia)
Morocco 1–0 Guinea
Camacho 6'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Lazzoun Boucif (Algeria)
Guinea 2–1 Togo
F. Camara 53', 64' Kader 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
Mokossi 80'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana)
Mali 0–1 Ivory Coast
Koné 87'
Attendance: 15,000
Ivory Coast 3–0 Namibia
Diallo 10', 90'
Diomandé 32'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sillah Malick (Gambia)
Congo 0–0 Mali
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)
Congo 1–0 Ivory Coast
Ntounou 10'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)
Mali 2–1 Namibia
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Seydou Ba (Mauritania)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Congo
Bakayoko 20'
Tiéhi 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 56' Diallo 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 24'
Buitys 53'
Guié-Mien 87'
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 86'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Homary Mohamady (Madagascar)
Gabon 2–0 Mauritius
Londo 17'
Makaya 42'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Souleymane Konaté (Cameroon)
Mauritius 1–1 South Africa
Périatambée 56' Masinga 44'
Attendance: 32,385
Referee: Richard Phiri (Zambia)
Angola 3–1 Gabon
Akwá 7', 51', 90' Mouloungui 34'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania)
South Africa 4–1 Gabon
Moeti 45'
Masinga 50'
Bartlett 57'
McCarthy 80'		 Nguema 27'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia)
Angola 0–2 Mauritius
Perle 29'
Bax 84'
Attendance: 25,000
Gabon 1–0 South Africa
Londo 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)
Mauritius 1–1 Angola
Perle 31' Bodunha 16'
Attendance: 31,979
Referee: Roger Raharison (Madagascar)
South Africa 2–0 Mauritius
Mngomeni 57'
McCarthy 80'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
Gabon 3–1 Angola
Nguema 17', 40'
Amégasse 80'		 Valente 81'
Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger)
Angola 2–2 South Africa
Zito 70'
Jaburú 74'		 Mkhalele 32', 48'
Attendance: 25,000
Mauritius 2–2 Gabon
François 45'
Perle 73'		 Nzaboutamba 37'
Nguema 72'
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
Attendance: 30,000
Senegal 1–1 Burkina Faso
Keita 31' Nana 54'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)
Nigeria 2–0
Annulled		 Burundi
Lawal 38'
Finidi 70'
Attendance: 30,000
Burundi 1–2 Burkina Faso
Kitenge 24' (pen.) M. Zongo
Kambou 60'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Waiswa Ajab (Uganda)
Senegal 1–1
Annulled		 Nigeria
Keita 69' Akpoborie 75'
Attendance: 55,000
Burkina Faso 3–1 Burundi
B. Zongo 3', 15'
M. Zongo 6' (pen.)		 Mossi 29'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Baba Touré (Togo)
Burkina Faso 2–2 Senegal
Ouédraogo 45'
Koné 80'		 Henri Camara 20'
Diop 59'
Attendance: 25,000
Senegal 1–0 Burundi
Keita 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 11' (pen.) Menakely 64'
Attendance: 12,000
Zambia 1–1 DR Congo
Kilambe 46' N'tsunda 44'
Referee: Peter Lauer (Swaziland)
Madagascar 1–2 Zambia
Rasoanaivo 65' Kilambe 85'
Milanzi 87'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
DR Congo 2–1 Kenya
Kanyengele 15', 65' Origi 66'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)
Kenya 0–1 Zambia
Lota 9'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Sohan Pradeep Kumar (Mauritius)
Madagascar 3–1 DR Congo
Menakely 42'
Rasoanaivo 64', 74'		 Bakasu 81'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)
Zambia 1–0 Kenya
Kamwandi 40'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa)
DR Congo 2–0 Madagascar
Okidankoyi 7'
Lokose 46'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Boukar Haroun (Chad)
Kenya 0–1 DR Congo
Akwana 20' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ahmed Saleh (Sudan)
Zambia 3–0 Madagascar
Banda 1', 22'
Lota 85'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Ahmed El-Shenawi (Egypt)
DR Congo 0–1 Zambia
Sinkala 46' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Madagascar 1–1 Kenya
Rasoanaivo 44' (pen.) Serengo 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 75', 90' Dziri 79'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia)
Tunisia 2–1 Liberia
Sellimi 41', 90' (pen.) Sebwe 32'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
Algeria 0–1 Tunisia
Rouissi 44'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Liberia 2–0 Uganda
Roberts 20'
Gebro 38'
Attendance: 11,000
Tunisia 6–0 Uganda
Kanzari 16'
Jaidi 33'
Boukadida 57'
Sellimi 61' (pen.)
Rouissi 83'
Gabsi 85'
Attendance: 35,000
Liberia 1–1 Algeria
Roberts Saïfi
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Algeria 4–1 Liberia
Merakchi 40', 45'
Saïfi 60'
V. Kpoto 85' (o.g.)		 Konwlo 61'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia)
Uganda 0–2 Tunisia
Gabsi 18'
Rouissi 40'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Isaack (Tanzania)
Uganda 1–0 Liberia
Ssozi 84'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hassan Mohamud (Egypt)
Tunisia 2–0 Algeria
Mhedhebi 55'
Thabet 90'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Algeria 2–0 Uganda
Merakchi 39', 56'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya)
Liberia 2–0 Tunisia
Makor 50' (pen.)
Weah 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 25'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
Senegal 6–2 Eritrea
Séne 2'
Keita 21', 52'
Traoré 30', 40'
N'Diaye 60'		 Abraha 58'
Fisahaye 68'
Attendance: 35,000
Zimbabwe 2–1 Senegal
P. Ndlovu 8'
Sawu 55'		 Traoré 77'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Omar Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania)
2nd leg
Senegal 2–0 Zimbabwe
N'Diaye 15'
Diop 86'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria)
Zimbabwe 4–0 Eritrea
A. Ndlovu 61'
Sawu 69', 75', 90'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdel Hamid Radwan (Egypt)
Eritrea 0–2 Senegal
Camara 55'
Touré 80'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdulhakim El Shelmani (Libya)

Qualified teams