Jump to content

2000 African Cup of Nations

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Chrism (talk | contribs) at 13:04, 18 October 2016 (→Knockout stage: date format consistency with rest of page). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

2000 African Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations 2000 official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesGhana
Nigeria
Dates22 January – 13 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
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 played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance677,500 (21,172 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Shaun Bartlett (5 goals)
Best player(s)Cameroon Lauren
← 1998
2002 →

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 penalty kicks.

Qualified teams

Participating nations
Main article: 2000 African Cup of Nations qualification

Squads

Further information: 2000 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Accra, Ghana Lagos, Nigeria
Accra Sports Stadium National Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 55,000
File:Ohene Djan stadium, Accra.jpg
Kumasi, Ghana Kano, Nigeria
Kumasi Sports Stadium Sani Abacha Stadium
Capacity: 51,500 Capacity: 25,000

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

All times local: GMT (UTC) and WAT (UTC +1)

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Togo 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4
Ghana 1–1 Cameroon
Ayew 57' Foé 19'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
Ivory Coast 1–1 Togo
Guel 38' (pen.) Ouadja 19'
Attendance: 13,000
Ghana 2–0 Togo
Ayew 28'
Addo 37'
Attendance: 30,000
Cameroon 3–0 Ivory Coast
Kalla 29'
Eto'o 45'
M'Boma 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Ghana 0–2 Ivory Coast
Kalou 45'
Sie 84'
Attendance: 40,000
Cameroon 0–1 Togo
Tchangai 18'
Attendance: 2,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
 Algeria 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 DR Congo 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
 Gabon 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
South Africa 3–1 Gabon
Ngobe 43'
Bartlett 55', 78'		 Nzigou 21'
Attendance: 20,000
DR Congo 0–0 Algeria
Attendance: 7,000
South Africa 1–0 DR Congo
Bartlett 44'
Attendance: 3,500
Algeria 3–1 Gabon
Ghazi 12'
Tasfaout 41'
Dziri 89'		 Mbanangoyé 89'
Attendance: 5,000
South Africa 1–1 Algeria
Bartlett 2' Moussouni 53'
Attendance: 2,000
DR Congo 0–0 Gabon
Attendance: 2,000

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
 Senegal 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Zambia 3 0 2 1 3 5 −2 2
 Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Egypt 2–0 Zambia
Radwan 37'
H. Hassan 50'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Burkina Faso 1–3 Senegal
Sanou 65' Camara 4'
Sarr 45'
Keita 86'
Attendance: 12,000
Egypt 1–0 Senegal
H. Hassan 39'
Attendance: 30,000
Zambia 1–1 Burkina Faso
Lota 16' Ouédraogo 90'
Attendance: 5,000
Egypt 4–2 Burkina Faso
Salah Hosny 30'
H. Hassan 75' (pen.)
Ramzy 85'
Ali 90'		 Koudou 10'
Sanou 24'
Attendance: 17,000
Zambia 2–2 Senegal
Chilembi 52'
Bwalya 87' (pen.)		 Camara 47'
Mbaye 80'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Morocco 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
 Congo 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
Nigeria 4–2 Tunisia
Okocha 28', 58'
Ikpeba 71', 77'		 Azaiez 49'
Sellimi 90'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Morocco 1–0 Congo
Bassir 85'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana)
Nigeria 0–0 Congo
Attendance: 60,000
Tunisia 0–0 Morocco
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Nigeria 2–0 Morocco
George 28'
Aghahowa 81'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Tunisia 1–0 Congo
Jaïdi 18'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 6 February, 16:00 - Accra
 
 
  Cameroon 2
 
 10 February, 18:30 - Accra
 
  Algeria 1
 
  Cameroon 3
 
 7 February, 16:00 - Kano
 
  Tunisia 0
 
  Egypt 0
 
 13 February, 15:00 - Lagos
 
  Tunisia 1
 
  Cameroon (pen) 2 (4)
 
 6 February, 19:30 - Kumasi
 
  Nigeria 2 (3)
 
  South Africa 1
 
 10 February, 16:30 - Lagos
 
  Ghana 0
 
  South Africa 0
 
 7 February, 19:00 - Lagos
 
  Nigeria 2 Third place
 
  Nigeria (aet) 2
 
 12 February, 16:00 - Accra
 
  Senegal 1
 
  Tunisia 2 (3)
 
 
  South Africa (pen) 2 (4)
 

Quarterfinals

Cameroon 2-1 Algeria
Eto'o 7'
Foé 24'		 Tasfaout 79'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
South Africa 1–0 Ghana
Nomvete 42'
Attendance: 40,000
Egypt 0–1 Tunisia
Badra 22' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
Nigeria 2–1
(a.e.t.)		 Senegal
Aghahowa 85', 92' Fadiga 7'
Attendance: 60,000

Semifinals

Nigeria 2–0 South Africa
Babangida 1', 34'
Attendance: 60,000
Cameroon 3–0 Tunisia
M'Boma 49', 85'
Eto'o 81'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

Third place match

South Africa 2–2
(a.e.t.)		 Tunisia
Bartlett 11'
Nomvete 62'		 Zitouni 27', 89'
Penalties
Nomvete soccer ball with red X
Mkhalele soccer ball with check mark
Tinkler soccer ball with check mark
Bartlett soccer ball with red X
Moshoeu soccer ball with check mark
Bapela soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with red X Chihi
soccer ball with red X Jaziri
soccer ball with check mark Gabsi
soccer ball with check mark Boukadida
soccer ball with check mark Badra
soccer ball with red X Zitouni
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Final

Main article: 2000 African Cup of Nations Final
Nigeria 2–2
(a.e.t.)		 Cameroon
Chukwu 45'
Okocha 47'		 Eto'o 26'
M'Boma 31'
Penalties
Okocha soccer ball with check mark
Okpara soccer ball with check mark
Kanu soccer ball with red X
Ikpeba soccer ball with red X
Oliseh soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark M'Boma
soccer ball with check mark Wome
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with red X Foé
soccer ball with check mark Song
Attendance: 60,000

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 2000 Champions 

Cameroon
3rd title

Scorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2000 African Cup of Nations.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2000_African_Cup_of_Nations&oldid=744956058"