 African Cup of Nations 2000 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Ghana Nigeria |
| Dates | 22 January – 13 February |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue | 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 | Shaun Bartlett (5 goals) |
| Best player | Lauren |
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The2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of theAfrica Cup of Nations, theassociation football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in1998, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four.
Cameroon won the championship, beatingNigeria in the final 4–3 on penalties.[1] As winners, they qualified for the2001 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives.
It was expected thatZimbabwe will host this edition but it was sidelined by theCAF on 8 February 1999 inAbidjan,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 2000Africa Cup of Nations was awarded jointly to Ghana and Nigeria on 15 March 1999 by theCAF Executive Committee meeting inCairo, 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 after1980 and the third time for Ghana after1963 and1978.
 Accra | Kumasi | Lagos | Kano |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accra Sports Stadium | Baba Yara Stadium | National Stadium | Sani Abacha Stadium |
| Capacity:40,000 | Capacity:51,500 | Capacity:55,000 | Capacity:25,000 |
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Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
All times local:GMT (UTC) andWAT (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 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana(H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
Guel 38' (pen.) | Ouadja 62' |
| Cameroon | 3–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Kalla 29' Eto'o 45'M'Boma 90' |
| Ghana | 0–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Kalou 45' Sié 84' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Gabon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| South Africa | 3–1 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Ngobe 43' Bartlett 55',78' | Nzigou 21' |
| South Africa | 1–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 44' |
| South Africa | 1–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 2' | Moussouni 53' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Zambia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
| Zambia | 1–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Lota 16' | Ouédraogo 90' |
| Egypt | 4–2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Salah Hosny 30' H. Hassan 75' (pen.)Ramzy 85'Ali 90' | Koudou 10' Sanou 24' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 February –Accra | ||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||
| South Africa (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| South Africa | 1–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Nomvethe 42' |
| Nigeria | 2–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Babangida 1',34' |
| South Africa | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 11' Nomvethe 62' | Report | Zitouni 27',89' |
| Penalties | ||
Bartlett Mkhalele  Ndlanya Tinkler Moshoeu Bapela | 4–3 | ChihiJaziriGabsiBoukadidaBadraZitouni |
| Nigeria | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Chukwu 45' Okocha 47' | Report | Eto'o 26' M'Boma 31' |
| Penalties | ||
| Okocha Okpara Kanu Ikpeba Oliseh | 3–4 | M'BomaWomeGeremiFoéSong |
There were 73 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.
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