2000 African Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations 2000 official logo | |
Tournament details | |
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Host countries |
Ghana Nigeria |
Dates | 22 January – 13 February |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 73 (2.28 per match) |
Attendance | 677,500 (21,172 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Best player |
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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
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Squads
For more details on this topic, see 2000 African Cup of Nations squads.
Venues
Accra, Ghana | Lagos, Nigeria | |
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Accra Sports Stadium | National Stadium | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |
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Kumasi, Ghana | Kano, Nigeria | |
Kumasi Sports Stadium | Sani Abacha Stadium | |
Capacity: 51,500 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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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 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
2 February 2000 17:00 |
Egypt ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Salah Hosny ![]() H. Hassan ![]() Ramzy ![]() Ali ![]() |
Koudou ![]() Sanou ![]() |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
6 February, 16:00 - Accra | ||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||
10 February, 18:30 - Accra | ||||||||||
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3 | |||||||||
7 February, 16:00 - Kano | ||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
13 February, 15:00 - Lagos | ||||||||||
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1 | |||||||||
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2 (4) | |||||||||
6 February, 19:30 - Kumasi | ||||||||||
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2 (3) | |||||||||
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1 | |||||||||
10 February, 16:30 - Lagos | ||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
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0 | Third place | ||||||||
7 February, 19:00 - Lagos | ||||||||||
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2 | |||||||||
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2 (3) | |||||||
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2 (4) | |||||||
12 February, 16:00 - Accra | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place match
12 February 2000 16:00 |
South Africa ![]() |
2–2 (a.e.t.) |
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Bartlett ![]() Nomvete ![]() |
Zitouni ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
Nomvete ![]() Mkhalele ![]() Tinkler ![]() Bartlett ![]() Moshoeu ![]() Bapela ![]() |
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Final
Main article: 2000 African Cup of Nations Final
13 February 2000 16:00 |
Nigeria ![]() |
2–2 (a.e.t.) |
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Chukwu ![]() Okocha ![]() |
Eto'o ![]() M'Boma ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
Okocha ![]() Okpara ![]() Kanu ![]() Ikpeba ![]() Oliseh ![]() |
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Winners
African Cup of Nations 2000 Champions |
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![]() Cameroon 3rd title |
Scorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
External links
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