2002 African Cup of Nations qualification

{{Short description|Football tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Qualification for championships (CAF)|expanded=Afcon}}

This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

The 16 qualified teams are:

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  • {{fb|ALG}}
  • {{fb|BFA}}
  • {{fb|CMR}} {{small|(holders)}}
  • {{fb|COD|1997}}
  • {{fb|EGY}}
  • {{fb|GHA}}
  • {{fb|CIV}}
  • {{fb|LBR}}

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  • {{fb|MLI}} {{small|(hosts)}}
  • {{fb|MAR}}
  • {{fb|NGA}}
  • {{fb|TOG}}
  • {{fb|SEN}}
  • {{fb|RSA}}
  • {{fb|TUN}}
  • {{fb|ZMB}}

Qualifying rounds

=Preliminary round=

The quarter finalists of 2000 Africa Cup of Nations received a bye to the group stage. These teams are: Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia.

{{TwoLeg start}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|MTN|1959}}||0–3|{{fb|BFA}}||0–0|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|GAM}}||2–4|{{fb|GUI}}||2–2|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|STP}}||2–5|{{fb|GAB}}||1–1|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|EQG}}||1–5|{{fb|ANG}}||0–1|1–4}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|BEN}}||4–8|{{fb|NAM}}||2–0|2–8}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|NIG}}||0–7|{{fb|CIV}}||0–1|0–6}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CPV}}||1–3|{{fb|LBR}}||1–0|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SLE}}||2–2 (2–4 p)|{{fb|TOG}}||2–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CAR}}||1–3|{{fb|COD|1997}}||1–1|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SUD}}||6–3|{{fb|ERI}}||5–1|1–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|RWA|1962}}||3–6|{{fb|CGO}}||2–1|1–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|DJI}}||1–4|{{fb|BDI}}||1–3|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|BOT}}||1–2|{{fb|MAD}}||1–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|CHA}}||4–4 (7–8 p)|{{fb|LBY|1977}}||3–1|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|ETH|1996}}||1–2|{{fb|ZAM}}||1–0|0–2}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SEY}}||0–6|{{fb|ZIM}}||0–1|0–5}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|TAN}}||2–4|{{fb|MRI}}||0–1|2–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|UGA}}||5–2|{{fb|MWI}}||3–1|2–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|LES|1987}}||1–1 (3–2 p)|{{fb|MOZ}}||1–0|0–1}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}||3–5|{{fb|KEN}}||3–2|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|{{fb-rt|MAR}}||w/o|{{fb|GNB}}||—|—}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 30 June 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MTN|1959}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|BFA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Albina da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BFA}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|MTN|1959}}

| goals1 = Barro {{goal|23||71}}
Diabaté {{goal|76}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger)

}}

Burkina Faso win 3–0 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 1 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GAM}}

| score = 2–2

| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

| goals1 = Corr {{goal|31|pen.|||44|pen.}}

| goals2 = Diané {{goal|39}}
Youla {{goal|87}}

| stadium = Independence Stadium, Bakau

| attendance = 15,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|GAM}}

| goals1 = T. Camara {{goal|8}}
Youla {{goal|90}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

| attendance = 15,000

| referee =

}}

Guinea win 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 1 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|STP}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|GAB}}

| goals1 = Tonga {{goal|5}}

| goals2 = Tamboucha {{goal|12}}

| stadium = Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|STP}}

| goals1 = Bito'o {{goal|17||21||70}}
Ondo {{goal|50}}

| goals2 = Ramos {{goal|88}}

| stadium = Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = Eboh Messan (Togo)

}}

Gabon win 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|EQG}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|ANG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Isaac {{goal|72}}

| stadium = Estadio La Paz, Malabo

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|EQG}}

| goals1 = Paulão {{goal|14}}
Akwá {{goal|18}}
Mendonça {{goal|83}}
Isaac {{goal|88}}

| goals2 = Mba {{goal|33}}

| stadium = Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

| attendance = 20,000

| referee =

}}

Angola win 5–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BEN}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

| goals1 = Bessan {{goal|46}}
Latoundji {{goal|50}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

| attendance = 25,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

| score = 8–2

| team2 = {{fb|BEN}}

| goals1 = Nauseb {{goal|4}}
Goraseb {{goal|8||20||36}}
Tjikuzu {{goal|25||43}}
Jacobs {{goal|31|pen.}}
Benjamin {{goal|77}}

| goals2 = Assouma {{goal|6||12}}

| stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

| attendance = 5,000

| referee =

}}

Namibia win 8–4 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NIG}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Dindane {{goal|55}}

| stadium = Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

| attendance =

| referee = Joseph Wellington (Ghana)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}

| score = 6–0

| team2 = {{fb|NIG}}

| goals1 = Bamba {{goal|9}}
Yoffou {{goal|42||65||68}}
Zézé {{goal|77}}
Zoko {{goal|84}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

}}

Ivory Coast win 7–0 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 3 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CPV}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|LBR}}

| goals1 = Toni {{goal}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estádio Municipal Adérito Sena, Mindelo

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|CPV}}

| goals1 = Weah {{goal|3}}
Brown {{goal|71}}
Roberts {{goal|83}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

| attendance = 18,000

| referee = Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

}}

Liberia win 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 20 August 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SLE}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|TOG}}

| goals1 = Bah {{goal|33}}
Kanu {{goal|51}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = National Stadium, Freetown

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Mamadouba Camara (Guinea)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|SLE}}

| goals1 = Kader {{goal|26}}
Salou {{goal|60|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade de Kégué, Lomé

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore = 4–2

| penalties2 =

}}

Togo win 4–2 on penalties after 2–2 after extra time.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CTA}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|COD|1997}}

| goals1 = Malo {{goal|25}}

| goals2 = Yemweni {{goal|12}}

| stadium = Barthelemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

| attendance =

| referee = Hissene Ladoual (Chad)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|CTA}}

| goals1 = Yemweni {{goal|6}}
Mayélé {{goal|82}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

| attendance = 75,000

| referee = Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria)

}}

DR Congo won 3–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD}}

| score = 5–1

| team2 = {{fb|ERI}}

| goals1 = Khalid Bakhit {{goal|4}}
Moga {{goal|11}}
Mohamed Musa Dawod {{goal|54}}
Hisham Seeni {{goal|56}}
Amir Mustafa {{goal|86}}

| goals2 = Abraham {{goal|6}}

| stadium = Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ERI}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|SUD}}

| goals1 = Abreha {{goal|33}}
Shimangus {{goal|45}}

| goals2 = Richard {{goal|66}}

| stadium = Asmara Stadium, Asmara

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

Sudan won 6–3 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|RWA|1962}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|CGO}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Amahoro, Kigali

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}}

| score = 5–1

| team2 = {{fb|RWA|1962}}

| goals1 = Eder {{goal|6}}
Amoros {{goal|8|pen.}}
Moyimouadeka {{goal|26}}
Ngoma-Nanitélamio {{goal|61}}
Tsoumou {{goal|61}}

| goals2 = Mayele {{goal|80}}

| stadium = Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

| attendance = 30,000

| referee =

}}

Congo won 6–3 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 30 June 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|DJI}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{fb|BDI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Djibouti city

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|DJI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

| attendance = 6,000

| referee =

}}

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 1 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BOT}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|MAD}}

| goals1 = Selolwane{{goal|25}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = National Stadium, Gaborone

| attendance = 15,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|BOT}}

| goals1 = Randrianaivo {{goal|3}}
Ralaitafika {{goal|48}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 30 June 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CHA}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}

| goals1 = Lokissimbaye {{goal|2}}
{{goal|}}{{goal|}}

| goals2 = Al Masli {{goal|}}

| stadium = Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 14 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY|1977}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|CHA}}

| goals1 = El Taib {{goal|}}
Al-Tarhouni {{goal|}}
Al Masli {{goal|}}

| goals2 = Lokissimbaye {{goal|}}

| stadium = June 11 Stadium, Tripoli

| attendance =

| referee =

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore = 8–7

| penalties2 =

}}

Libya won 8–7 on penalty shootout after 4–4 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH|1996}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

| goals1 = Getachew {{goal|34}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Ahmed Salih (Sudan)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1996}}

| goals1 = Makufi {{goal|2}}
Kampamba {{goal|67}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Independence Stadium, Lusaka

| attendance =

| referee = Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

}}

Zambia on 2–1 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 1 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SEY}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Mwaruwari {{goal|35}}

| stadium = Victoria, Seychelles

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}

| score = 5–0

| team2 = {{fb|SEY}}

| goals1 = Petros {{goal}} {{goal}}
Makunike {{goal}}
Ndlovu {{goal}}
Ncube {{goal}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

| attendance = 30,000

| referee =

}}

Zimbabwe on 6–0 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 1 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TAN}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Naboth {{goal|57}}

| stadium = Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{fb|TAN}}

| goals1 = Bax {{goal|77}}
François {{goal|79}}
Perle {{goal|88}}

| goals2 = Tembele {{goal|24}}
Lungu {{goal|28}}

| stadium = Stade George V, Curepipe

| attendance = 30,000

| referee =

}}

Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 1 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|MWI}}

| goals1 = Mubiru {{goal|3}}
Magumba {{goal|14}}
Mukasa {{goal|52}}

| goals2 = Chitsulo {{goal|89}}

| stadium = Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

| attendance = 15,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|UGA}}

| goals1 = Chirwali {{goal|51}}

| goals2 = Mubiru {{goal|30}}
Musisi {{goal|81}}

| stadium = Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = ... (Mauritius)

}}

Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LES|1987}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|MOZ}}

| goals1 = Ntsonyana {{goal|85}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

| attendance = 5,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MOZ}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|LES|1987}}

| goals1 = Dário {{goal|82}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estádio da Machava, Maputo

| attendance = 15,000

| referee =

| penalties1 =

| penaltyscore = 2–3

| penalties2 =

}}

Lesotho won 3–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 after extra time.

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{fb|KEN}}

| goals1 = D. Dlamini {{goal|43||75|pen.}}
M. Dlamini {{goal|56}}

| goals2 = Otieno {{goal|38}}
Okoth {{goal|86}}

| stadium = Somholo National Stadium, Lobamba

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 15 July 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}

| goals1 = Onyango {{goal|19}}
Okoth {{goal|78}}
Simiyu {{goal|83}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Mombasa Municipal Stadium, Mombasa

| attendance = 15,000

| referee =

}}

Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate.

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{{footballbox

| date =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

| score = w/o

| team2 = {{fb|GNB}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium =

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced.

=Group round=

Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001.

==Group 1==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 1

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=NGA|name_NGA={{fb|NGA}}

|team2=ZAM|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM}}

|team3=MAD|name_MAD={{fb|MAD}}

|team4=NAM|name_NAM={{fb|NAM}}

|win_NGA=4|draw_NGA=2|loss_NGA=0|gf_NGA=9|ga_NGA=1

|win_ZAM=2|draw_ZAM=2|loss_ZAM=2|gf_ZAM=5|ga_ZAM=5

|win_MAD=1|draw_MAD=2|loss_MAD=3|gf_MAD=5|ga_MAD=7

|win_NAM=1|draw_NAM=2|loss_NAM=3|gf_NAM=5|ga_NAM=11

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 2 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

| score = 4–0

| team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

| goals1 = Ikpeba {{goal|39||73||88}}
Ojigwe {{goal|55}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lagos National Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 2 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|MAD}}

| goals1 = Lota {{goal|34}}

| goals2 = Ratsimialona {{goal|42}}
Randrianaivo {{goal|75}}

| stadium = Independence Stadium, Lusaka

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Edwin Senai (Botswana)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 7 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|NGA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Alarobia Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

| attendance = 7,000

| referee = Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

| goals1 = Mukwaya {{goal|9}}

| goals2 = Mwape {{goal|80}}
Chepita {{goal|81}}

| stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

| attendance =

| referee = Reda Baltagy (Egypt)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 13 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

| goals1 = Agali {{goal|33}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Lagos National Stadium, Lagos

| attendance = 60,000

| referee = Kamel Berber (Algeria)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 13 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

| score = 2–2

| team2 = {{fb|MAD}}

| goals1 = Hindjou {{goal|77}}
Hummel {{goal|89}}

| goals2 = Randrianaivo {{goal|33}}
Ratsimialona {{goal|44}}

| stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

| attendance = 5,000

| referee =

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 24 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|NGA}}

| goals1 = Okoronkwo {{goal|42|o.g.}}

| goals2 = Akwuegbu {{goal|30}}

| stadium = Nchanga Stadium, Chingola

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Wilfrid Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 24 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

| goals1 = Menakely {{goal|30}}

| goals2 = Pienaar {{goal|5}}
Diergaardt {{goal|10}}

| stadium = Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

| attendance = 20,000

| referee =

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 2 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|NAM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Nchanga Stadium, Chingola

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Edwin Senai (Botswana)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 2 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|MAD}}

| goals1 = Akwuegbu {{goal|4}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Benin City, Nigeria

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin)

}}

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{{footballbox

| date = 16 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|NAM}}

| score = 0–2

| team2 = {{fb|NGA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Yakubu {{goal|89}}
Shuaibu {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Independence Stadium, Windhoek

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAD}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Lungu {{goal|13}}

| stadium = Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

}}

==Group 2==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 2

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=LBR|name_LBR={{fb|LBR}}

|team2=RSA|name_RSA={{fb|RSA}}

|team3=CGO|name_CGO={{fb|CGO}}

|team4=MRI|name_MRI={{fb|MRI}}

|win_LBR=4|draw_LBR=1|loss_LBR=1|gf_LBR=14|ga_LBR=4

|win_RSA=3|draw_RSA=3|loss_RSA=0|gf_RSA=9|ga_RSA=4

|win_CGO=1|draw_CGO=2|loss_CGO=3|gf_CGO=4|ga_CGO=9

|win_MRI=0|draw_MRI=2|loss_MRI=4|gf_MRI=2|ga_MRI=12

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

| score = 4–0

| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

| goals1 = Roberts {{goal|25}}
Debbah {{goal|47||49}}
Sebwe {{goal}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

| attendance =

| referee = Mamadouba Amalfi Camara (Guinea)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}

| goals1 = Guié-Mien {{goal|70|pen.}}

| goals2 = Mngomeni {{goal|21}}
August {{goal|59}}

| stadium = Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|CGO}}

| goals1 = Ithier {{goal|47}}

| goals2 = Guié-Mien {{goal|27||29}}

| stadium = Stade George V, Curepipe

| attendance = 21,200

| referee = Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 16 December 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|LBR}}

| goals1 = Bartlett {{goal|49}}
Masinga {{goal|73}}

| goals2 = Daye {{goal|80}}

| stadium = First National Bank Stadium, Johannesburg

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 13 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}

| goals1 = François {{goal|60|pen.}}

| goals2 = Buckley {{goal|43}}

| stadium = Stade Anjalay, Mauritius

| attendance = 11,260

| referee = Maxim Itur (Kenya)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 14 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

| score = 5–1

| team2 = {{fb|CGO}}

| goals1 = Debbah {{goal|23||60}}
Makor {{goal|30}}
Roberts {{goal|51}}
Daye {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = Christ {{goal|21}}

| stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = Alex Quartey (Ghana)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 24 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

| goals1 = McCarthy {{goal|4}}
Phiri {{goal|14}}
Zuma {{goal|20}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Telkom Park Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Ishak Omar Abdelkader (Tanzania)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 25 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|LBR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Daye {{goal|62}}

| stadium = Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Hissene Ladoual (Chad)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 3 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Municipal, Pointe Noire

| attendance = 10,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBR}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}

| goals1 = Makor {{goal|48|pen.}}

| goals2 = Rabutla {{goal|39}}

| stadium = Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Monrovia

| attendance = 40,000

| referee = Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 16 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MRI}}

| score = 0–2

| team2 = {{fb|LBR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Tondo {{goal|1||61}}

| stadium = Stade Anjalay, Mauritius

| attendance = 10,780

| referee = Samuel Moeketsi (Lesotho)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 17 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|CGO}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Kings Park Stadium, Durban

| attendance = 45,000

| referee = Wilson Mukuna (Zimbabwe)

}}

==Group 3==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 3

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=MAR|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}}

|team2=TUN|name_TUN={{fb|TUN}}

|team3=GAB|name_GAB={{fb|GAB}}

|team4=KEN|name_KEN={{fb|KEN}}

|win_MAR=3|draw_MAR=1|loss_MAR=2|gf_MAR=5|ga_MAR=4

|win_TUN=2|draw_TUN=2|loss_TUN=2|gf_TUN=9|ga_TUN=7

|win_GAB=2|draw_GAB=2|loss_GAB=2|gf_GAB=8|ga_GAB=8

|win_KEN=1|draw_KEN=3|loss_KEN=2|gf_KEN=5|ga_KEN=8

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 2 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

| goals1 = Nzeng {{goal|38}}
Bito'o {{goal|56}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

| attendance = 4,000

| referee = Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|TUN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Mohammed Mahmoud (Somalia)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 7 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}

| score = 4–2

| team2 = {{fb|GAB}}

| goals1 = Jaziri {{goal|3}}
Jaïdi {{goal|42}}
Gabsi {{goal|58}}
Thabet {{goal|75}}

| goals2 = Moubamba {{goal|14}}
Bito'o {{goal|25}}

| stadium = Stade El Menzah, Tunis

| attendance = 4,000

| referee = Karim Daho (Algeria)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|KEN}}

| goals1 = Chippo {{goal|43}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Mohamed V Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Alex Quartey (Ghana)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 13 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Camacho {{goal|49}}

| stadium = Stade El Menzah, Tunis

| attendance = 35,000

| referee = Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 13 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|GAB}}

| goals1 = Maruti {{goal|16}}
Mumba {{goal|72}}

| goals2 = Nguema {{goal|12}}

| stadium = Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 24 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|TUN}}

| goals1 = Chippo {{goal|20}}
Camacho {{goal|60}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 24 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|KEN}}

| goals1 = Ondo {{goal|67|pen.}}

| goals2 = Wanyonyi {{goal|85}}

| stadium = Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

| attendance = 45,000

| referee = Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 2 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|KEN}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}

| goals1 = Origi {{goal|5}}

| goals2 = Bassir {{goal|43}}

| stadium = Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

| attendance = 17,000

| referee = Robin Williams (South Africa)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 2 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GAB}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|TUN}}

| goals1 = Cousin {{goal|57}}

| goals2 = Jelassi {{goal|67}}

| stadium = Stade Omar Bongo, Libreville

| attendance = 16,000

| referee = Chukwujekwu Chukwudi (Nigeria)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 16 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|GAB}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Nguema {{goal|43}}

| stadium = Complexe Hassan II, Fès

| attendance = 12,000

| referee = Mohamed Abdellah (Libya)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 17 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|KEN}}

| goals1 = Zitouni {{goal|33||62}}
Jaziri {{goal|42||44}}

| goals2 = Mulama {{goal|61}}

| stadium = Stade El Menzah, Tunis

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Kamel Berber (Algeria)

}}

==Group 4==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 4

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=ALG|name_ALG={{fb|ALG}}

|team2=BUR|name_BUR={{fb|BUR}}

|team3=ANG|name_ANG={{fb|ANG}}

|team4=BDI|name_BDI={{fb|BDI}}

|win_ALG=3|draw_ALG=2|loss_ALG=1|gf_ALG=9|ga_ALG=7

|win_BUR=3|draw_BUR=2|loss_BUR=1|gf_BUR=4|ga_BUR=3

|win_ANG=2|draw_ANG=2|loss_ANG=2|gf_ANG=8|ga_ANG=7

|win_BDI=0|draw_BDI=2|loss_BDI=4|gf_BDI=2|ga_BDI=6

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|ANG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

| attendance = 10,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|BUR}}

| goals1 = Tasfaout {{goal|62}}

| goals2 = Zongo {{goal|52}}

| stadium = 5 July stadium, Algiers

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 7 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|BDI}}

| goals1 = Sanou {{goal|52}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}

| score = 2–2

| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}

| goals1 = P.Sousa {{goal|52}}
Mendonça {{goal|66}}

| goals2 = Tasfaout {{goal|10||26}}

| stadium = Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

| attendance =

| referee = Gilbert Njike (Cameroon)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 12 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|BDI}}

| goals1 = Ghazi {{goal|6}}
Tasfaout {{goal|45}}

| goals2 = Mossi {{goal|60}}

| stadium = 5 July stadium, Algiers

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Abdulhakim Al-Shelmani (Libya)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 13 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|ANG}}

| goals1 = Zongo {{goal|38}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 25 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Bourahli {{goal|17}}

| stadium = Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

| attendance = 10,000

| referee = Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 25 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|BUR}}

| goals1 = Quinzinho {{goal|44}}
Akwá {{goal|75}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estádio da Cidadela, Luanda

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 1 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ALG}}

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{fb|ANG}}

| goals1 = Saïfi {{goal|6||41|pen.}}
Kherkhache {{goal|80}}

| goals2 = Quinzinho {{goal|29}}
Joni {{goal|60}}

| stadium = 19 May Stadium, Annaba

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BDI}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|BUR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = Yusuf Awuye (Uganda)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 17 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|BUR}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}

| goals1 = Traoré {{goal|38}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Komam Coulibaly (Mali)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 17 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|BDI}}

| goals1 = Paulão {{goal|25}}
Flávio {{goal|52}}

| goals2 = Ndikumana {{goal|50}}

| stadium = Estádio Municipal do Tafe, Cabinda

| attendance = 10,000

| referee =

}}

==Group 5==

Guinea were excluded on 19 March 2001, after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FF functionaries.

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=TOG|name_TOG={{fb|TOG}}

|team2=SEN|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}}

|team3=UGA|name_UGA={{fb|UGA}}

|team4=GUI|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}} |status_GUI=W

|win_TOG=3|draw_TOG=1|loss_TOG=0|gf_TOG=7|ga_TOG=0

|win_SEN=1|draw_SEN=2|loss_SEN=1|gf_SEN=4|ga_SEN=2

|win_UGA=0|draw_UGA=1|loss_UGA=3|gf_UGA=1|ga_UGA=10

|win_GUI=0|draw_GUI=0|loss_GUI=0|gf_GUI=0|ga_GUI=0

|status_text_W=Withdrew

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|col_R=#ffcccc|text_R=

|result4=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 2 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}}

| score = 3–1
{{small|(Annulled)}}

| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

| goals1 = Mubiru {{goal|14||31}}
Mukasa {{goal|77}}

| goals2 = Feindouno {{goal|44}}

| stadium = Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

| attendance = 30,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 24 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|TOG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

| attendance =

| referee = Alex Mana Sule (Nigeria)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|UGA}}

| goals1 = Salou {{goal|29|pen.}}
Kossi {{goal|49}}
Mohamed Kader {{goal|73}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade de Kégué, Lomé

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Chukwudi Chukwujekwu (Nigeria)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}

| score = 1–0
{{small|(Annulled)}}

| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}

| goals1 = Baldé {{goal|59}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 13 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}

| goals1 = Kaweesa {{goal|69}}

| goals2 = Thiaw {{goal|6}}

| stadium = Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Tessema Hailemelak (Ethiopia)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 24 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|UGA}}

| goals1 = Diouf {{goal|18||85}}
H. Camara {{goal|40}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = Joseph Wellington (Ghana)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 2 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|UGA}}

| score = 0–3

| team2 = {{fb|TOG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Mohamed Kader {{goal|34||70}}
Dogbe {{goal|48}}

| stadium = Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 17 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}

| goals1 = Kossi {{goal|32}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Stade de Kégué, Lomé

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Alex Quartey (Ghana)

}}

==Group 6==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 6

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=GHA|name_GHA={{fb|GHA}}

|team2=COD|name_COD={{fb|COD|1997}}

|team3=LES|name_LES={{fb|LES|1987}}

|team4=ZIM|name_ZIM={{fb|ZIM}}

|win_GHA=4|draw_GHA=1|loss_GHA=1|gf_GHA=16|ga_GHA=8

|win_COD=2|draw_COD=2|loss_COD=2|gf_COD=7|ga_COD=9

|win_LES=1|draw_LES=3|loss_LES=2|gf_LES=7|ga_LES=9

|win_ZIM=2|draw_ZIM=0|loss_ZIM=4|gf_ZIM=8|ga_ZIM=12

|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=

|result1=A|result2=A

|update=complete|source=

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}

| score = 3–2

| team2 = {{fb|COD|1997}}

| goals1 = Petros {{goal|6||73}}
P. Ndlovu {{goal|22}}

| goals2 = Mayélé {{goal|29|pen.}}
Wakanyenkele {{goal|67}}

| stadium = National Stadium, Harare

| attendance = 25,000

| referee = Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 September 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LES|1987}}

| score = 3–3

| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}

| goals1 = Lephoto {{goal|47}}
Majara {{goal|49}}
Makhele {{goal|61}}

| goals2 = Amoah {{goal|27}}
Duah {{goal|80||88}}

| stadium = Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

| attendance = 11,000

| referee = Robin Williams (South Africa)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 8 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}

| goals1 = Appiah {{goal|28}}
Duah {{goal|42}}
Amoah {{goal|48}}
Akunnor {{goal|78|pen.}}

| goals2 = Mwaruwari {{goal|47}}

| stadium = Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

| attendance = 60,000

| referee = Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 10 October 2000

| team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|LES|1987}}

| goals1 = Nvula {{goal|57}}

| goals2 = Mpakanyane {{goal|65}}

| stadium = Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

| attendance = 50,000

| referee = Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 14 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|LES|1987}}

| goals1 = Mwaruwari {{goal|21}}

| goals2 = Majara {{goal|40}}
Seema {{goal|87|pen.}}

| stadium = Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

| attendance = 20,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 14 January 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}

| goals1 = Dinzey {{goal|10}}
Mbungu {{goal|13}}

| goals2 = Ayew {{goal|77}}

| stadium = Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

| attendance = 80,000

| referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 24 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LES|1987}}

| score = 0–1

| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = P. Ndlovu {{goal|88}}

| stadium = Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

| attendance = 20,000

| referee =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 25 March 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fb|COD|1997}}

| goals1 = Allotey {{goal|17||84}}
Appiah {{goal|49}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 3 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|LES|1987}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fb|COD|1997}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

| attendance = 20,000

| referee = Walter Mochubela (South Africa)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}

| goals1 = Mugeyi {{goal|15}}

| goals2 = Owusu-Ansah {{goal|39}}
Boakye {{goal|89}}

| stadium = National Stadium, Harare

| attendance = 35,000

| referee = Ahmed Auda (Egypt)

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 17 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1997}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}

| goals1 = Mulangu {{goal|54}}
Mulekelayi {{goal|56}}

| goals2 = Mwaruwari {{goal|7}}

| stadium = Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

| attendance = 40,000

| referee = Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 17 June 2001

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|LES|1987}}

| goals1 = Appiah {{goal|25}}
Gyan {{goal|31}}
Amoah {{goal|37}}

| goals2 = Nts'onyana {{goal|63}}

| stadium = Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi

| attendance = 30,000

| referee = Moussa Kanouté (Mali)

}}

==Group 7==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group 7

|res_col_header=Q

|show_positions=n

|team1=EGY|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}}

|team2=CIV|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}

|team3=LBY|name_LBY={{fb|LBY|1977}}

|team4=SUD|name_SUD={{fb|SUD}}

|win_EGY=4|draw_EGY=1|loss_EGY=1|gf_EGY=11|ga_EGY=6

|win_CIV=3|draw_CIV=2|loss_CIV=1|gf_CIV=9|ga_CIV=4

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