2000 African Cup of Nations qualification

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

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

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg. 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 Maghraoui  55'
Adjali  77'
Tasfaout  89'
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
Moukaila Ide  5' (pen.)
Yattaga  44'		 Sarr  87'
Attendance: 4,000
Liberia 2–0 Niger
Wreh  30'
Zizi Roberts  45'
Attendance: 10,000
Swaziland 1–2 Madagascar
Mfanzile Dlamini  28' Rasoanaivo  22'
Mosa  65'
Attendance: 1,000
Madagascar 1–1 Swaziland
Menakely  15' Siza 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: 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'
Joseph Mutyaba  83'
Attendance: 18,000
Rwanda 0–0 Uganda
Attendance: 15,000
Senegal w/o Gambia

Gambia withdrew, Senegal advanced automatically.

Sierra Leone w/o Mauritania

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:
(H) Awarded hosting rights.
Mozambique 3–1 Eritrea
Dário  30'
Tomás  35'
Jojó  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:
(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:
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:
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: 2,385
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: 3,979
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'
Stade Paulo Brabant, Les Avirons, Réunion
(neutral ground)
Attendance: 100
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:
(H) Awarded hosting rights.
Burkina Faso 0–0
Annulled		 Nigeria
Attendance: 30,000
Burundi 1–0 Senegal
Sutche  18'
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:
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:
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
Zizi 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
Zizi 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:
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
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