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AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS |
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Winners: |
Cameroon |
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Team | Notes | |||
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Ghana | Hosts | ||
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Nigeria | Hosts | ||
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Egypt | Title holders |
Preliminary round | ||||||
Eritrea - Ethiopia | * | Qual. Eritrea | ||||
Senegal - Gambia | * | Qual. Senegal | ||||
Sierra Leone - Mauritania | * | Qual. Sierra Leone | ||||
Preliminary round - 1st leg | ||||||
31/07/1998 | Nairobi (KEN) | Djibouti - Kenya | 0-3 | |||
31/07/1998 | Tripoli (LBY) |
Libya - Algeria | 1-3 | |||
01/08/1998 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Malawi | 2-1 | |||
01/08/1998 | Kampala (UGA) | Uganda - Rwanda | 5-0 | |||
02/08/1998 | Cotonou (BEN) | Benin - Angola | 2-1 | |||
02/08/1998 | Gaborone (BOT) | Botswana - Mozambique | 0-0 | |||
02/08/1998 | Bujumbura (BDI) | Burundi - Tanzania | 1-0 | |||
02/08/1998 | N'Djamena (CHA) | Chad - Congo | 1-1 | |||
02/08/1998 | Bata (EQG) | Equatorial Guinea - Gabon | 0-2 | |||
02/08/1998 | Maseru (LES) | Lesotho - Mauritius | 1-1 | |||
02/08/1998 | Bamako (MLI) | Mali - Cape Verde | 3-0 | |||
02/08/1998 | Niamey (NIG) | Niger - Liberia | 2-1 | |||
02/08/1998 | Libreville (GAB) | São Tomé and Príncipe - Togo | 0-4 | |||
02/08/1998 | Lobamba (SWZ) | Swaziland - Madagascar | 1-2 | |||
Preliminary round - 2nd leg | ||||||
14/08/1998 | Annaba (ALG) | Algeria - Libya | 3-0 | Qual. Algeria | ||
15/08/1998 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - Djibouti | 9-1 | Qual. Kenya | ||
15/08/1998 | Blantyre (MWI) | Malawi - Namibia | 0-1 | Qual. Namibia | ||
15/08/1998 | Maputo (MOZ) | Mozambique - Botswana | 2-1 | Qual. Mozambique | ||
15/08/1998 | Dar es Salaam (TAN) | Tanzania - Burundi | 0-1 | Qual. Burundi | ||
16/08/1998 | Luanda (ANG) | Angola - Benin | 2-0 | Qual. Angola | ||
16/08/1998 | Praia (CPV) | Cape Verde - Mali | 0-0 | Qual. Mali | ||
16/08/1998 | Pointe-Noire (CGO) | Congo - Chad | 0-0 | Qual. Congo | ||
16/08/1998 | Libreville (GAB) | Gabon - Equatorial Guinea | 3-0 | Qual. Gabon | ||
16/08/1998 | Monrovia (LBR) | Liberia - Niger | 2-0 | Qual. Liberia | ||
16/08/1998 | Kigali (RWA) | Rwanda - Uganda | 0-0 | Qual. Uganda | ||
18/08/1998 | Lomé (TOG) | Togo - São Tomé and Príncipe | 2-0 | Qual. Togo | ||
23/08/1998 | Antananarivo (MAD) | Madagascar - Swaziland | 1-1 | Qual. Madagascar | ||
23/08/1998 | Curepipe (MRI) | Mauritius - Lesotho | 3-1 | Qual. Mauritius | ||
* Ethiopia, Gambia and Mauritania withdrew |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Cameroon | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
2 | Eritrea | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
3 | Mozambique | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
4 | Ghana * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
* Ghana qualified as hosts on 15 march 1999; all matches were annulled | ||||||||||
Final tournament | ||||||||||
Play-offs |
04/10/1998 | Douala (CMR) | Cameroon - Ghana | 1-3 annulled | |||
04/10/1998 | Maputo (MOZ) | Mozambique - Eritrea | 3-1 | |||
23/01/1999 | Asmara (ERI) | Eritrea - Cameroon | 0-0 | |||
24/01/1999 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Mozambique | 1-0 annulled | |||
28/02/1999 | Yaoundé (CMR) | Cameroon - Mozambique | 1-0 | |||
28/02/1999 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Eritrea | 5-0 annulled | |||
11/04/1999 | Maputo (MOZ) | Mozambique - Cameroon | 1-6 | |||
06/06/1999 | Yaoundé (CMR) | Cameroon - Eritrea | 1-0 | Qual. Cameroon | ||
19/06/1999 | Asmara (ERI) | Eritrea - Mozambique | 1-0 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Morocco | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
2 | Togo | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||
3 | Guinea | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
4 | Sierra Leone * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
* Sierra Leone withdrew | ||||||||||
Final tournament |
04/10/1998 | Casablanca (MAR) | Morocco - Sierra Leone | 3-0 annulled | |||
04/10/1998 | Lomé (TOG) | Togo - Guinea | 2-0 | |||
24/01/1999 | Conakry (GUI) | Guinea - Morocco | 1-1 | |||
28/02/1999 | Lomé (TOG) | Togo - Morocco | 2-3 | |||
11/04/1999 | Casablanca (MAR) | Morocco - Togo | 1-1 | |||
06/06/1999 | Rabat (MAR) | Morocco - Guinea | 1-0 | Qual. Morocco | ||
20/06/1999 | Labé (GUI) | Guinea - Togo | 2-1 | Qual. Togo |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Ivory Coast | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
2 | Congo | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
3 | Mali | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
4 | Namibia | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ||
Final tournament |
03/10/1998 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Congo | 0-1 | |||
04/10/1998 | Bamako (MLI) | Mali - Ivory Coast | 0-1 | |||
24/01/1999 | Pointe-Noire (CGO) | Congo - Mali | 0-0 | |||
24/01/1999 | Abidjan (CIV) | Ivory Coast - Namibia | 3-0 | |||
28/02/1999 | Pointe-Noire (CGO) | Congo - Ivory Coast | 1-0 | |||
11/04/1999 | Abidjan (CIV) | Ivory Coast - Congo | 2-0 | |||
11/04/1999 | Bamako (MLI) | Mali - Namibia | 2-1 | |||
08/05/1999 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Mali | 0-0 | |||
05/06/1999 | Windhoek (NAM) | Namibia - Ivory Coast | 1-1 | |||
06/06/1999 | Bamako (MLI) | Mali - Congo | 3-1 | |||
29/06/1999 | Pointe-Noire (CGO) | Congo - Namibia | 3-0 | Qual. Congo | ||
29/06/1999 | Abidjan (CIV) | Ivory Coast - Mali | 0-0 | Qual. Ivory Coast |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | South Africa | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | ||
2 | Gabon | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | ||
3 | Mauritius | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | ||
4 | Angola | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||
Final tournament |
03/10/1998 | Johannesburg (RSA) | South Africa - Angola | 1-0 | |||
04/10/1998 | Libreville (GAB) | Gabon - Mauritius | 2-0 | |||
23/01/1999 | Curepipe (MRI) | Mauritius - South Africa | 1-1 | |||
24/01/1999 | Luanda (ANG) | Angola - Gabon | 3-1 | |||
27/02/1999 | Mabopane (RSA) | South Africa - Gabon | 4-1 | |||
28/02/1999 | Luanda (ANG) | Angola - Mauritius | 0-2 | |||
10/04/1999 | Libreville (GAB) | Gabon - South Africa | 1-0 | |||
10/04/1999 | Curepipe (MRI) | Mauritius - Angola | 1-1 | |||
05/06/1999 | Durban (RSA) | South Africa - Mauritius | 2-0 | Qual. South Africa | ||
06/06/1999 | Libreville (GAB) | Gabon - Angola | 3-1 | Qual. Gabon | ||
20/06/1999 | Luanda (ANG) | Angola - South Africa | 2-2 | |||
20/06/1999 | Les Avirons (REU) | Mauritius - Gabon | 2-2 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Burkina Faso | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
2 | Senegal | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | ||
3 | Burundi | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
4 | Nigeria * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
* Nigeria qualified as hosts on 15 march 1999; all matches were annulled | ||||||||||
Final tournament | ||||||||||
Play-offs |
04/10/1998 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Burkina Faso - Nigeria | 0-0 annulled | |||
13/12/1998 | Bujumbura (BDI) | Burundi - Senegal | 1-0 | |||
23/01/1999 | Abeokuta (NGA) | Nigeria - Burundi | 2-0 annulled | |||
23/01/1999 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Burkina Faso | 1-1 | |||
28/02/1999 | Bujumbura (BDI) | Burundi - Burkina Faso | 1-2 | |||
28/02/1999 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Nigeria | 1-1 annulled | |||
11/04/1999 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Burkina Faso - Burundi | 3-1 | |||
06/06/1999 | Ouagadougou (BFA) | Burkina Faso - Senegal | 2-2 | Qual. Burkina Faso | ||
19/06/1999 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Burundi | 1-0 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Zambia | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
2 | DR Congo | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||
3 | Madagascar | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||
4 | Kenya | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
Final tournament |
03/10/1998 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - Madagascar | 1-1 | |||
04/10/1998 | Lusaka (ZAM) | Zambia - DR Congo | 1-1 | |||
24/01/1999 | Kinshasa (COD) | DR Congo - Kenya | 2-1 | |||
24/01/1999 | Antananarivo (MAD) | Madagascar - Zambia | 1-2 | |||
28/02/1999 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - Zambia | 0-1 | |||
28/02/1999 | Antananarivo (MAD) | Madagascar - DR Congo | 3-1 | |||
10/04/1999 | Lusaka (ZAM) | Zambia - Kenya | 1-0 | |||
11/04/1999 | Kinshasa (COD) | DR Congo - Madagascar | 2-0 | |||
06/06/1999 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - DR Congo | 0-1 | Qual. DR Congo | ||
06/06/1999 | Chililabombwe (ZAM) | Zambia - Madagascar | 3-0 | Qual. Zambia | ||
20/06/1999 | Kinshasa (COD) | DR Congo - Zambia | 0-1 | |||
20/06/1999 | Antananarivo (MAD) | Madagascar - Kenya | 1-1 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Tunisia | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | ||
2 | Algeria | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | ||
3 | Liberia | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | ||
4 | Uganda | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||
Final tournament |
02/10/1998 | Kampala (UGA) | Uganda - Algeria | 2-1 | |||
04/10/1998 | Tunis (TUN) | Tunisia - Liberia | 2-1 | |||
24/01/1999 | Algiers (ALG) | Algeria - Tunisia | 0-1 | |||
24/01/1999 | Monrovia (LBR) | Liberia - Uganda | 2-0 | |||
27/02/1999 | Tunis (TUN) | Tunisia - Uganda | 6-0 | |||
28/02/1999 | Monrovia (LBR) | Liberia - Algeria | 1-1 | |||
09/04/1999 | Annaba (ALG) | Algeria - Liberia | 4-1 | |||
10/04/1999 | Kampala (UGA) | Uganda - Tunisia | 0-2 | Qual. Tunisia | ||
05/06/1999 | Kampala (UGA) | Uganda - Liberia | 1-0 | |||
06/06/1999 | Tunis (TUN) | Tunisia - Algeria | 2-0 | |||
20/06/1999 | Annaba (ALG) | Algeria - Uganda | 2-0 | Qual. Algeria | ||
20/06/1999 | Monrovia (LBR) | Liberia - Tunisia | 2-0 |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Senegal ** | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | ||
2 | Zimbabwe * | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
3 | Eritrea ** | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | ||
* Zimbabwe were admitted to play-off after being sidelined as hosts on 8 february 1999 | ||||||||||
** Senegal and Eritrea were admitted to play-off as runners-up in groups with | ||||||||||
Ghana and Nigeria, the new designed hosts | ||||||||||
Final tournament |
04/07/1999 | Asmara (ERI) | Eritrea - Zimbabwe | 0-1 | |||
18/07/1999 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Eritrea | 6-2 | |||
30/07/1999 | Harare (ZIM) | Zimbabwe - Senegal | 2-1 | |||
08/08/1999 | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal - Zimbabwe | 2-0 | |||
15/08/1999 | Harare (ZIM) | Zimbabwe - Eritrea | 4-0 | |||
21/08/1999 | Asmara (ERI) | Eritrea - Senegal | 0-2 | Qual. Senegal |
Team | Notes | |||
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Cameroon | Winners | ||
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Nigeria | Final | ||
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South Africa | Semi-finals | ||
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Tunisia | Semi-finals | ||
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Egypt | Quarter-finals | ||
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Algeria | Quarter-finals | ||
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Senegal | Quarter-finals | ||
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Ghana | Quarter-finals | ||
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Ivory Coast | Group stage | ||
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Morocco | Group stage | ||
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Togo | Group stage | ||
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DR Congo | Group stage | ||
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Zambia | Group stage | ||
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Congo | Group stage | ||
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Burkina Faso | Group stage | ||
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Gabon | Group stage |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Cameroon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
2 | Ghana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
3 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
4 | Togo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
22/01/2000 | 16:00 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Cameroon | 1-1 | ||
24/01/2000 | 16:00 | Accra (GHA) | Ivory Coast - Togo | 1-1 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
27/01/2000 | 16:00 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Togo | 2-0 | ||
28/01/2000 | 19:45 | Accra (GHA) | Cameroon - Ivory Coast | 3-0 | ||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
31/01/2000 | 16:00 | Kumasi (GHA) | Cameroon - Togo | 0-1 | Qual. Cameroon | |
31/01/2000 | 16:00 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Ivory Coast | 0-2 | Qual. Ghana |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | South Africa | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
2 | Algeria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
3 | DR Congo | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
4 | Gabon | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
23/01/2000 | 19:45 | Kumasi (GHA) | South Africa - Gabon | 3-1 | ||
24/01/2000 | 19:45 | Kumasi (GHA) | DR Congo - Algeria | 0-0 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
27/01/2000 | 19:45 | Kumasi (GHA) | South Africa - DR Congo | 1-0 | Qual. South Africa | |
29/01/2000 | 19:45 | Kumasi (GHA) | Algeria - Gabon | 3-1 | ||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
02/02/2000 | 16:00 | Accra (GHA) | DR Congo - Gabon | 0-0 | ||
02/02/2000 | 16:00 | Kumasi (GHA) | South Africa - Algeria | 1-1 | Qual. Algeria |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Egypt | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
2 | Senegal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
3 | Zambia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
4 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
23/01/2000 | 18:30 | Kano (NGA) | Egypt - Zambia | 2-0 | ||
25/01/2000 | 17:00 | Kano (NGA) | Burkina Faso - Senegal | 1-3 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
28/01/2000 | 18:30 | Kano (NGA) | Egypt - Senegal | 1-0 | Qual. Egypt | |
29/01/2000 | 18:30 | Kano (NGA) | Zambia - Burkina Faso | 1-1 | ||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
02/02/2000 | 17:00 | Kano (NGA) | Egypt - Burkina Faso | 4-2 | ||
02/02/2000 | 17:00 | Lagos (NGA) | Zambia - Senegal | 2-2 | Qual. Senegal |
Pos | Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1 | Nigeria | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
2 | Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
3 | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
4 | Congo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Knockout stage |
Matchday 1 | ||||||
23/01/2000 | 16:00 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - Tunisia | 4-2 | ||
25/01/2000 | 19:30 | Lagos (NGA) | Morocco - Congo | 1-0 | ||
Matchday 2 | ||||||
28/01/2000 | 16:00 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - Congo | 0-0 | ||
29/01/2000 | 16:00 | Lagos (NGA) | Tunisia - Morocco | 0-0 | ||
Matchday 3 | ||||||
03/02/2000 | 17:00 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - Morocco | 2-0 | Qual. Nigeria | |
03/02/2000 | 17:00 | Kano (NGA) | Tunisia - Congo | 1-0 | Qual. Tunisia |
Quarter-finals | ||||||
06/02/2000 | 16:00 | Accra (GHA) | Cameroon - Algeria | 3-0 | Qual. Cameroon | |
06/02/2000 | 19:30 | Kumasi (GHA) | South Africa - Ghana | 1-0 | Qual. South Africa | |
07/02/2000 | 16:00 | Kano (NGA) | Egypt - Tunisia | 0-1 | Qual. Tunisia | |
07/02/2000 | 19:00 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - Senegal | 2-1 aet | Qual. Nigeria | |
Semi-finals | ||||||
10/02/2000 | 16:30 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - South Africa | 2-0 | Qual. Nigeria | |
10/02/2000 | 18:30 | Accra (GHA) | Cameroon - Tunisia | 3-0 | Qual. Cameroon | |
Match for 3rd place | ||||||
12/02/2000 | 16:00 | Accra (GHA) | South Africa - Tunisia | 2-2 aet (4-3 pso) | 3rd placed: South Africa | |
Final | ||||||
13/02/2000 | 15:00 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - Cameroon | 2-2 aet (3-4 pso) | Winners: Cameroon |