Africa Cup of Nations 2000
Ghana & Nigeria · 22 Jan 2000 – 13 Feb 2000
CameroonChampionNigeriaRunner-up
16Teams
32Matches
73Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 2000 was played in Ghana & Nigeria from 22 January 2000 to 13 February 2000. 16 teams took part, playing 32 matches with 73 goals (2.28 per match).
Cameroon won the title (their 3rd), beating Nigeria 2–2 on penalties in the final in Lagos.
Shaun Bartlett (South Africa) finished as top scorer with 5 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
 South Africa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
 Egypt | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Tunisia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
 Algeria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Senegal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Ghana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
 DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
 Zambia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
 Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
 Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 |
 Gabon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Saturday 22 January 2000
Sunday 23 January 2000
Monday 24 January 2000
- DR Congo 0–0 AlgeriaKumasi
- Ivory Coast 1–1 TogoAccra
Tuesday 25 January 2000
- Burkina Faso 1–3 SenegalKano
- Morocco 1–0 CongoLagos
Thursday 27 January 2000
- Ghana 2–0 TogoAccra
- South Africa 1–0 DR CongoKumasi
Friday 28 January 2000
Saturday 29 January 2000
Monday 31 January 2000
- Cameroon 0–1 TogoKumasi
- Ghana 0–2 Ivory CoastAccra
Tuesday 1 February 2000
- Egypt 4–2 Burkina FasoKano
- Zambia 2–2 SenegalLagos
Wednesday 2 February 2000
- DR Congo 0–0 GabonAccra
- South Africa 1–1 AlgeriaKumasi
Thursday 3 February 2000
Sunday 6 February 2000
- Cameroon 2–1 AlgeriaAccra
- Ghana 0–1 South AfricaKumasi
Monday 7 February 2000
Thursday 10 February 2000
- Cameroon 3–0 TunisiaAccra
- Nigeria 2–0 South AfricaLagos
Saturday 12 February 2000
- South Africa 2–2 TunisiaSouth Africa won on penalties · Accra