Africa Cup of Nations 2002
Mali · 19 Jan 2002 – 10 Feb 2002
CameroonChampionSenegalRunner-up
16Teams
32Matches
48Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 2002 was played in Mali from 19 January 2002 to 10 February 2002. 16 teams took part, playing 32 matches with 48 goals (1.50 per match).
Cameroon won the title (their 4th), beating Senegal 0–0 on penalties in the final in Bamako.
Julius Aghahowa (Nigeria), Patrick M'Boma (Cameroon) and Salomon Olembé (Cameroon) shared the scoring lead with 3 goals each.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
 Senegal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Mali | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Egypt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 South Africa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
 Ghana | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 DR Congo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Liberia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
 Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
 Togo | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
 Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Zambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
 Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Saturday 19 January 2002
Sunday 20 January 2002
- Cameroon 1–0 DR CongoSikasso
- Egypt 0–1 SenegalBamako
- South Africa 0–0 Burkina FasoSégou
Monday 21 January 2002
Thursday 24 January 2002
- Mali 0–0 NigeriaBamako
- South Africa 0–0 GhanaSégou
Friday 25 January 2002
Saturday 26 January 2002
Monday 28 January 2002
Tuesday 29 January 2002
- Cameroon 3–0 TogoSikasso
- DR Congo 3–1 Ivory CoastKayes
Wednesday 30 January 2002
- Burkina Faso 1–2 GhanaMopti
- South Africa 3–1 MoroccoSégou
Thursday 31 January 2002
Sunday 3 February 2002
- Mali 2–0 South AfricaKayes
- Nigeria 1–0 GhanaBamako