This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
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Qualified teams
The 16 qualified teams are:
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.
Burkina Faso win 3-0 on aggregate
Guinea win 4-2 on aggregate
Gabon win 5-2 on aggregate
Angola win 5-1 on aggregate
Namibia win 8-4 on aggregate
Cote d'Ivoire win 7-0 on aggregate
Liberia win 3-1 on aggregate
2-2 after extra time, Togo win 4-2 on penalties
Congo DR won 3–1 on aggregate
Sudan won 6–3 on aggregate
Congo won 6–3 on aggregate
Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate
Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate
4–4 on aggregate, Libya won 8–7 on penalty shootout
Zambia on 2–1 on aggregate
Zimbabwe on 6–0 on aggregate
Mauritius won 4–2 on aggregate
Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate
1–1 after extra time; Lesotho won 3-2 on penalty shootout
Kenya won 5–3 on aggregate
Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced
Qualifying round
Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001.
Group 5
Note: Guinea were excluded on 19 March 2001, after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FA functionaries.