The CAF First Round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 50 CAF members.
The 50 teams were divided into 5 pools of 10 teams each. In each pool, the 10 teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners advanced to the Final Round.
Tunisia win 5–1 on aggregate
Togo win 3–0 on aggregate
Algeria win 2–0 on aggregate
Senegal win 2–1 on aggregate
Morocco win 3–0 on aggregate
Madagascar win 2–1 on aggregate
Zambia win 2–0 on aggregate
Angola win 8–1 on aggregate
South Africa win 3–0 on aggregate
2–2 on aggregate, Sudan win on away goals
Sierra Leone won 4–2 on aggregate
Zimbabwe won 4–1 on aggregate
Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate
Congo won 5–2 on aggregate
Libya won 4–3 on aggregate
Congo DR won 10–2 on aggregate
Namibia won 4–1 on aggregate
Nigeria won 4–0 on aggregate
Cameroon won 6–0 on aggregate
Egypt won 6–2 on aggregate
Malawi won 2–0 on aggregate
Ghana won 4–2 on aggregate
Guinea won 7–4 on aggregate
Burkina Faso won 4–2 on aggregate
Liberia won 1–0 on aggregate