Football tournament
This page details the process of qualifying for the 2000 African Cup of Nations .
Preliminary round
31 July 1998 June 11 Stadium , Tripoli Attendance: 40,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia )
14 August 1998 19 May Stadium , Annaba Attendance: 35,000Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco )
2 August 1998 Stade de l'Amitié , Cotonou Attendance: 8,000Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey Amadou (Niger )
16 August 1998 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 16,000Referee: Bisingu Buenkadila (DR Congo )
2 August 1998 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Attendance: 15,000Referee: Idrissa Seck (Senegal )
16 August 1998 Estádio da Várzea , Praia Attendance: 6,000
2 August 1998 Stade Omnisports , N'Djaména Attendance: 6,500
16 August 1998 Stade Municipal , Pointe Noire Attendance: 5,000Referee: Baba Touré (Togo )
2 August 1998 Estádio Patrice Lumumba, Bata Attendance: 11,000
16 August 1998 Stade Omnisports , Libreville Attendance: 6,000
31 July 1998 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 15,000
15 August 1998 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 12,000
Note: both games were played in Kenya.
2 August 1998 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché , Niamey Attendance: 4,000
16 August 1998 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex , Monrovia Attendance: 10,000
2 August 1998 Somholo National Stadium , Lobamba Attendance: 1,000
23 August 1998 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium , Antananarivo Attendance: 30,000
2 August 1998 Setsoto Stadium , Maseru Attendance: 9,000
23 August 1998 Stade George V , Curepipe Attendance: 25,200
2 August 1998 National Stadium , Gaborone Attendance: 6,000
15 August 1998 Estádio da Machava , Maputo Attendance: 25,000
1 August 1998 National Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 5,000
15 August 1998 Chichiri Stadium , Blantyre Attendance: 8,000
2 August 1998 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium , Bujumbura Attendance: 5,000Referee: Wa Ntambidila (DR Congo )
15 August 1998 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium , Dar es Salaam Attendance: 7,000
2 August 1998 Stade Omar Bongo , Libreville , Gabon (neutral ground)Attendance: 3,000
18 August 1998 Stade Municipal , Lomé Attendance: 4,000
1 August 1998 Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala Attendance: 18,000
16 August 1998 Stade Amahoro , Kigali Attendance: 15,000
Gambia withdrew, Senegal advanced automatically.
Mauritania withdrew, Sierra Leone advanced automatically.
23 August 1998 Cairo , Egypt
Ethiopia withdrew due to Eritrean–Ethiopian War , Eritrea advanced automatically.
Group round
Group round took place between October 2, 1998, and June 20, 1999.
Group 1
Ghana qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999, their results where annulled. Eritrea qualified for Playoff.
Source: (H) Awarded hosting rights
4 October 1998 Estádio da Machava , Maputo Attendance: 25,000Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe )
4 October 1998 Stade de la Réunification , Douala Attendance: 40,000
23 January 1999 Asmara Stadium , Asmara Attendance: 5,000Referee: Ahmed El-Shinawi (Egypt )
24 January 1999 Accra Sports Stadium , Accra Attendance: 30,000
28 February 1999 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , Yaoundé Attendance: 55,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin )
28 February 1999 Accra Sports Stadium , Accra Attendance: 50,000
11 April 1999 Estádio da Machava , Maputo Attendance: 18,000Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana )
6 June 1999 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , Yaoundé Referee: Haroun Boukar (Chad )
19 June 1999 Asmara Stadium , Asmara Attendance: 5,000
Group 2
Sierra Leone withdrew due to the Sierra Leone Civil War on 22 March 1999, their result was annulled.
Source: (W) Withdrew
4 October 1998 Stade Municipal , Lomé Attendance: 15,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin )
4 October 1998 Mohamed V Stadium , Casablanca Attendance: 25,000Referee: Djibril M'Baye (Senegal )
24 January 1999 Stade du 28 Septembre , Conakry Attendance: 18,000Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast )
28 February 1999 Stade Municipal, Lomé Attendance: 15,000Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana )
11 April 1999 Mohamed V Stadium , Casablanca Attendance: 50,000Referee: Mohsen Boukhir (Tunisia )
6 June 1999 Moulay Abdellah Stadium , Rabat Attendance: 70,000Referee: Lazzoun Boucif (Algeria )
20 Jun 1999 Stade Saifoullaye Diallo , Labé Attendance: 28,000Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia )
Group 3
Source:
3 October 1998 National Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 10,000Referee: Edwin Senai (Botswana )
4 October 1998 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Attendance: 15,000Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger )
24 January 1999 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Attendance: 15,000Referee: Sillah Malick (Gambia )
24 January 1999 Stade Municipal , Pointe Noire Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe )
28 February 1999 Stade Municipal , Pointe Noire Attendance: 12,000Referee: Gilbert Njike (Cameroon )
11 April 1999 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Attendance: 20,000Referee: Seydou Ba (Mauritania )
11 April 1999 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Attendance: 40,000Referee: Manuel Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde )
8 May 1999 National Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 10,000Referee: Eusebio Alfredo (Mozambique )
5 June 1999 National Stadium , Windhoek Attendance: 10,000Referee: Antônio da Silva (Angola )
6 June 1999 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Referee: Pierre Mouguengui (Gabon )
20 June 1999 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Attendance: 45,000Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria )
20 June 1999 Stade Municipal , Pointe Noire Referee: Olaniyan Olufemi (Nigeria )
Group 4
Source:
3 October 1998 First National Bank Stadium , Johannesburg Attendance: 25,000Referee: Homary Mohamady (Madagascar )
4 October 1998 Stade Omar Bongo , Libreville Attendance: 6,000Referee: Souleymane Konaté (Cameroon )
23 January 1999 Stade George V , Curepipe Attendance: 32,385Referee: Richard Phiri (Zambia )
24 January 1999 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 15,000Referee: Abdulkadir Isaack Omar (Tanzania )
27 February 1999 Odi Stadium , Mabopane Attendance: 50,000Referee: Hailemalik Tessema (Ethiopia )
28 February 1999 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 25,000
10 April 1999 Stade Omar Bongo , Libreville Attendance: 18,000Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo )
10 April 1999 Stade George V , Curepipe Attendance: 31,979Referee: Roger Raharison (Madagascar )
5 June 1999 Kings Park Stadium , Durban Attendance: 45,000Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe )
6 June 1999 Stade Omar Bongo , Libreville Referee: Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger )
20 June 1999 Estádio da Cidadela , Luanda Attendance: 25,000Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco )
20 June 1999 Stade George V , Curepipe Attendance: 31,800Referee: Alfredo Eusébio (Mozambique )
Group 5
Nigeria qualified as hosts as of 15 March 1999, their results were annulled. Senegal qualified for Playoff.
Source: (H) Awarded hosting rights
4 October 1998 Stade du 4 Août , Ouagadougou Attendance: 30,000
13 December 1998 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium , Bujumbura
23 January 1999 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 40,000Referee: Mamadouba Camara (Guinea )
23 January 1999 MKO Abiola Stadium , Abeokuta Attendance: 30,000
28 February 1999 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium , Bujumbura Attendance: 8,000Referee: Waiswa Ajab (Uganda )
28 February 1999 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 55,000
11 April 1999 Stade du 4 Août , Ouagadougou Attendance: 25,000Referee: Baba Touré (Togo )
6 June 1999 Stade du 4 Août , Ouagadougou Attendance: 25,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia )
19 June 1999 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 20,000Referee: Emmanuel Okoampah (Ghana )
Group 6
Source:
3 October 1998 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 12,000
4 October 1998 Independence Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Peter Lauer (Swaziland )
24 January 1999 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium , Antananarivo Attendance: 4,000Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa )
24 January 1999 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Attendance: 75,000Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon )
28 February 1999 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 30,000Referee: Sohan Pradeep Kumar (Mauritius )
28 February 1999 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium , Antananarivo Attendance: 35,000Referee: Wilfred Mukuna (Zimbabwe )
10 April 1999 Independence Stadium , Lusaka Attendance: 40,000Referee: Robin Williams (South Africa )
11 April 1999 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Attendance: 75,000Referee: Boukar Haroun (Chad )
6 June 1999 Moi International Sports Centre , Nairobi Attendance: 20,000Referee: Ahmed Saleh (Sudan )
6 June 1999 Konkola Stadium , Chililabombwe Attendance: 4,500Referee: Ahmed El-Shenawi (Egypt )
20 June 1999 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Attendance: 40,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin )
20 June 1999 Mahamasina Municipal Stadium , Antananarivo Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia )
Group 7
Source:
2 October 1998 Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala Attendance: 25,000Referee: Tessema Hailemalek (Ethiopia )
4 October 1998 Stade El Menzah , Tunis Attendance: 25,000Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali )
24 January 1999 5 July stadium , Algiers Attendance: 50,000Referee: Abderahim El Arjoun (Morocco )
24 January 1999 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex , Monrovia Attendance: 11,000
27 February 1999 Stade Olympique El Menzah , Tunis Attendance: 35,000Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco )
28 February 1999 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex , Monrovia Attendance: 30,000Referee: Zeli Sinko (Ivory Coast )
9 April 1999 19 May Stadium , Annaba Attendance: 40,000Referee: Malick Sillah (Gambia )
10 April 1999 Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala Attendance: 25,000Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Isaack (Tanzania )
5 June 1999 Nakivubo Stadium , Kampala Attendance: 25,000Referee: Hassan Mohamud (Egypt )
6 June 1999 Stade Olympique El Menzah , Tunis Attendance: 25,000Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal )
20 June 1999 19 May Stadium , Annaba Attendance: 20,000Referee: Abdullhakim Shelmani (Libya )
20 June 1999 Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex , Monrovia Attendance: 18,000Referee: Alex Quartey (Ghana )
Playoff
Eritrea (runners-up of groups 1) and Senegal (runners-up of groups 5) join Zimbabwe in a playoff for one place in the final tournament.
Source:
1st leg
4 July 1999 Asmara Stadium , Asmara Attendance: 10,000Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa )
18 July 1999 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 35,000Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco )
30 July 1999 National Stadium , Harare Attendance: 40,000Referee: Omar Isaack Abdulkadir (Tanzania )
2nd leg
8 August 1999 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Attendance: 40,000Referee: Olufemi Olaniyan (Nigeria )
15 August 1999 National Stadium , Harare Attendance: 40,000Referee: Abdel Hamid Radwan (Egypt )
21 August 1999 Asmara Stadium , Asmara Attendance: 5,000Referee: Abdulhakim El Shelmani (Libya )
Qualified teams
External links
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Bids
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Statistics
Miscellaneous
Notes
The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only.
The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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