This page details the process of qualifying for the 2002 African Cup of Nations.
The 16 qualified teams are:
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 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Guinea win 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Gabon win 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Angola win 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Namibia win 8âÂÂ4 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast win 7âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Liberia win 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Togo win 4âÂÂ2 on penalties after 2âÂÂ2 after extra time.
DR Congo won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Sudan won 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Congo won 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Burundi won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Madagascar won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Libya won 8âÂÂ7 on penalty shootout after 4âÂÂ4 on aggregate.
Zambia on 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe on 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Mauritius won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Uganda won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Lesotho won 3âÂÂ2 on penalty shootout after 1âÂÂ1 after extra time.
Kenya won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Guinea-Bissau withdrew; Morocco advanced.
Qualifying took place between 2 September 2000 and 17 June 2001.
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Guinea were excluded on 19 March 2001, after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FF functionaries.
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