2000 African Cup of Nations

2000 African Cup of Nations
African Cup of Nations 2000 official logo
Tournament details
Host countriesGhana
Nigeria
Dates22 January – 13 February
Teams16
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (3rd title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place South Africa
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance677,500 (21,172 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Shaun Bartlett (5 goals)
Best player(s)Cameroon Lauren
1998
2002

The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four.

Cameroon won the championship, beating Nigeria in the final 4–3 on penalties.[1] As winners, they qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives.

  1. ^ "BBC News | CUP NEWS | Cameroon are Kings of Africa".