2002 African Cup of Nations
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout Stages
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
----Third place playoff
Final
Scorers
3 goals Patrick Mboma Salomon OlembéSalomon Olembé
René Salomon Olembé-Olembé is a Cameroonian football player, currently on trial with Burnley F.C..Olembé played for Cameroon at the 1998 World Cup, as well as the 2004 African Cup of Nations...
Julius Aghahowa
2 goals Hazem Emam
Hazem Emam
Hazem Emam is a retired Egyptian footballer. He spent most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Zamalek SC. Hazem is one of the most talented players in the history of Egyptian football, and one of the most popular players ever in the Middle East.-Early life:Hazem was born in Mohandessin,...
Isaac Boakye
Isaac Boakye
Isaac Boakye is a Ghanaian International football striker who is currently a free agent.-Professional career:...
Bassala Touré Hicham Zerouali
Hicham Zerouali
Hicham Zerouali , nicknamed 'Zero' or the 'Moroccan Magician', was a Moroccan footballer. He played as a forward for a number of clubs across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He was a Moroccan international who won 17 caps.-Aberdeen:...
Salif Diao
Salif Diao
Salif Alassane Diao is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Stoke City....
1 goal Nassim Akrour
Nassim Akrour
Nassim Akrour is an Algerian international footballer. He currently plays for FC Istres in the French Ligue 2....
Nasreddine Kraouche Moumouni Dagano
Moumouni Dagano
Beli Moumouni Dagano is a Burkinabé footballer. He currently plays for Al-Khor in Qatar.-Career:Dagano began his career at Ivorian side Stella Club d'Adjamé, based in Abidjan. In 1999 he moved back to his homeland, with Etoile Filante, before making his move to Europe a year later, with Belgian...
Amadou Traoré Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy...
Lucien Mettomo
Lucien Mettomo
Lucien Mettomo is a Cameroonian football player who last played for Veria FC .Formerly, he has played for Tonnerre Yaoundé, Saint-Étienne, Manchester City, Kaiserslautern, Kayseri Erciyesspor and Lucerne...
Marc-Vivien Foé
Marc-Vivien Foé
Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian international footballer, who played in midfield for both club and country. With success in the French League, and stints in the English Premier League, his sudden death, while in the middle of an international competitive fixture, came as a shock to the worldwide...
Papi Kimoto
Papi Kimoto
Papi Kimoto is a Congolese footballer who last played for RFC Liège.-External links:*...
Shabani Nonda
Shabani Nonda
Shabani Christophe Nonda is a DR Congolese international footballer who is currently a free agent. His last club Galatasaray released his contract on 28 January 2010.-Club career:...
Yves Yuvuladio Kandia Traoré
Kandia Traoré
Kandia Émile Traoré is a football striker who plays for SM Caen.-Club career:He started his career at Tunisian club Esperance de tunis, before moving to Le Havre in 2005, in January 2008, he signed a three and a half deal with Sochaux...
Mido Prince Akim Daye Kelvin Sebwe
Kelvin Sebwe
Kelvin Sebwe is a retired Liberian footballer who played as a midfielder. Sebwe was also a member of the Liberia national football team. His brother is Dionysius Sebwe...
George Weah
George Weah
George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah is a Liberian humanitarian and politician, and an ex-footballer. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting...
Mamadou Bagayoko
Mamadou Bagayoko
Mamadou Bagayoko is a French-born Malianinternational football striker who currently plays for PAS Giannina in Ioannina.His debut at senior level came in 1999 for RC Strasbourg...
Dramane Coulibaly
Dramane Coulibaly
Dramane Coulibaly is a Malian football player. He currently plays for Pelita Jaya.He also holds a French passport.-External links:...
Seydou Keita
Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...
Rachid Benmahmoud
Rachid Benmahmoud
Rachid Benmahmoud is a Moroccan former footballer and current assistant coach of Al-Ain FC.- External links :...
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Yakubu Aiyegbeni , generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers and the Nigerian national football team. His nickname is "The Yak".-Early career:...
Garba Lawal
Garba Lawal
Garba Lawal is a football midfielder from Nigeria. He is currently a contracted player-assistant manager with Lobi Stars F.C..-Career:...
Souleymane Camara
Souleymane Camara
Souleymane Camara is a Senegalese football player who plays for Montpellier HSC in Ligue 1.Camara previously played for AS Monaco and OGC Nice....
Lamine Diatta
Lamine Diatta
Lamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...
Papa Bouba Diop
Papa Bouba Diop
Pape "Papa" Bouba Diop is a Senegalese footballer who plays for West Ham United in the Football League Championship and the Senegal national team. His preferred position is defensive midfield but can also play as a centre back, where he previously played at Lens...
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...
Thabo Mngomeni
Thabo Mngomeni
Thabo Mngomeni is a retired South African football midfielder.He played mostly for Cape Town Spurs, Manning Rangers, Bush Bucks, Orlando Pirates and Hellenic....
Siyabonga Nomvete Sibusiso Zuma
Sibusiso Zuma
Sibusiso Wiseman Zuma is a South African professional football player playing for Supersport United in the Premier Soccer League.- Career :...
Gift Kampamba
Gift Kampamba
Gift Kampamba is a Zambian professional footballer, who currently plays for Green Buffaloes F.C..-External links:*...
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper Tony SylvaTony Sylva
Tony Mario Sylva is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently unattached. Sylva has played for AC Ajaccio, AS Monaco, Lille and Trabzonspor.- AS Monaco :...
Defenders
Taribo West
Taribo West
Taribo West is a retired Nigerian professional footballer who played as a defender. West represented the Nigerian national team in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. He is known for the various unusual and colourful hairstyles that he has sported over the years.-Club career:Taribo moved to France in...
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song
Rigobert Song Bahanag is a former Cameroonian footballer who is currently a main consultant for the famous sports channel 'Orange sports'. Although receiving many propositions from top clubs, Song declined. Song played for Kosovo super league club KF Drenica, when his contract after season 2010/12...
Ifeanyi Udeze
Ifeanyi Udeze
Ifeanyi Udeze is a Nigerian football player. He played for Nigeria and was a participant at the 2002 World Cup and is currently a free agent after being released by PAOK Thessaloniki in the winter of the 2007-08 season....
Hany Ramzy
Hany Ramzy
Hany Guda Ramzy is an Egyptian international football defender. He is the current Head Coach of the Egypt U23 national football team.-Early life:...
Midfielders Seydou Keita
Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...
Rafik Saifi
Rafik Saïfi
Rafik Saïfi is an Algerian professional football player who is currently playing for Amiens SC in the Championnat National.-Characteristics:...
Patrick Mboma Sibusiso Zuma
Sibusiso Zuma
Sibusiso Wiseman Zuma is a South African professional football player playing for Supersport United in the Premier Soccer League.- Career :...
Forwards Julius Aghahowa El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Diouf
El Hadji Ousseynou Diouf is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays for Doncaster Rovers. He can play on both wings as well as in attack. He has also garnered a large amount of notoriety for a series of controversial incidents.-Early career:Diouf started his career in France with...