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Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Africa.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7 April 2000 - 29 July 2001 |
| Teams | 50 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 145 |
| Goals scored | 379 (2.61 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,593,675 (24,784 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ibrahima Bakayoko(11 goals) |
← 1998 2006 → | |
The Confederation of African Football was allocated five qualifying berths for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. 51 teams entered the qualification process.
Burundi withdrew before the draw was made, while Niger chose not to participate.
Guinea was excluded from the competition during the second round for government interference with its national association, resulting in their results obtained in second round being annulled.
Africa's five automatic qualifying berths were taken by Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, and Nigeria.
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There were two rounds of play:
- First round: The 50 teams were divided into five pools of ten teams each. In each pool, the ten teams were paired up to play knockout matches on a home-and-away basis. The winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: The 25 teams were divided into five groups of five teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
São Tomé and Príncipe  |
2–4 |  Sierra Leone |
2–0 | 0–4 |
Central African Republic  |
1–4 |  Zimbabwe |
0–1 | 1–3 |
Rwanda  |
2–4 | Ivory Coast |
2–2 | 0–2 |
Equatorial Guinea  |
2–5 |  Congo |
1–3 | 1–2 |
Libya  |
4–3 |  Mali |
3–0 | 1–3 |
Pool D
Pool E
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Group A
Source: [1]
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 16 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Liberia |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 15 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Sudan |
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 12 | 0–4 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 4 | Ghana |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 11 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | Sierra Leone |
8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |
Source: [1]
Group C
Source: [1]
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia |
8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 20 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Ivory Coast |
8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 15 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | DR Congo |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 10 | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Madagascar |
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | Congo |
8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Source: [1]
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 16 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Zimbabwe |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | Burkina Faso |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–2 | |||
| 4 | Malawi |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | |||
| 5 | Guinea[a] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded | — |
Source: [1]
Notes:
Notes:
- Guinea were excluded on 19 March 2001 due to government interference in football.[2] The results of their three matches were annulled.
The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Cameroon | Final round group 1 winners | 1 July 2001 | 4 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998) |
| Nigeria | Final round group 2 winners | 29 July 2001 | 2 (1994, 1998) |
 Senegal | Final round group 3 winners | 21 July 2001 | 0 (debut) |
| Tunisia | Final round group 4 winners | 15 July 2001 | 2 (1978, 1998) |
| South Africa | Final round group 5 winners | 1 July 2001 | 1 (1998) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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There were 379 goals scored in 145 matches, for an average of 2.61 goals per match.
11 goals
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
Below are full goalscorer lists for each round:
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