The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the

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, the

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championship of Africa ( CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in

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, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four.

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won the championship, beating

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in the final 4–3 on penalties. As winners, they qualified for the

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as African representatives.

Host Selection

It was expected that

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will host this edition but it was sidelined by the CAF on 8 February 1999 in

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for non-compliance with the specifications, the CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 10 March 1999. Bids : * Egypt * Ghana * Morocco * Nigeria Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria, were determined by the CAF to be compliant with the host criteria. Later, Egypt withdrew. A joint bid was formed between Ghana and Nigeria. The organization of the 2000

was awarded jointly to Ghana and Nigeria on 15 March 1999 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in

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, Egypt. Voters had a choice between three countries : Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. This is the first time ever that the African Cup was co-hosted by two countries. This is also the second time that Nigeria has hosted the African Cup after

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and the third time for Ghana after

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and

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Qualified teams

* * * * * * * (holders) * * (co-hosts) * * (co-hosts) * * * * *

Squads

Venues

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. ''All times local: GMT ( UTC) and WAT ( UTC +1)''

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Scorers

;5 goals * Shaun Bartlett ;4 goals *

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* Patrick M'Boma ;3 goals *

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* Julius Aghahowa *

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;2 goals *

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* Ousmane Sanou *

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* Tijani Babangida * Victor Ikpeba *

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* Ali Zitouni ;1 goal * Billel Dziri *

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* Ismaël Koudou * Alassane Ouédraogo *

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* Ahmed Salah Hosny * Bruno Mbanangoyé * Shiva N'Zigou *

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* Bonaventure Kalou * Donald-Olivier Sié * Salaheddine Bassir * Raphael Chukwu *

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* Khalilou Fadiga *

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* Abdoulaye Mbaye *

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* Dumisa Ngobe * Lantame Ouadja *

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* Walid Azaiez * Khaled Badra * Radhi Jaïdi *

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CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper *

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Defenders *

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* Khaled Badra *

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* Mohamed Emara Midfielders * Billel Dziri * Lauren *

* Khalilou Fadiga Forwards *

* Shaun Bartlett

References

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