2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)


Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for '''.
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 and Comoros chose not to participate.
Guinea was excluded from the competition during the Final Round for government interference with its national association, resulting in their results obtained in final round annulled.
Africa's five automatic qualifying berths were taken by Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, and Nigeria.

Tournament structure

There were two rounds of play:

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Final round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E


Guinea were excluded on March 19, 2001 after the Guinean sports minister had failed to meet a third FIFA deadline to reinstall the Guinean FA functionaries. Their match results were annulled

Qualified teams

The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA World Cup1
4
2
0
2
1

Goalscorers

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;8 goals
;6 goals
;5 goals
;4 goals
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
;1 own goal
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