2000 African Cup of Nations

2000 African Cup of Nations

African Cup of Nations 2000 official logo
Tournament details
Host countries	Ghana Nigeria
Dates	22 January – 13 February
Teams	16
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 played	32
Goals scored	73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance	677,500 (21,172 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Shaun Bartlett (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Lauren
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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.