# 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round

The CAF first round of 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification was contested between 50 CAF members.
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.

## Pool A

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Mauritania | 1–5 | Tunisia | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–3 | Togo | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Cape Verde | 0–2 | Algeria | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Benin | 1–2 | Senegal | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Gambia | 0–3 | Morocco | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Tunisia won 5–1 on aggregate.
Togo won 3–0 on aggregate.
Algeria won 2–0 on aggregate.
Senegal won 2–1 on aggregate.
Morocco won 3–0 on aggregate.

## Pool B

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Madagascar | 2–1 | Gabon | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Botswana | 0–2 | Zambia | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Swaziland | 1–8 | Angola | 0–1 | 1–7 |
| Lesotho | 0–3 | South Africa | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Sudan | 2–2 (a) | Mozambique | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Madagascar won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Angola won 8–1 on aggregate.
South Africa won 3–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate, Sudan won on away goals.

## Pool C

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
Sierra Leone won 4–2 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe won 4–1 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Congo won 5–2 on aggregate.
Libya won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Pool D

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Djibouti | 2–10 | DR Congo | 1–1 | 1–9 |
| Seychelles | 1–4 | Namibia | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Eritrea | 0–4 | Nigeria | 0–0 | 0–4 |
| Somalia | 0–6 | Cameroon | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Mauritius | 2–6 | Egypt | 0–2 | 2–4 |
DR Congo won 10–2 on aggregate.
Namibia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 4–0 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 6–0 on aggregate.
Egypt won 6–2 on aggregate.

## Pool E

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Malawi | 2–0 | Kenya | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Tanzania | 2–4 | Ghana | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| Uganda | 4–7 | Guinea | 4–4 | 0–3 |
| Ethiopia | 2–4 | Burkina Faso | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Chad | 0–1 | Liberia | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Malawi won 2–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4–2 on aggregate.
Guinea won 7–4 on aggregate.
Burkina Faso won 4–2 on aggregate.
Liberia won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Goalscorers

There were 130 goals scored in 50 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match.
4 goals
* Ngidi Yemweni
3 goals
* Mohamed Farouk
* Pascal Feindouno
* Razundara Tjikuzu
2 goals
* Isaac Boelua Lokuli
* Paulão
* Mamadou Zongo
* Robert Jama Mba
* Jason Mayélé
* Shabani Nonda
* Samuel Kuffour
* Souleymane Youla
* Ibrahima Bakayoko
* Harry Randrianaivo
* Brehima Traoré
* Abdelfattah El Khattari
* Tico-Tico
* Chernor Mansaray
* Shaun Bartlett
* Peter Ndlovu
1 goal
* Isâad Bourahli
* Rafik Saïfi
* Victor Covilhã
* Felipe Cata Edson
* Joni
* Hélder Vicente
* Jonas Okétola
* Oumar Barro
* Amadou Touré
* Samuel Eto'o
* Marc-Vivien Foé
* Patrick Mboma
* Salomon Olembé
* Luciano Djim
* Modeste Eta
* Ulrich Lepaye
* Bedel Moyimbouabeka
* Jean-Silvestre N'Keoua
* George Ngoma Nanitelamio
* Michél Mazingu-Dinzey
* Lwata Mpia
* Mahad Khaireh
* Hared Robleh
* Mohamed Emara
* Samir Kamouna
* Walid Salah Abdel Latif
* Remo Eyoma
* Casiano Mba
* Anteneh Alameraw
* Sentayehu Getachew
* Daniel Cousin
* Daniel Addo
* Augustine Ahinful
* Titi Camara
* Pablo Thiam
* Ghislain Akassou
* Fadel Keïta
* Kelvin Sebwe
* Ahmed Al Masli
* Faisal Bushaala
* Khaled Mhemed
* Jehad Muntasser
* Jones Nkhwazi
* Dereck Somanje
* Yaya Dissa
* Salem Ould Ely
* Jean-Sebastien Bax
* Jacques-Désiré Périatambée
* Bouchaib El Moubarki
* Eliphas Shivute
* Jonathan Akpoborie
* Benedict Akwuegbu
* Nwankwo Kanu
* Garba Lawal
* Hassan Mili
* Julien Nsengiyumva
* Amilcar Ramos
* Celso Pontes
* Cheikh Ba
* Moussa N'Diaye
* Philip Zialor
* Abu Kanu
* Sidique Mansaray
* Jabu Pule
* Mujahid Ahmed
* Faroug Jabra
* Siza Dlamini
* Ally Abubakari
* John Lungu
* Togbe Dovi-Akon
* Salam Kouko
* Moustapha Salifou
* Hassen Gabsi
* Radhi Jaïdi
* Ziad Jaziri
* Imed Mhedhebi
* Jamil Kyambadde
* Hassan Mubiru
* Majid Musisi
* Abubaker Tabula
* Dennis Lota
* Harry Milanzi
* Luke Jukulile
* Nqobizitha Ncube
1 own goal
* Bilal Sidibé (against Tunisia)