2000 Africa Cup of Nations final

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2000 African Cup of Nations Final
Event2000 African Cup of Nations
Nigeria Cameroon
Nigeria Cameroon
2 2
After extra time
Cameroon won 4–3 on penalties
Date13 February 2000
VenueLagos National Stadium, Lagos
RefereeMourad Daami (Tunisia)
Attendance60,000
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The 2000 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 13 February 2000 at the Lagos National Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria, to determine the winner of the 2000 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Cameroon won the title for the third time[1] by beating Nigeria 4–3 on penalties.[2]

Summary[edit]

The first goal was scored after a foul on Patrick Mboma which led to a free kick that was utilized by Samuel Eto'o in the 26th minute. In the 31st minute, Mboma capitalized on a through pass from Eto'o to double the lead, nutmegging Nigerian goalkeeper Ike Shorunmu in the process.

Cameroon continued to press for most of the first half and hit the post on one occasion. Striker Raphael Chukwu placed a low level shot at the back of the net to reduce the deficit to one before halftime. Then Okocha scored a long range shot to even the scoreline. Eto'o attempted to put Cameroon ahead again, but had his shot hit the sidebar. One of the substitutes, Tijani Babangida also had a finely-placed shot on target saved by Boukar Alioum. Victor Ikpeba had a long range header go off target. The game was eventually decided on penalties with Cameroon emerging victorious.[3]

Details[edit]

Nigeria 2–2 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Chukwu 45'
Okocha 47'		 Report Eto'o 26'
M'Boma 31'
Penalties
Okocha soccer ball with check mark
Okpara soccer ball with check mark
Kanu soccer ball with red X
Ikpeba soccer ball with red X
Oliseh soccer ball with check mark		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark M'Boma
soccer ball with check mark Wome
soccer ball with check mark Geremi
soccer ball with red X Foé
soccer ball with check mark Song
Attendance: 60,000
Nigeria
Cameroon
GK 1 Ike Shorunmu
RB 15 Sunday Oliseh (c) Yellow card 55'
CB 21 Godwin Okpara
CB 5 Furo Iyenemi Yellow card 26'
LB 6 Taribo West
CM 7 Finidi George downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 8 Mutiu Adepoju downward-facing red arrow 98'
CM 3 Celestine Babayaro
AM 10 Jay-Jay Okocha
CF 4 Nwankwo Kanu
CF 18 Raphael Chukwu downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 17 Julius Aghahowa upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 13 Tijani Babangida upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 20 Victor Ikpeba upward-facing green arrow 98'
Manager:
Netherlands Jo Bonfrère
GK 1 Alioum Boukar
RB 6 Pierre Njanka Yellow card 90+2'
CB 5 Raymond Kalla downward-facing red arrow 94'
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c) Yellow card 57'
LB 3 Pierre Womé Yellow card 23'
DM 17 Marc-Vivien Foé
RM 12 Lauren
LM 20 Salomon Olembé
AM 8 Geremi
CF 10 Patrick M'Boma
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o downward-facing red arrow 72'[4]
Substitutions:
FW 21 Joseph-Désiré Job upward-facing green arrow 72'
DF 13 Lucien Mettomo upward-facing green arrow 94'
Manager:
France Pierre Lechantre

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bishara, Motez (January 13, 2017). "Africa Cup of Nations: Mahrez, Aubameyang to shine in Gabon". CNN.
  2. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations 2000". The Shot.
  3. ^ Kometa, Richard (2021-01-28). "Ghana Nigeria AFCON 2000: Establishing Football Supremacy". Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  4. ^ "10 Africa Cup of Nations top scorers". People Daily. January 23, 2017.

External links[edit]

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