| Tourney Name: | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) |
| Num Teams: | 50 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 145 |
| Goals: | 379 |
| Top Scorer: | Ibrahima Bakayoko (11 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 1998 |
| Nextseason: | 2006 |
Listed below are the dates and results for the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for Africa.
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 chose not to participate.
Guinea was excluded from the competition during the second round for government interference with its national association, resulting in their results obtained in second round being annulled.
Africa's five automatic qualifying berths were taken by Cameroon, Senegal, Tunisia, South Africa, and Nigeria.
There were two rounds of play:
See main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF first round.
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See main article: 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round.
The following five teams from CAF qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in FIFA World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998) | ||||
| 2 (1994, 1998) | ||||
| 0 (debut) | ||||
| 2 (1978, 1998) | ||||
| 1 (1998) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Below are full goalscorer lists for each round: