2001 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations

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The AFCON Africa Cup of Nations, simply known as the Africa Cup of Nations is the top-tier African cricket championship played in the 50-over format.
The 2001 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations will be the inaugural season of the tournament. It will be played in Zimbabwe from March 4 to 11.​

 

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TEAMS

In 2001, the African Confederation of Nations confirmed the participation of all four Full Member AFCON nations for the inaugural edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
At the start of the tournament, South Africa were the best-ranked African team according to the WCC ODI Team Rankings, being ranked 18th in the the world.

Hosts Zimbabwe were ranked 22nd while newly admitted WCC members Morocco and the languishing Egyptians were ranked 26th and 27th respectively.

Teams competing in the 2001 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations are:​

	QUALIFICATION​		DATE​		BERTH​		TEAM​
	AFCON Full Member		—​		—​		Egypt Morocco South Africa Zimbabwe
					TOTAL​		4​

 

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VENUES

Cricket Zimbabwe confirmed three venues for the 2001 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations: Alexandra Sports Club, Harare Sports Club and Queens Sports Club.

	ALEXANDRA SPORTS CLUB​		HARARE SPORTS CLUB​		QUEENS SPORTS CLUB​
	Victoria Falls​		Harare​		Bulawayo​
	Capacity: 11,000​		Capacity: 10,000​		Capacity: 13,000​
	Poor​		Normal​		Excellent​

 

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FIXTURES

African Confederation of Nations confirmed fixtures for the inaugural edition of the Africa Cup of Nations in early 2001.
All matches of the tournament would be played in Zimbabwe from March 4 through to March 11.

Round 1

March 4 -

Zimbabwe vs

Morocco @ Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo - Zimbabwe won by 94 runs
March 5 -

Egypt vs

South Africa @ Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo - South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 21 deliveries remaining)

Round 2

March 6 -

Morocco vs

South Africa @ Alexandra Sports Club, Victoria Falls - South Africa won by 4 wickets (with 34 deliveries remaining)
March 7 -

Zimbabwe vs

Egypt @ Alexandra Sports Club, Victoria Falls - Egypt won by 7 wickets (with 93 deliveries remaining)

Round 3

March 8 -

Zimbabwe vs

South Africa @ Harare Sports Club, Harare - Zimbabwe won by 4 wickets (with 100 deliveries remaining)
March 9 -

Egypt vs

Morocco @ Harare Sports Club, Harare - Morocco won by 59 runs

Final

March 11 -

Zimbabwe vs

South Africa @ Harare Sports Club, Harare - South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 72 deliveries remaining)

 

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STANDINGS

* Top-two teams at the end of the group stage will qualify for the final.

	Q​		TEAM​		MAT​		WON​		LOST​		TIED​		N/R​		PTS​		NRR​
	​		ZIMBABWE		3​		2​		1​		0​		0​		6​		+0.756​
	​		SOUTH AFRICA		3​		2​		1​		0​		0​		6​		-0.206​
	​		MOROCCO		3​		1​		2​		0​		0​		3​		-0.457​
	​		EGYPT		3​		1​		2​		0​		0​		3​		-0.050​

Points

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points
* teams equal on points at the end of the group stage are ranked by the following order

Spoiler: Tie Breakers

* if equal on points; team with better head-to-head record is ranked higher
* if equal on head-to-head record; team with more wins is ranked higher
* if equal on wins; team with fewer losses is ranked higher
* if equal on losses; team with better net-run-rate is ranked higher

 

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TOURNAMENT RULES

Upgrades

	POSITION​		PRIZE​		TEAM​
	Champions		3 upgrades		SOUTH AFRICA
	Runners-up		2 upgrades		ZIMBABWE
	Third		1 upgrade		MOROCCO

Squads

Each team taking part in the competition is required to name a 15-player squad at the start of the tournament.
No upgrades can be spent to improve players mid-tournament; upgrades must be made during squad announcement, or before.

Lineups

Playing XIs are required to contain at least one capable wicket-keeper (//) and four bowling (//) options.
Designated captain () at the start of the tournament can not be dropped unless injured or unavailable.

Format

All four teams are placed in a single ladder where each team plays the other three teams once.
The top-two teams at the end of the single round-robin group stage will advance to the final.

2001 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations Final will be played at the Harare Sports Club.

Points System

AFCON uses the following system to award points:

Win: 3 points / Tie: 2 points / N/R: 1 point / Loss: 0 points

Player Injuries

Injuries are randomly simulated to give this league somewhat of a realistic feel.
Players that play without a rest are more likely to get injured.

Following are the types of injuries:

Spoiler: Player Injuries

Degree 1

* Can play with a 25% ratings decrease; 50% chance of developing a Degree 2 injury
- Heals fully after a one-game rest

Degree 2

* Can play with a 50% ratings decrease; 75% chance of developing a Degree 3 injury
- Heals fully after a two-game rest

Degree 3

* Out for one game; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 50% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a two-game rest.

Degree 4

* Out for two to three games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 25% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a three-game rest

Degree 5

* Out for four to five games; instantly made unavailable
- Can play one game early with a 10% ratings decrease upon return. Heals fully after a five-game rest

Degree 6

* Out for six to ten games; instantly made unavailable
- Heals fully after recovering from injury

Degree 7

Ruled out for the remainder of the series/tournament
- You can call-up a replacement if your player pool can support it​

 

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ZIMBABWE - 22nd in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Shungudzemwoyo Gumbo Takudzwa Matongo Rudzi Hunzvi Louw Hope Godwin Hope Kaikura van der Watt Buve Bulawayo Danté van Blerk Terereai Mutasa Jongwe Chimusasa Nashe Dangarembga Farai Mombeshora Spider Rusere Diindingwe Mtawarira Maguri Nhema --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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EGYPT - 27th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Amr Saber Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa Vaheed Al Sayed Ahmed Hassan Salah Hany Osama Nader Hassan Tarek Fahim Yasser Emam Mohamed Radwan Emara Hossam Sami El-Sayed Mohamed Youssef Rayyan Yasser Nabih Ramzy Ahmed Mostafa --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

No career statistics available.

 

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MOROCCO - 26th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Hervé Hocquard Rachid Al-Fassi Moulham Assaraf El Bachir Benzakour Zamen Ibn Al-Hasan Abderrahim Zniber Sofian Salem Noureddine Said Waqqas Al-Jirari Sufyan Ben Barka Zubayr Bennis Hakem Lahbabi El Mahi Khatibi Pierre-Marie Rapace Abdelkarim Toulali --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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SOUTH AFRICA - 18th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Herschelle Meintjies Graeme Botha Petrus Struwig Faf de Klerk Jacques Coetzee Siya Ndlala Themba Xolo Mark Janssen Heinrich Bester Dale Smit Morne Kleynhans Pierre Struwig Rudi Struwig Fanie Steyn Gogga Adams --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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2001 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations is commencing in Zimbabwe!
Please announce your squad for the upcoming tournament.​

Rules

Your squad for the tournament must consist of EXACTLY fifteen players
You must mark your captain () for the tournament; they can not be dropped unless injured
You must have at least one wicket-keeper () in your squad; but you are advised two
No upgrades can be spent mid-tournament; upgrades must be made before squad announcement

Deadline

48 hours - failure to submit squad within given deadline will result in auto-selection.

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