2002 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations

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The AFCON Africa Cup of Nations is a 50-over One-Day International tournament held annually between the top cricket-playing African nations in the world.
The 2002 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations was the second edition of the tournament. It was played in South Africa for the first time.

South Africa won the tournament for the second time after defeating Morocco in the final by 144 runs at a packed New Wanderers Stadium.​

 

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TEAMS

In early 2002, the African Confederation of Nations confirmed the participation of three full member AFCON nations for the second edition of the tournament.
Coming into the tournament, hosts South Africa were the best-ranked African team according to the World ODI Team Rankings, being ranked 9th in the the world.

Morocco were ranked 25th while newly admitted World Cricket Conference members Namibia were ranked 33rd in the world.
Former AFCON members Algeria, Egypt and Zimbabwe did not take part in the tournament, and missed out for the first time.

Teams that took part in the 2002 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations were:​

	QUALIFICATION​		DATE​		BERTH​		TEAM​
	AFCON Full Member		—​		—​		Morocco Namibia South Africa
					TOTAL​		3​

 

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VENUES

Cricket South Africa confirmed six venues for the 2002 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations: New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg will host the final.

	Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein​		Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town​		Centurion Park, Centurion​
	1 match​		1 match​		1 match​
	Pitch: Normal​		Pitch: Normal​		Pitch: Excellent​
	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg​		Boland Park, Paarl​		St George's Park, Port Elizabeth​
	2 matches (including final)​		1 match​		1 match​
	Pitch: Excellent​		Pitch: Normal​		Pitch: Poor​

 

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FIXTURES

AFCON confirmed fixtures for the tournament in February of 2002.
South Africa hosted the tournament for the first time.

Group Stage

March 14 - South Africa vs Morocco @ Cape Town - South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 102 deliveries remaining)
March 16 - Morocco vs Namibia @ Centurion - Morocco won by 55 runs
March 18 - South Africa vs Namibia @ Bloemfontein - South Africa won by 83 runs
March 20 - South Africa vs Morocco @ Port Elizabeth - Morocco won by 117 runs
March 22 - Namibia vs Morocco @ Paarl - Namibia won by 64 runs
March 24 - South Africa vs Namibia @ Johannesburg - South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 117 deliveries remaining)

Final

March 27 - South Africa vs Morocco @ Johannesburg - South Africa won by 144 runs

 

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STANDINGS

* South Africa and Morocco advanced to the final.

	Q​		TEAM​		MAT​		WON​		LOST​		TIED​		N/R​		PTS​		NRR​
	​		South Africa		4​		3​		1​		0​		0​		9​		+0.760​
	​		Morocco		4​		2​		2​		0​		0​		6​		+0.132​
	​		Namibia		4​		1​		3​		0​		0​		3​		-0.930​

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		2 upgrades		South Africa
	Runners-up		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 three teams are placed in a single ladder where each team plays the other two teams twice.
The top-two teams at the end of the single round-robin group stage advance to the final.

2002 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations Final will be played at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

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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SOUTH AFRICA - 9th 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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MOROCCO - 25th in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Hervé Hocquard Rachid Al-Fassi Moulham Assaraf Zouhair Rami Zamen Ibn Al-Hasan Abderrahim Zniber Youssouf Berrada Mhamed Bennani Waqqas Al-Jirari Zakaria El Hankouri Sufyan Ben Barka Zubayr Bennis El Mahi Khatibi Abdelkarim Toulali Pierre-Marie Rapace --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

 

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NAMIBIA - 33rd in WCC ODI Team Rankings --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Squad Schalk van der Vyver Leruo Thatayotlhe Luca Moolman Martin Botha Jacques van der Watt Phillipus Kruger Mykel Obuile Thys Verdoorn Marick de Bruyn Paulus Nakale Bertus Coetzee Morongwa Kgosiemang Seth du Preez Pieter van Zyl Jaquan Engelbrecht --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Spoiler: Career Statistics

No career statistics available.

 

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2002 AFCON Africa Cup of Nations is about to commence in South Africa!
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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