It was expected that
Zimbabwe will host this edition but it was sidelined by the
CAF on 8 February 1999 in
Abidjan,
Ivory Coast for non-compliance with the specifications, the CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 10 March 1999.
Bids: • Egypt (withdrew) •
Ghana / Nigeria (selected as hosts) • Morocco Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria, were determined by the CAF to be compliant with the host criteria. Later, Egypt withdrew. A joint bid was formed between Ghana and Nigeria. The organization of the
2000 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded jointly to Ghana and Nigeria on 15 March 1999 by the
CAF Executive Committee meeting in
Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice between three countries : Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria. This is the first time ever that the African Cup was co-hosted by two countries. This is also the second time that Nigeria has hosted the African Cup after
1980 and the third time for Ghana after
1963 and
1978. == Qualified teams ==