The AFCONAfrica 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.
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: