2002 African football calendar
- March 8-10 -- African Champions League, African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup first round, first leg
- March 15 - African Super Cup, Cairo
- March 22-24 -- African Champions League, African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup first round, second leg
- April 5-7 - African under-20 championships, preliminary round, first leg
- April 12-14 -- African Champions League, African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup second round, first leg
- April 19-21 - African under-20 championships, preliminary round, first leg
- April 26-28 -- African Champions League, African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup second round, second leg
- May 29 - FIFA Congress, Seoul
- May 31-July 1 - World Cup finals, Japan and South Korea
- June 28-30 - African under-17 championships preliminary round, first leg qualifiers
- July 12-14 -- African under-17 championships preliminary round, second leg qualifiers
- July 19-21 -- African under-20 championships first round, first leg qualifiers
- August 2-4 - African Champions League group matches (round one)
- August 9-11 -- African under-20 championships first round, second leg qualifiers
- August 16-18 - African Champions League group matches (round two)
- August 17 - September 2 - FIFA Women's under-19 World Championship, Canada
- August 30-31, September 1 -- African Champions League group matches (round three), African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup quarter-final, first leg
- September 6-8 - African Nations Cup qualifiers
- September 13-15 -- African Champions League group matches (round four), African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup quarter-final, second leg
- September 27-29 -- African under-20 championships second round, first leg qualifiers
- October 4-6 -- African Champions League group matches (round five), African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup semifinal, first leg
- October 4-6 - All-Africa Games preliminary round, first leg qualifiers
- October 11-13 - African Nations Cup qualifiers
- October 18-20 - African Champions League group matches (round six), African Cup Winners' Cup, CAF Cup semifinal, second leg
- October 18-20 -- African under-20 championships second round, second leg qualifiers
- October 25-27 -- All-Africa Games preliminary round, second leg qualifiers
- November 1-3 - African Champions League semifinals, first leg
- November 8-10 - CAF Cup final, first leg
- November 8-10 - Olympic Games preliminary round, first leg qualifiers
- November 15-17 - African Champions League semifinal, second leg
- November 15-17 - African Cup Winners' Cup final, first leg
- November 22-24 - CAF Cup final, second leg
- November 22-24 -- Olympic Games preliminary round, second leg qualifiers
- November 29-30, December 1 - African Champions League final, first leg
- December 6-8 - African Cup Winners' Cup final, second leg
- December 13-15 - African Champions League final, second leg
- December 20-22 -- African under-17 championships first round, first leg qualifiers
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