2004 African Cup of Nations
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 2004 | |
|---|---|
| 
 African Cup of Nations 2004 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia | 
| Dates | 24 January – 14 February | 
| Teams | 16 | 
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Morocco | 
| Third place |  Nigeria | 
| Fourth place |  Mali | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 | 
| Goals scored | 88 (2.75 per match) | 
| Attendance | 553,500 (17,297 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Patrick Mboma  Frédéric Kanouté  Jay-Jay Okocha  Francileudo Santos (4 goals each) | 
| Best player |  Jay-Jay Okocha | 
The 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 2002, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Tunisia won their first title, beating Morocco in the final 2−1.[1]
Qualification

Participating countries
Main article: 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification
Squads
For more details on this topic, see 2004 African Cup of Nations squads.
Venues
| Radès, Tunis | Tunis | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade 7 Novembre | Stade El Menzah | |
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| Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 45,000 | |
| Sousse | Sfax | |
| Stade Olympique de Sousse | Stade Taïeb El Mhiri | |
|   |  | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
| Monastir | Bizerte | |
| Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet | Stade 15 Octobre | |
|   |  | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | 
Group stage
Teams highlighted in green progress to the quarter-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | 
|  Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | 
|  Rwanda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 
| .svg.png) DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | 
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | 
|  Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | 
|  Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 
|  Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | 
|  Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 
|  Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | 
| 29 January 2004 16:30 | 
| Cameroon  | 5–3 |  Zimbabwe | 
|---|---|---|
| M'Boma  31', 44', 65' M'Bami  40', 67' | P. Ndlovu  8', 47' (pen.) Nyandoro  89' | 
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | 
|  Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 
|  South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | 
|  Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 February – Radès | ||||||||||
|  Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Radès | ||||||||||
|  Senegal | 0 | |||||||||
|  Tunisia (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 8 February – Monastir | ||||||||||
|  Nigeria | 1 (3) | |||||||||
|  Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||
| 14 February – Radès | ||||||||||
|  Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
|  Tunisia | 2 | |||||||||
| 8 February – Sfax | ||||||||||
|  Morocco | 1 | |||||||||
|  Morocco (aet) | 3 | |||||||||
| 11 February – Sousse | ||||||||||
|  Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
|  Morocco | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| 7 February – Tunis | ||||||||||
|  Mali | 0 | |||||||||
|  Mali | 2 |  Nigeria | 2 | |||||||
|  Guinea | 1 |  Mali | 1 | |||||||
| 13 February – Monastir | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 11 February 2004 16:00 | 
| Tunisia  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Nigeria | 
|---|---|---|
| Badra  82' | Okocha  67' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Badra   Santos   Mhedhebi   Ben Achour   Haggui  | 5–3 |  Utaka  Odemwingie  Yobo  Udeze | 
Third place match
Final
Winners
| 2004 African Cup of Nations Champions | 
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|  Tunisia 1st title | 
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
-   Anicet Adjamossi (against Morocco) 1 Anicet Adjamossi (against Morocco) 1
1Possibly 2nd goal Anicet Adjamossi 73og against Morocco
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
References
- ↑ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
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