2004 African Cup of Nations

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2004 African Cup of Nations
كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2004
2004 Africa Cup of Nations logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates24 January – 14 February
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Third placeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fourth placeFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored88 (2.75 per match)
Attendance617,500 (19,297 per match)
Top scorer(s)
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Jay-Jay Okocha
← 2002
2006 →

The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the Nokia 2004 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was played between 24 January and 14 February 2004 in Tunisia, taking place in the country for the third time following the 1965 and 1994 editions. The organization of the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000.

Contents

The defending champions were Cameroon from the 2002 edition. A total of 32 matches were played, in which 88 goals were scored, at an average of 2.75 goals per match. Attendance at all stages of the tournament reached 617,500, averaging 19,297 viewers per match. Qualification took place from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003. Cameroon as title holder and Tunisia as host country automatically qualified for the final phase of the tournament. As in the 2002 edition, sixteen teams, divided into four groups each comprising four teams, took part in the competition. The defending champions Cameroon were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 1–2 against Nigeria's Super eagles. Tunisia won the title for the first time in their history, after beating one-time champions Morocco in the final match with a score of 2–1, so the Eagles of Carthage are the 13th selection in history to be crowned African champions. Nigeria secured third place after beating Mali in the third place match, which placed them fourth.

Four players scored the most goals at the end of the tournament: Tunisian Francileudo Santos, Cameroonian Patrick Mboma, Malian Frédéric Kanouté and Nigerian Jay-Jay Okocha, however the top scorer title was given to Tunisia's Santos as he was the player of the champion team and did not receive any cards throughout the tournament, while Nigeria's Okocha won the best player award. As champions, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, as a representative of African continent.

Host selection

The 7 November Stadium (pictured in 2009) host the final match, were one aspect of Tunisia's perceived success. STADE DE RADES.jpg
The 7 November Stadium (pictured in 2009) host the final match, were one aspect of Tunisia's perceived success.

The organization of the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. [1] Voters had a choice between four countries : Malawi and Zambia (joint bid), Tunisia and Zimbabwe. [2] Benin and Togo were both also candidates at the start (joint bid) but withdrew on 4 September 2000 before the meeting. [3] This edition was awarded to Tunisia which represented Africa in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France by taking the majority of the votes of the CAF Executive Committee members which are 13 after its impressive success in the 1994 edition. [4] This is the third time that Tunisia has hosted the African Cup after 1965 and 1994 editions. Two years before the start of the tournament, an organizing committee (Comité d'organisation de la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations; COCAN) was established, headed by Slim Chiboub (who was the head of the organizing committee in 1994). [5]

Voting results
CountryVotes
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia9
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe3
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi / Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia1
Flag of Benin.svg Benin / Flag of Togo (3-2).svg TogoWithdrew
Total votes13

Venues

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Location of the Tunisian host cities of the 2004 African Cup of Nations
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Sfax
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Monastir
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The main host cities are concentrated on the country's coastal strip: Bizerte, Monastir, Sousse, Sfax and the capital Tunis. [6] The 7 November Stadium is the largest stadium in the country with a capacity of 60,000 spectators, located in city of Radès, in the southern suburb of the city Tunis, it was built to host the 2001 Mediterranean Games and 2003 Tunis Four Nations Tournament and opened on 6 July 2001 during the final of the 2000–01 Tunisian Cup. [7] The stadium obtains the Class 1 Certificate from the World Athletics, [8] which means that it reaches the best standards and specifications in its field. [9]

El Menzah Stadium in Tunis and Sousse Olympic Stadium in Sousse hosted matches of the 1994 African Cup of Nations. [10] [11] Taieb Mhiri Stadium in Sfax was one of the stadiums of the 1965 African Cup of Nations. [12] Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir and 15 October Stadium in Bizerte have also been added to host the event. [13] [14] All stadiums were renovated before the start of the tournament. [15]

Stadiums

List of candidate host cities
CityStadiumCapacity
Bizerte 15 October Stadium 20,000 [16]
Monastir Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium 22,000 [17]
Sfax Taieb Mhiri Stadium 22,000 [18]
Sousse Sousse Olympic Stadium 28,000 [19]
Tunis 7 November Stadium 60,000 [20]
El Menzah Stadium 45,000 [21]

Qualification

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Qualification took place from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003. The 49 nations registered for the competition are divided into thirteen groups: ten groups of four teams and three groups of three teams. The selections of Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and Djibouti forfeit before the start of qualifying.

The first of each group qualify for the final tournament in Tunisia, as well as the best of the second. Cameroon, as defending champion, and Tunisia, as host country, are automatically qualified for the final phase of the competition. Benin, Rwanda and Zimbabwe managed to qualify for the African Cup of Nations for the first final phase of their history, after finishing at the top of their group in the qualifiers in front of two former African champions, Sudan and Ghana.

Qualified teams

The following sixteen teams qualified for the tournament.

TeamMethod of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA ranking
at start of event
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Hosts11th 2002 Runners-up (1965, 1996)45
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Holders13th 2002 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)14
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Group 1 winners13th 2002 Winners (1980, 1994)35
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Group 2 winners7th 1998 Runners-up (1976)102
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Group 3 winners1stNoneDebut123
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Group 4 winners6th 2002 Fourth place (1998)72
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Group 5 winners5th 1992 Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992)76
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Group 6 winners4th 2002 Runners-up (1972)51
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Group 7 winners12th 2002 Winners (1976)38
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Group 8 winners9th 2002 Runners-up (2002)33
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo Group 9 winners14th 2002 Winners (1968, 1974)54
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Group 10 winners19th 2002 Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998)32
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Group 11 winners5th 2002 Winners (1996)36
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group 12 winners13th 2002 Winners (1990)63
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Group 13 winners1stNoneDebut109
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Group 6 runner-up1stNoneDebut49

Final draw

The draw took place on 20 September 2003 in Tunis. [22] The sixteen teams were divided into four pots according to their performances in past Cup of Nations tournaments. [23] The January 2004 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses). [24]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (hosts)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (title holders)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 		Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo 		Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 		Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Squads

As is the case in all versions of the African Cup of Nations, each team participating in the tournament must consist of 23 players (including three goalkeepers). Participating national teams must confirm the final list of 23 players no later than ten days before the start of the tournament. In the event that a player suffers an injury which prevents him from participating in the tournament, his team has the right to replace him with another player at any time up to 24 hours before the team's first game.

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.

Referees

Match summary

The 16 national teams participating in the tournament together played a total of 32 matches ranging from group stage and progression matches to knockout matches, with teams eliminated through the various progressive stages. Rest days are set aside during the different stages to allow players to recover during the tournament.

Group stage

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Result of teams participating in 2004 African Cup of Nations

Teams highlighted in green progress to the quarter-finals. [25]

All times local: CET (UTC+1)

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74): [26]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (H)321062+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 312043+15
3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 31113304
4Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo 300316−50
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Jaziri Soccerball shade.svg27'
Santos Soccerball shade.svg57'		 Report Elias Soccerball shade.svg31'
7 November Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000 [27]
Referee: Raphaël Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg1–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Masudi Soccerball shade.svg35' Report T. Camara Soccerball shade.svg68'
Feindouno Soccerball shade.svg81'
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 2,000 [28]
Referee: Abubakar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
K. Kamanzi Soccerball shade.svg90+3' Report T. Camara Soccerball shade.svg49'
15 October Stadium, Bizerte
Attendance: 4,000 [29]
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo
Santos Soccerball shade.svg55', 87'
Braham Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Report
7 November Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000 [30]
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Ben Achour Soccerball shade.svg58' Report T. Camara Soccerball shade.svg84'
7 November Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 35,000 [31]
Referee: Hailemalek Tessama (Ethiopia)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo
Makasi Soccerball shade.svg74' Report
15 October Stadium, Bizerte
Attendance: 700 [32]
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 321073+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 312041+35
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 310246−23
4Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 301216−51
Source: Soccerway
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Mulama Soccerball shade.svg58' Report Sissoko Soccerball shade.svg28'
Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg63', 81'
15 October Stadium, Bizerte
Attendance: 6,000 [33]
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 2,000 [34]
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Niang Soccerball shade.svg4', 31'
Bouba Diop Soccerball shade.svg19'		 Report
15 October Stadium, Bizerte
Attendance: 13,500 [35]
Referee: Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Minoungou Soccerball shade.svg50' Report Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg34'
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg37'
S. Coulibaly Soccerball shade.svg78'
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 1,500 [36]
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Beye Soccerball shade.svg45+2' Report D. Traoré Soccerball shade.svg34'
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 7,550 [37]
Referee: Raphaël Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report Ake Soccerball shade.svg51'
Oliech Soccerball shade.svg64'
Baraza Soccerball shade.svg83'
15 October Stadium, Bizerte
Attendance: 4,550 [38]
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 312064+25Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 31114404
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 31113304
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 310268−23
Source: Soccerway
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
P. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg46' Report Abdel Hamid Soccerball shade.svg58'
Barakat Soccerball shade.svg63'
Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax
Attendance: 22,000 [39]
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg43' Report Zafour Soccerball shade.svg52'
Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
Attendance: 20,000 [40]
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg5–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg31', 44', 65'
M'Bami Soccerball shade.svg40', 67'		 Report P. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg8', 47' (pen.)
Nyandoro Soccerball shade.svg89'
Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax
Attendance: 15,000 [41]
Referee: Abubakar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Mamouni Soccerball shade.svg13'
Achiou Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Belal Soccerball shade.svg25'
Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
Attendance: 15,000 [42]
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir
Attendance: 20,000 [43]
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Achiou Soccerball shade.svg73' Report A. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg65'
Lupahla Soccerball shade.svg71'
Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
Attendance: 10,000 [44]
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 321061+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320162+46
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 311135−24
4Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 300318−70
Source: Soccerway
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report Hadji Soccerball shade.svg77'
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir
Attendance: 15,000 [45]
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Nomvethe Soccerball shade.svg58', 76' Report
Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax
Attendance: 12,000 [46]
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Yobo Soccerball shade.svg4'
Okocha Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Odemwingie Soccerball shade.svg81', 83'		 Report
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir
Attendance: 15,000 [47]
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Chamakh Soccerball shade.svg17'
Adjamossi Soccerball shade.svg73' (o.g.)
Ouaddou Soccerball shade.svg75'
El Karkouri Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report
Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax
Attendance: 20,000 [48]
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Safri Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.) Report Mayo Soccerball shade.svg29'
Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
Attendance: 6,000 [49]
Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg35'
Utaka Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Latoundji Soccerball shade.svg90'
Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax
Attendance: 15,000 [50]
Referee: Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 7 February – Tunis (Radès)
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1
 
 11 February – Tunis (Radès)
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (pen.)1 (5)
 
 8 February – Monastir
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 (3)
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
 
 14 February – Tunis (Radès)
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2
 
 8 February – Sfax
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (a.e.t.)3
 
 11 February – Sousse
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
 
 7 February – Tunis (El Menzah)
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0 Third place
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2
 
 13 February – Monastir
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1
 

Quarter-finals

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg45'
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Feindouno Soccerball shade.svg15'
El Menzah Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 1,450 [51]
Referee: Essam Abdel-Fatah (Egypt)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Mnari Soccerball shade.svg65' Report
7 November Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000 [52]
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg42' Report Okocha Soccerball shade.svg45'
Utaka Soccerball shade.svg73'
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir
Attendance: 14,750 [53]
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Chamakh Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Hadji Soccerball shade.svg113'
Zairi Soccerball shade.svg120+1'		 Report Cherrad Soccerball shade.svg84'
Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax
Attendance: 22,000 [54]
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

Semi-finals

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Badra Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.) Report Okocha Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Penalties
5–3
7 November Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000 [55]
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg14', 58'
Hadji Soccerball shade.svg80'
Baha Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Report
Sousse Olympic Stadium, Sousse
Attendance: 15,000 [56]
Referee: Abubakar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)

Third place match

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Okocha Soccerball shade.svg16'
Odemwingie Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Report Abouta Soccerball shade.svg70'
Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir
Attendance: 2,500 [57]
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Final

"Winning the tournament was the main priority of the people who hired me, but it wasn't mine."

—Tunisia coach Roger Lemerre's statement to the BBC Sport after winning the title. [58]

During the final, on 14 February 2004 at Stade 7 November in Radès in front of 60,000 supporters, [59] Tunisia got off to a good start with a lead 1–0 after four minutes with Mehdi Nafti centered on Francileudo Santos, who scored his fourth goal of the tournament. At the end of the first half, Morocco came back to score with a goal from Youssouf Hadji on a lift from Youssef Mokhtari. Seven minutes passed in the second half before another Tunisian striker, Ziad Jaziri gave his country the lead. The match finally ends with the score of 2–1, giving Tunisia their first African Cup of Nations title. [60] Khaled Badra and Riadh Bouazizi lifted the trophy after receiving it from President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. [61] The Eagles of Carthage are the 13th selection in history to be crowned African champions. Roger Lemerre also becomes the first coach to win two different continental tournaments after having previously won the UEFA Euro 2000 with France. [62] The national team also wins the African National Team of the Year award from the Confederation of African Football. [63] As champions, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, as a representative of African continent. [64]

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Santos Soccerball shade.svg5'
Jaziri Soccerball shade.svg52'		 Report Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg38'
7 November Stadium, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000 [65]
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 88 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Tournament rankings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (H)6510104+616Champions
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 6411144+1013Runners-up
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6402115+6123rd place
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 631210100104th place
5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 412142+25Eliminated in the quarter-finals
6Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 412176+15
7Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 41125504
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 411257−24
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 31113304Eliminated in the group stage
10Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 31113304
11Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 311135−24
12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 310246−23
13Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 310268−23
14Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 301216−51
15Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo 300316−50
16Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 300318−70
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Player of the Tournament
Top Scorer

Team of the Tournament

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) selected the best players of the African Cup of Nations as part of the tournament's ideal team. This team was called the Ideal Team of the African Cup of Nations 2004 and consisted of: [70]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Nigeria.svg Vincent Enyeama Flag of Morocco.svg Walid Regragui
Flag of Tunisia.svg Khaled Badra
Flag of Morocco.svg Abdeslam Ouaddou
Flag of Cameroon.svg Timothée Atouba 		Flag of Algeria.svg Karim Ziani
Flag of Tunisia.svg Riadh Bouazizi
Flag of Nigeria.svg Jay-Jay Okocha
Flag of Nigeria.svg John Utaka 		Flag of Mali.svg Frédéric Kanouté
Flag of Morocco.svg Youssouf Hadji

Prize money

Each of the four teams eliminated in the quarter-finals received a bonus of 61,000 euros for reaching this level of competition. The semi-finalists received 122,600 euros, the finalists 245,200 euros and the winner 280,000 euros. Compensation was also provided to help the various federations, calculated according to the length of each team's stay in Tunisia and based on a daily lump sum of 6 euros per player and coach. [71]

Final positionPrize money
Champions280,000 euros
Runners-up245,200 euros
Semi-finalists122,600 euros
Quarter-finalists61,000 euros

Marketing

Sponsorship

On 20 September 2003, in Tunis, Nokia acquired from CAF the right to be the "title sponsor" of the 24th edition, [72] which is therefore officially called Nokia Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004. [73] [74]

Sponsors list [74]
Title sponsorOfficial sponsorsRegional sponsors

Broadcasting

TerritoryChannel
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tunis 7 [74]
Flag of France.svg  France Canal+
Flag of the Arab League.svg MENA ART
  Sub-Saharan AfricaLC 2 AFNEX

Symbols

Mascot

Official mascot poster. Afcon 2004 mascot.png
Official mascot poster.

To choose the tournament mascot, the organizing committee is launching a competition open to the entire Tunisian population. The only rules imposed, this mascot must be an eagle and must represent football, Africa and Tunisia. Of the fifty or so proposals submitted to the committee, it is the work of Malek Khalfallah that is retained. It is an eagle, which the author baptized Nçayir. The colors of its equipment, red and white, refer to the colors of the Tunisian flag.

I sent my proposal by post without even giving my phone number. I just wanted to participate. And one day someone knocked on the door telling me that I urgently needed to call a number. To my great surprise I learned that it was my first mascot proposal that won the contest! I then had to change a few details requested by the organizing committee.

— Malek Khalfallah (mascot designer) [75]

Match ball

The official ball for the 2004 African Cup of Nations is the Adidas Fevernova. Designed two years earlier by Adidas for the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup held in United States, the ball was reused during the 2004 African Cup of Nations. [76]

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