| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 22–26 February 2004 | ||
| Venue | Pretoria Showgrounds | ||
| Location | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
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The 2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa were the African qualifiers for the 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament was held at the Pretoria Showgrounds in Pretoria, South Africa. [1] The tournament was held from 22 to 26 February 2004. [2]
A total of 14 teams, that includes 7 men's teams and 7 women's teams competed in the qualification tournament. The tournament was played in a round robin format. [2] [3]
| Men's team | Women's team |
|---|---|
 Botswana  Mauritius  Nigeria  South Africa  Swaziland  Uganda  Zambia | Botswana Mauritius Nigeria South Africa Swaziland Uganda Zambia |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa (H) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | +29 | –1 | 2004 Thomas Cup |
| Nigeria | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | +26 | –4 | |
| Mauritius | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +18 | –12 | |
| Uganda | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +17 | –13 | |
| Zambia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +8 | –22 | |
| Botswana | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +7 | –23 | |
| Swaziland | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | –30 |
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| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | Qualification |
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| South Africa (H) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | +30 | –0 | 2004 Uber Cup |
| Mauritius | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | +25 | –5 | |
| Nigeria | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +20 | –10 | |
| Uganda | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +15 | –15 | |
| Zambia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +10 | –20 | |
| Botswana | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | +5 | –25 | |
| Swaziland | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | –30 |
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