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The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the 2004 AFCON or CAN 2004 for short and as the Nokia African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship purposes, was the 24th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football hosted in Tunisia from 24 January and 14 February 2004.[1]

2004 African Cup of Nations
  • 2004 Nokia African Cup of Nations
  • Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2004
  • كأس الأمم الأفريقية 2004
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates24 January – 14 February
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-up Morocco
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place 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)Nigeria Jay-Jay Okocha
← 2002
2006 →

Qualification took place from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003.[2] 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 to Nigeria.

Tunisia won their first title after defeating one-time champions Morocco 2–1 in the final,[3] and Nigeria finished third after beating Mali 2–1 in the third place play-off. As champions, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, as a representative of CAF.

Host selection edit

Bids :

  • Benin / Togo (withdrew)
  • Malawi / Zambia (joint bid)
  • Tunisia (selected as hosts)
  • Zimbabwe

The organization of the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt.[3] Voters had a choice between four countries : Malawi and Zambia (joint bid), Tunisia and Zimbabwe.

Benin and Togo were both also candidates at the start (joint bid) but withdrew on 4 September 2000 before the meeting.

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.

This is the third time that Tunisia has hosted the African Cup after 1965 and 1994 Africa Cup of Nations.

Results
Nation(s) Votes
Tunisia 9
Zimbabwe 3
Malawi / Zambia 1
Benin / Togo Withdrew
Total votes 13

Sponsorship edit

On 20 September 2003, in Tunis, Nokia acquired from CAF the right to be the "title sponsor" of the 24th edition,[4] which is therefore officially called Nokia Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004.[5]

Sponsors list[6]
Title sponsor Official sponsors Regional sponsors

Mascot edit

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.[7]

Match ball edit

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, the ball was reused during 2004 African Cup of Nations.[8]

Qualification edit

Main article: 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification
 
  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew or did not enter
  Not part of CAF

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, Sao Tome and Principe 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.[9]

First participation edit

Benin, Rwanda and Zimbabwe managed to qualify for the AFCON 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.[10]

Qualified teams edit

The following sixteen teams qualified for the tournament.

Team Method of qualification Finals appearance Last appearance Previous best performance FIFA ranking at start of event
  Tunisia Hosts 11th 2002 Runners-up (1965, 1996) 45
  Cameroon Holders 13th 2002 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) 14
  Nigeria Group 1 winners 13th 2002 Winners (1980, 1994) 35
  Guinea Group 2 winners 7th 1998 Runners-up (1976) 102
  Benin Group 3 winners 1st None Debut 123
  Burkina Faso Group 4 winners 6th 2002 Fourth place (1998) 72
  Kenya Group 5 winners 5th 1992 Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992) 76
  Mali Group 6 winners 4th 2002 Runners-up (1972) 51
  Morocco Group 7 winners 12th 2002 Winners (1976) 38
  Senegal Group 8 winners 9th 2002 Runners-up (2002) 33
  DR Congo Group 9 winners 14th 2002 Winners (1968, 1974) 54
  Egypt Group 10 winners 19th 2002 Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998) 32
  South Africa Group 11 winners 5th 2002 Winners (1996) 36
  Algeria Group 12 winners 13th 2002 Winners (1990) 63
  Rwanda Group 13 winners 1st None Debut 109
  Zimbabwe Group 14 winners 1st None Debut 49

Venues edit

The five cities selected to host the event are coastal.[11]

Tunis
Tunis
Stade 7 November Stade El Menzah
Capacity: 60,000[12] Capacity: 45,000[13]
   
Sousse Bizerte
Stade Olympique de Sousse Stade 15 Octobre
Capacity: 28,000[14] Capacity: 20,000[15]
   
Monastir Sfax
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Capacity: 22,000[16] Capacity: 22,000[17]
   

Match officials edit

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

Referees edit

Squads edit

Further information: 2004 African Cup of Nations 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.

Format edit

Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot; the other 15 teams qualified through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams each. The teams in each group played a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-final losers played in a third place match, while the semi-final winners played in the final.

Draw edit

The draw took place on 20 September 2003 in Tunis.[18][19][20] The sixteen teams were divided into four pots according to their performances in past Cup of Nations tournaments.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  Tunisia (hosts)
  Cameroon (title holders)
  Nigeria
  Senegal 		  Algeria
  South Africa
  Egypt
  DR Congo 		  Morocco
  Burkina Faso
  Mali
  Guinea 		  Kenya
  Rwanda
  Benin
  Zimbabwe

Match summary edit

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 edit

Teams highlighted in green progress to the quarter-finals.[21]

All times local: CET (UTC+1)

Tiebreakers edit

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):[22]

  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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tunisia (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Guinea 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3   Rwanda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   DR Congo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts


Tunisia  2–1  Rwanda
Jaziri   27'
Santos   57'		 Elias   31'
Attendance: 60,000
DR Congo  1–2  Guinea
Masudi   35' T. Camara   68'
Feindouno   81'
Attendance: 2,000
Rwanda  1–1  Guinea
K. Kamanzi   90+3' T. Camara   49'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Tunisia  3–0  DR Congo
Santos   55', 87'
Braham   65'
Attendance: 60,000
Tunisia  1–1  Guinea
Ben Achour   58' T. Camara   84'
Attendance: 35,000
Rwanda  1–0  DR Congo
Makasi   74'
Attendance: 700

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mali 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Senegal 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3   Kenya 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
4   Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Kenya  1–3  Mali
Mulama   58' Sissoko   28'
Kanouté   63', 81'
Attendance: 6,000
Senegal  0–0  Burkina Faso
Attendance: 2,000
Senegal  3–0  Kenya
Niang   4', 31'
P. B. Diop   19'
Attendance: 13,500
Burkina Faso  1–3  Mali
Minoungou   50' Kanouté   34'
Diarra   37'
S. Coulibaly   78'
Attendance: 1,500
Senegal  1–1  Mali
Beye   45+2' D. Traoré   34'
Attendance: 7,550
Burkina Faso  0–3  Kenya
Ake   51'
Oliech   64'
Baraza   83'
Attendance: 4,550
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Cameroon 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Algeria 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Zimbabwe  1–2  Egypt
P. Ndlovu   46' T. Abdel Hamid   58'
Barakat   63'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Cameroon  1–1  Algeria
M'Boma   43' Zafour   52'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Cameroon  5–3  Zimbabwe
M'Boma   31', 44', 65'
M'Bami   40', 67'		 P. Ndlovu   8', 47' (pen.)
Nyandoro   89'
Attendance: 15,000
Algeria  2–1  Egypt
Mamouni   13'
Achiou   86'		 Belal   25'
Attendance: 15,000
Cameroon  0–0  Egypt
Attendance: 20,000
Algeria  1–2  Zimbabwe
Achiou   73' A. Ndlovu   65'
Lupahla   71'
Attendance: 10,000

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Morocco 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3   South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4   Benin 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria  0–1  Morocco
Hadji   77'
Attendance: 15,000
South Africa  2–0  Benin
Nomvethe   58', 76'
Attendance: 12,000
Nigeria  4–0  South Africa
Yobo   4'
Okocha   64' (pen.)
Odemwingie   81', 83'
Attendance: 15,000
Morocco  4–0  Benin
Chamakh   17'
Adjamossi   73' (o.g.)
Ouaddou   75'
El Karkouri   80'
Attendance: 20,000
Morocco  1–1  South Africa
Safri   38' (pen.) Mayo   29'
Attendance: 6,000
Nigeria  2–1  Benin
Lawal   35'
Utaka   76'		 Latoundji   90'
Attendance: 15,000

Knockout stage edit

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

Quarter-finals edit

Mali  2–1  Guinea
Kanouté   45'
Diarra   90'		 Feindouno   15'
Attendance: 1,450
Tunisia  1–0  Senegal
Mnari   65'
Attendance: 60,000
Cameroon  1–2  Nigeria
Eto'o   42' Okocha   45'
Utaka   73'
Attendance: 14,750
Morocco  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Algeria
Chamakh   90+4'
Hadji   113'
Zairi   120+1'		 Cherrad   84'
Attendance: 22,000

Semi-finals edit

Tunisia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Nigeria
Badra   82' (pen.) Report Okocha   67' (pen.)
Penalties
Badra  
Santos  
Mhedhebi  
Ben Achour  
Haggui  		 5–3   Utaka
  Odemwingie
  Yobo
  Udeze
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Morocco  4–0  Mali
Mokhtari   14', 58'
Hadji   80'
Baha   90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000

Third place match edit

Nigeria  2–1  Mali
Okocha   16'
Odemwingie   52'		 Abouta   70'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Final edit

Main article: 2004 African Cup of Nations Final
Tunisia  2–1  Morocco
Santos   5'
Jaziri   52'		 Mokhtari   38'
Attendance: 60,000


 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
champions 
 
Tunisia
First title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

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

[23][24]

Awards edit

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

Man of the Competition
  Jay-Jay Okocha[25]
Top Scorer
  Francileudo Santos[26]
(4 goals)

CAF AFCON Team of the Tournament edit

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Vincent Enyeama   Walid Regragui
  Khaled Badra
  Abdeslam Ouaddou
  Timothée Atouba 		  Karim Ziani
  Riadh Bouazizi
  Jay-Jay Okocha
  John Utaka 		  Frédéric Kanouté
  Youssouf Hadji
Source:[27]

Tournament rankings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Tunisia (H) 6 5 1 0 10 4 +6 16 champion
2   Morocco 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Runner up
3   Nigeria 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 3rd position
4   Mali 6 3 1 2 10 10 0 10 4 position
5   Senegal 4 1 2 1 4 2 +2 5 Eliminated in the quarter-finals
6   Cameroon 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 5
7   Guinea 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
8   Algeria 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
9   Rwanda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated in the group stage
10   Egypt 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
11   South Africa 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
12   Kenya 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3
13   Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
14   Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
15   DR Congo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
16   Benin 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Media edit

Broadcasting edit

Territory Channel
  Tunisia Tunis 7[6]
  France Canal+
  MENA ART
  Sub-Saharan Africa LC 2 AFNEX

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