| كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2004 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 24 January – 14 February |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue | 6 (in 5 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 | 617,500 (19,297 per match) |
| Top scorers | (4 goals each) |
| Best player | Jay-Jay Okocha |
←2002 2006 → | |
The2004 African Cup of Nations, known as theNokia2004 Africa Cup of Nations forsponsorship purposes, was the 24th edition of theAfrican Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by theConfederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was played between 24 January and 14 February 2004 inTunisia, taking place in the country for the third time following the1965 and1994 editions. The organization of the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000.
The defending champions wereCameroon from the2002 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 andTunisia as host country automatically qualified for the final phase of the tournament. As inthe 2002 edition, sixteen teams, divided into four groups each comprising four teams, took part in the competition. The defending championsCameroon were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 1–2 againstNigeria's Super eagles.Tunisia won the title for the first time in their history, after beating one-time championsMorocco inthe 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 beatingMali in the third place match, which placed them fourth.
Four players scored the most goals at the end of the tournament: TunisianFrancileudo Santos, CameroonianPatrick Mboma, MalianFrédéric Kanouté and NigerianJay-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 the2005 FIFA Confederations Cup inGermany, as a representative of African continent.
The organization of the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting inCairo, 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 the1998 FIFA World Cup in France by taking the majority of the votes of theCAF 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 after1965 and1994 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 bySlim Chiboub (who was the head of the organizing committee in 1994).[5]
| Country | Votes |
|---|---|
| Tunisia | 9 |
 Zimbabwe | 3 |
 Malawi / Zambia | 1 |
 Benin / Togo | Withdrew |
| Total votes | 13 |
Each of the four teams eliminated in the quarter-finals received a bonus of 61,000euros for reaching this level of competition. The semi-finalists received 122,600euros, the finalists 245,200euros and the winner 280,000euros. 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 6euros per player and coach.[6]
| Final position | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Champions | 280,000euros |
| Runners-up | 245,200euros |
| Semi-finalists | 122,600euros |
| Quarter-finalists | 61,000euros |
On 20 September 2003, in Tunis,Nokia acquired from CAF the right to be the "title sponsor" of the 24th edition,[7] which is therefore officially called Nokia Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004.[8][9]
| Title sponsor | Official sponsors | Regional sponsors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 aneagle 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 theTunisian flag.[10]
The official ball for the 2004 African Cup of Nations is theAdidas Fevernova. Designed two years earlier by Adidas for the2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan and2003 FIFA Women's World Cup held in United States, the ball was reused during the 2004 African Cup of Nations.[11]
The main host cities are concentrated on the country's coastal strip:Bizerte,Monastir,Sousse,Sfax andTunis. The7 November Stadium is the largest stadium in the country with a capacity of 60,000 spectators, located in city ofRadès, in the southern suburb of the cityTunis, it was built to host the2001 Mediterranean Games and opened on 6 July 2001.[12] The stadium obtains the Class 1 Certificate from theWorld Athletics,[13] which means that it reaches the best standards and specifications in its field.[14]
El Menzah Stadium in Tunis andSousse Olympic Stadium in Sousse hosted matches of the1994 African Cup of Nations.[15][16]Taieb Mhiri Stadium in Sfax was one of the stadiums of the1965 African Cup of Nations.[17]Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium in Monastir and15 October Stadium in Bizerte have also been added to host the event.[18][19] All stadiums were renovated before the start of the tournament.[20]
| City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Bizerte | 15 October Stadium | 20,000[21] |
| Monastir | Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium | 22,000[22] |
| Sfax | Taieb Mhiri Stadium | 22,000[23] |
| Sousse | Sousse Olympic Stadium | 28,000[24] |
| Tunis | 7 November Stadium | 60,000[25] |
| El Menzah Stadium | 45,000[26] |
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 ofGuinea-Bissau,São Tomé and Príncipe andDjibouti forfeit before the start of qualifying. The first of each group qualify for the final tournament inTunisia, as well as the best of the second.Cameroon, as defending champion, andTunisia, as host country, are automatically qualified for the final phase of the competition.Benin,Rwanda andZimbabwe 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 andGhana.
The following sixteen teams qualified for the tournament.
| Team | Qualification method | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance | WR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | ||||
| Tunisia | Hosts | 11th | 1962 | 2002 | 6 | Runners-up (1965,1996) | 45 |
 Cameroon | Holders | 13th | 1970 | 2002 | 5 | Winners (1984,1988,2000,2002) | 14 |
| Nigeria | Group A winners | 13th | 1963 | 2002 | 3 | Winners (1980,1994) | 35 |
 Guinea | Group B winners | 7th | 1970 | 1998 | 1 | Runners-up (1976) | 102 |
| Benin | Group C winners | 1st | Debut | 123 | |||
 Burkina Faso | Group D winners | 6th | 1978 | 2002 | 5 | Fourth place (1998) | 72 |
 Kenya | Group E winners | 5th | 1972 | 1992 | 1 | Group stage (1972,1988,1990,1992) | 76 |
| Mali | Group F winners | 4th | 1972 | 2002 | 2 | Runners-up (1972) | 51 |
| Morocco | Group G winners | 12th | 1972 | 2002 | 4 | Winners (1976) | 38 |
 Senegal | Group H winners | 9th | 1965 | 2002 | 3 | Runners-up (2002) | 33 |
 DR Congo | Group I winners | 14th | 1965 | 2002 | 7 | Winners (1968,1974) | 54 |
 Egypt | Group J winners | 19th | 1957 | 2002 | 11 | Winners (1957,1959,1986,1998) | 32 |
 South Africa | Group K winners | 5th | 1996 | 2002 | 5 | Winners (1996) | 36 |
 Algeria | Group L winners | 13th | 1968 | 2002 | 5 | Winners (1990) | 63 |
 Rwanda | Group M winners | 1st | Debut | 109 | |||
| Zimbabwe | Group F runner-up | 1st | Debut | 49 | |||
As is the case in all versions of theAfrican 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.
The following referees were chosen for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.
The draw was held on 20 September 2003 at 16:00GMT at the Hotel Renaissance inGammarth.[27] The sixteen teams were divided into four pots according to their performances in past Cup of Nations tournaments.[28] The January 2004FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses).[29]
| 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 |
Teams highlighted in green progress to the quarter-finals.[30]
Teams were ranked according topoints (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):[31]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia(H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Rwanda | 1–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
K. Kamanzi 90+3' | Report | T. Camara 49' |
| Tunisia | 1–1 | Guinea |
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| Ben Achour 58' | Report | T. Camara 84' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Senegal | 3–0 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Niang 4',31' Bouba Diop 19' | Report |
| Burkina Faso | 1–3 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Minoungou 50' | Report | Kanouté 34' Diarra 37'S. Coulibaly 78' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| Cameroon | 0–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance toknockout 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 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Nomvethe 58',76' | Report |
| Nigeria | 4–0 | South Africa |
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| Yobo 4' Okocha 64' (pen.)Odemwingie 81',83' | Report |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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
Abdelmalek CherradMaamar MamouniBrahim ZafourMoussa LatoundjiDieudonné MinoungouSamuel Eto'oAlain MasudiTamer Abdel HamidMohamed BarakatAhmad BelalJohn BarazaEmmanuel AkeTitus MulamaDennis OliechSédonoudé AboutaSoumaïla CoulibalyMohamed SissokoDramane TraoréNabil BahaTalal El KarkouriAbdeslam OuaddouYoussef SafriJaouad ZairiGarba LawalJoseph YoboJoão Elias ManamanaKarim KamanziSaïd MakasiHabib BeyePapa Bouba DiopPatrick MayoKhaled BadraSelim BenachourNajeh BrahamJawhar MnariJoel LuphahlaAdam NdlovuEsrom Nyandoro1 own goal
Anicet Adjamossi (Against Morocco)
Champion Runner-up Third place | Fourth place Quarter-finals Group stage |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia(H) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 14 | Champions |
| 2 | Morocco | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 13 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | Third place |
| 4 | Mali | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 5 | Senegal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Man of the Competition |
|---|
| Jay-Jay Okocha[64] |
| Top Scorer |
| Francileudo Santos (4 goals)[65] |
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:[66]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Enyeama | Walid RegraguiKhaled BadraAbdeslam OuaddouTimothée Atouba | Karim ZianiRiadh BouaziziJay-Jay OkochaJohn Utaka | Frédéric KanoutéYoussouf Hadji |
| Territory | Channel |
|---|---|
| Tunisia | Tunis 7[9] |
 France | Canal+ |
 MENA | ART |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | LC 2 AFNEX |
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2004 African Cup of Nations finalists | |
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| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Eliminated inquarter-finals | |
| Eliminated ingroup stage | |
| Editions |
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| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Bids | |
| Squads | |
| Statistics | |
| Miscellaneous | |
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