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{{Short description|24th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year         = 2004
| other_titles = {{lang|ar|كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2004}}<br>{{lang|fr|Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2004}}
| image        = 2004 Africa Cup of Nations logo.svg
| size         = 100px
| country      = Tunisia
| dates        = 24 January – 14 February
| num_teams    = 16
| venues       = 6
| cities       = 5
| champion     = Tunisia
| count        = 1
| second       = Morocco
| third        = Nigeria
| fourth       = Mali
| matches      = 32
| goals        = 88
| attendance   = 617500
| top_scorer   = {{ubl|{{fbicon|CMR}} [[Patrick Mboma]]|{{fbicon|MLI}} [[Frédéric Kanouté]]|{{fbicon|NGA}} [[Jay-Jay Okocha]]|{{fbicon|TUN}} [[Francileudo Santos]]}} {{nowrap|(4 goals each)}}
| player       = {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Jay-Jay Okocha]]
| prevseason   = [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| nextseason   = [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]]
}}

The '''2004 African Cup of Nations''' was held from 24 January to 14 February 2004 in [[Tunisia]]. It was the 24th edition of the biennial [[Africa Cup of Nations|international men's football championship of Africa]], organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF). Tunisia hosted the tournament for the third time, having previously done so in [[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]] and [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]].

[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] won the title for the first time in its history, defeating [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] 2–1 in the [[2004 Africa Cup of Nations final|final]]. [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] secured third place with a 2–1 victory over [[Mali national football team|Mali]] in the third-place match. [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]], the defending champions from the 2002 edition, were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a 2–1 loss to Nigeria. 

A total of 32 matches were played, with 88 [[Goal (sports)|goals]] scored — an average of 2.75 goals per match. The tournament attracted a total attendance of 617,500, averaging 19,297 spectators per match. As in the 2002 edition, sixteen teams competed, beginning with a group stage of four groups of four teams each, followed by knockout rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final). Cameroon, as the title holder, and Tunisia, as the host nation, automatically qualified. The remaining fourteen teams secured their spots through a qualification phase held from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003. The tournament was hosted by [[Nokia]].

The tournament's top scorers were Tunisia's [[Francileudo Santos]], Cameroon's [[Patrick Mboma]], Mali's [[Frédéric Kanouté]], and Nigeria's [[Jay-Jay Okocha]]. Santos received the [[Golden Boot Awards|Golden Boot]], as he played for the championship-winning team and did not receive any cards during the tournament.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}} Okocha was named the Player of the Tournament. As champions, Tunisia qualified for the [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]] in [[Germany]] as Africa's representative.

== Host selection ==
'''Bids :'''
*Benin / Togo
*Malawi / Zambia
*'''Tunisia <small>(selected as hosts)</small>'''
*Zimbabwe

The right to host the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000 during a CAF Executive Committee meeting in [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=MATIN|first=LE|title=Le Matin – La Tunisie se prépare à la CAN 2004|url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2003/La-Tunisie--se-prepare-a-la-CAN-2004/28669.html|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Le Matin|date=4 May 2003 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisie - Archives des articles football - Afrik-Foot |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/foot-tunisie |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.afrik-foot.com |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Four bids were submitted: Tunisia; [[Zimbabwe]];<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2000 |title=Zimbabwe Leads Race for 2004 Nations Cup |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/200008210410.html |access-date=25 August 2024 |website=Allafrica}}</ref> a joint bid by [[Malawi]] and [[Zambia]]; and another joint bid by [[Benin]] and [[Togo]], which was withdrawn on the day of the CAF meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-05-25 |title=Cotonou et Lomé candidats à l'organisation de la CAN 2004 |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/cotonou-et-lome-candidats-a-lorganisation-de-la-can-2004 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=www.afrik-foot.com |language=fr-FR}}</ref> This marked the third time Tunisia hosted the tournament, after previously organizing it in 1965 and 1994. Two years prior to the competition, an organizing committee (Comité d'organisation de la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, or COCAN) was formed, chaired by Slim Chiboub, who had also led the organizing committee in 1994..<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-10-03 |title=CAN 2004 : Slim Chiboub président du comité d'organisation |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2002/CAN-2004--Slim-Chiboub-president-du-comite-d-organisation/21278.html |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Le Matin.ma |language=fr}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+'''Voting results'''
|-
!Country
!Votes
|- style="background:#90ee90"
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|TUN}} Tunisia
|9
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe
|3
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MWI}} Malawi / '''{{Flagicon|ZAM}}''' Zambia
| 1
|-
| align="left" |{{Flagicon|BEN}} Benin / '''{{Flagicon|TOG}}''' Togo
| style="background:#f08080" |Withdrew
|-
! align="left" |Total votes
! 13
|}

== Venues ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center"
! colspan="2" rowspan="8" |{{location map+|Tunisia|float=center|width=260|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=36.8|long=10.183333|label=[[Tunis]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=35.833333|long=10.633333|label=[[Sousse]]|position=left}}
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=34.733333|long=10.766667|label=[[Sfax]]|position=low}}
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=35.783333|long=10.833333|label=[[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]]|position=right}}
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=37.266667|long=9.866667|label=[[Bizerte]]|position=left}}
}}
! colspan="2" |[[Tunis]]
![[Sousse]]
|-
|[[Stade 7 November]]
|[[Stade El Menzah]]
|[[Stade Olympique de Sousse]]
|-
|Capacity: '''60,000'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coupe d'afrique des nations de Football en Tunisie CAN 2004|url=https://coupedafrique.winoo.com/can2004/stades/Stade.cfm?stade=1|access-date=2021-03-15|website=coupedafrique.winoo.com}}</ref>
|Capacity: '''45,000'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coupe d'afrique des nations de Football en Tunisie CAN 2004|url=https://coupedafrique.winoo.com/can2004/stades/Stade.cfm?stade=2|access-date=2021-03-15|website=coupedafrique.winoo.com}}</ref>
|Capacity: '''28,000'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coupe d'afrique des nations de Football en Tunisie CAN 2004|url=https://coupedafrique.winoo.com/can2004/stades/Stade.cfm?stade=5|access-date=2021-03-15|website=coupedafrique.winoo.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Tunisia - Netherlands (Stade de Radès).jpg|193x193px]]
|[[File:Stade El Menzah.jpg|193x193px]]
|[[File:Stade olympique de Sousse.jpg|193x193px]]
|-
![[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]]
![[Sfax]]
![[Bizerte]]
|-
|[[Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet]]
|[[Stade Taïeb Mhiri]]
|[[Stade 15 Octobre]]
|-
|Capacity: '''22,000'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coupe d'afrique des nations de Football en Tunisie CAN 2004 |url=https://coupedafrique.winoo.com/can2004/stades/Stade.cfm?stade=3|access-date=2021-03-15|website=coupedafrique.winoo.com}}</ref>
|Capacity: '''22,000'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coupe d'afrique des nations de Football en Tunisie CAN 2004|url=https://coupedafrique.winoo.com/can2004/stades/Stade.cfm?stade=6|access-date=2021-03-15|website=coupedafrique.winoo.com}}</ref>
|Capacity: '''20,000'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coupe d'afrique des nations de Football en Tunisie CAN 2004|url=https://coupedafrique.winoo.com/can2004/stades/Stade.cfm?stade=4|access-date=2021-03-15|website=coupedafrique.winoo.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[File:Stade Mustapha-Ben-Jennet.jpg|187x187px]]
|[[File:Stade taieb mehiri.JPG|193x193px]]
|[[File:Stade de bizerte.jpg|197x197px]]
|}

== Qualification ==
{{Main|2004 African Cup of Nations qualification}}
[[File:2004 ACN Qualifiers.png|thumb|{{legend|#6600ff|Qualified}}
{{legend|#ff6666|Failed to qualify}}
{{legend|#000000|Withdrew or did not enter}}
{{legend|#ababab|Not part of CAF}}|237x237px]]
Qualification for the tournament took place from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003. A total of 49 nations registered for the competition and were initially divided into 13 groups: 10 groups of four teams and 3 groups of three teams. However, [[Guinea-Bissau national football team|Guinea-Bissau]], [[São Tomé and Príncipe national football team|São Tomé and Príncipe]] and [[Djibouti national football team|Djibouti]] withdrew their participation before the start of qualifying, so the 13 groups involved 7 four-team groups and 6 three-team groups.

The winner of each group qualified for the final tournament in Tunisia, as well as the best of the second. Cameroon, as defending champion, and Tunisia, as host country, automatically qualified for the final phase of the competition. [[Benin national football team|Benin]], [[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]] and [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]] managed to qualify for the first time, with Benin and Rwanda finishing top of their groups in the qualifiers in front of two former African champions, [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. Zimbabwe qualified as the best runner-up.

=== Qualified teams ===
The following sixteen teams qualified for the tournament. Cameroon were the highest-ranked team under the January 2004 [[FIFA Men's World Ranking|FIFA World Rankings]] (14th), while hosts Tunisia were ranked 45th.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cadasse |first=David |date=2003-09-22 |title=Tirage de la Can 2004 |url=https://www.afrik-foot.com/tirage-de-la-can-2004 |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=Afrik-Foot |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="75%" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width="5%" |Team
! width="10%" |Method of<br>qualification
! width="5%" |Finals<br>appearance
! width="5%" |Last<br>appearance
! width="20%" |Previous best<br>performance
! width="5%" |[[FIFA World Rankings|FIFA ranking]]<br>at start of event
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|TUN}}
|Hosts
|<abbr>11th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]], [[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]])
|45
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|CMR}}
|Holders
|<abbr>13th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[1984 African Cup of Nations|1984]], [[1988 African Cup of Nations|1988]], [[2000 African Cup of Nations|2000]], [[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]])
|14
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|NGA}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 1|Group 1]] winners
|<abbr>13th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[1980 African Cup of Nations|1980]], [[1994 African Cup of Nations|1994]])
|35
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|GUI}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 2|Group 2]] winners
|<abbr>7th</abbr>
|[[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]]
| align="left" | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[1976 African Cup of Nations|1976]])
|102
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|BEN}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 3|Group 3]] winners
|1st
|None
| align="left" | {{sort|99|Debut}}
|123
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|BFA}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 4|Group 4]] winners
|<abbr>6th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|07|Fourth place}} ([[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]])
|72
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|KEN}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 5|Group 5]] winners
|<abbr>5th</abbr>
|[[1992 African Cup of Nations|1992]]
| align="left" | {{sort|07|Group stage}} ([[1972 African Cup of Nations|1972]], [[1988 African Cup of Nations|1988]], [[1990 African Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1992 African Cup of Nations|1992]])
|76
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|MLI}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 6|Group 6]] winners
|<abbr>4th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[1972 African Cup of Nations|1972]])
|51
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|MAR}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 7|Group 7]] winners
|<abbr>12th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[1976 African Cup of Nations|1976]])
|38
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|SEN}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 8|Group 8]] winners
|<abbr>9th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]])
|33
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|COD|2003}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 9|Group 9]] winners
|<abbr>14th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]], [[1974 African Cup of Nations|1974]])
|54
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|EGY}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 10|Group 10]] winners
|<abbr>19th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]], [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]], [[1986 African Cup of Nations|1986]], [[1998 African Cup of Nations|1998]])
|32
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|RSA}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 11|Group 11]] winners
|<abbr>5th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[1996 African Cup of Nations|1996]])
|36
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|ALG}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 12|Group 12]] winners
|<abbr>13th</abbr>
|[[2002 African Cup of Nations|2002]]
| align="left" | {{sort|01|'''Winners'''}} ([[1990 African Cup of Nations|1990]])
|63
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|RWA}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 13|Group 13]] winners
|1st
|None
| align="left" | {{sort|99|Debut}}
|109
|-
| align="left" | {{fb|ZIM}}
|[[2004 African Cup of Nations qualification#Group 6|Group 6]] runner-up
|1st
|None
| align="left" | {{sort|99|Debut}}
|49
|}

== Final draw ==
The draw took place on 20 September 2003 in [[Tunis]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tirage au sort CAN 2004|url=https://www.sitercl.com/Divers/20030921.htm|access-date=2021-03-15|website=sitercl.com}}</ref> The sixteen teams were divided into four pots according to their performances in past Cup of Nations tournaments.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CAN 2004 : Tirage au sort|url=https://www.tunisie-foot.com/2003/09/20/can-2004-tirage-au-sort/|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Tunisie-Foot|language=fr-FR}}</ref> 

{| class="wikitable centre" style="width:70%"
! width="25%" |Pot 1
! width="25%" |Pot 2
! width="25%" |Pot 3
! width="25%" |Pot 4
|-
|{{fb|TUN}} {{small|(hosts)}}<br>{{fb|CMR}} {{small|(title holders)}}<br>{{fb|NGA}}<br>{{fb|SEN}}
|{{fb|MLI}}<br>{{fb|RSA}}<br>{{fb|EGY}}<br>{{fb|COD|2003}}
|{{fb|MAR}}<br>{{fb|BFA}}<br>{{fb|ALG}}<br>{{fb|GUI}}
|{{fb|KEN}}<br>{{fb|RWA}}<br>{{fb|BEN}}<br>{{fb|ZIM}}
|}

== Squads ==
{{Further|2004 African Cup of Nations squads}}

== Marketing ==
=== Sponsorship ===
On 20 September 2003, in Tunis, [[Nokia]] acquired from CAF the right to be the "title sponsor" of the 24th edition,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-01-05|title=Quand l'argent tombe du ciel – Jeune Afrique|url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/130111/archives-thematique/quand-l-argent-tombe-du-ciel/|access-date=2021-03-15|website=JeuneAfrique.com|language=fr-FR}}</ref> and hence the tournament was referred to as the Nokia Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-01-30|title=CAN 2004 : la bonne vitrine du football africain|url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2004/01/can-2004-la-bonne-vitrine-du-football-africain-629235|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Les Echos|language=fr}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Camfoot.com|date=2021-03-15|title=CAN2004 : La Can à fric|url=https://www.camfoot.com/competitions/can2004/can2004-la-can-a-fric,4165.html|access-date=2021-03-15|website=Camfoot.com|language=fr}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" text-align:center; width:60%;"
|+Sponsors list<ref name=":0" />
! width=30%|Title sponsor
! width=30%|Official sponsors
! width=30%|Regional sponsors
|-
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
* Nokia
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{col-start|width=100%}}{{col-2}}
* [[Toyota]]
* [[Pepsi]]
* [[Henkel]]
{{col-2}}
* [[Western Union]]
* [[The Laughing Cow]]
* [[Glo (company)|Glo]]
{{col-end}}
|style="vertical-align:top;"|
{{col-start}}{{col-2}}
* [[Tunisie Telecom]]
* [[Tunisair]]
{{col-2}}
* AGIL
* Délice [[Danone]]
{{col-end}}
|}

===Broadcasting===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Territory
!Channel
|-
|{{TUN}}
|[[El Watania 1|Tunis 7]]<ref name=":0" />
|-
|{{FRA}}
|[[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Arab League}} [[MENA]]
|[[Arab Radio and Television Network|ART]]
|-
|{{flagicon|African Union}} [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]
|LC 2 AFNEX
|}

== Symbols ==
=== Mascot ===
[[File:Afcon 2004 mascot.png|thumb|Nçayir, the official mascot of the competition.|240x240px]]
The organizing committee ran a competition to design a mascot for the tournament. The chosen mascot was an eagle named Nçayir, wearing a red and white jersey, in reference to the colors of the [[Flag of Tunisia|Tunisian flag]].{{Blockquote
|text = I sent my proposal by post without even giving my phone number. I just wanted to participate. One day, someone knocked on the door. To my great surprise, I learned that my mascot proposal had won the contest ! I then had to change a few details requested by the organizing committee.
|author = Malek Khalfallah (mascot designer)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mascotte|first=Richard Coudrais · in|title=Nçayir, mascotte de jasmin|url=https://www.footichiste.com/2013/01/13/mascotte-can-2004-tunisie/|access-date=2021-03-15|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
}}

=== Match ball ===
The official ball for the 2004 African Cup of Nations was the [[Adidas Fevernova]]. Designed two years earlier by Adidas for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] held in [[South Korea]] and [[Japan]], and the [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup]] held in the [[United States]]. The ball was reused during the 2004 African Cup of Nations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ils ont marqué le foot africain (70 à 61)|url=https://www.sofoot.com/ils-ont-marque-le-foot-africain-70-a-61-436115.html|access-date=2021-03-15|website=SOFOOT.com|date=8 December 2016 |language=fr}}</ref>

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

===Referees===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|CMR}} [[Divine Evehe]]
* {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Abubakar Sharaf]]
* {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jerome Damon]]
* {{flagicon|GAM}} [[Modou Sowe]]
* {{flagicon|ETH|1996}} [[Tessama Hailemalek]]
* {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Falla N'Doye]]
* {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mohamed Guezzaz]]
* {{flagicon|LBY|1977}} [[Abdul Hakim Shelmani]]
* {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Essam Abdel-Fatah]]
* {{flagicon|BUR}} [[Lassina Paré]]
* {{flagicon|BEN}} [[Coffi Codjia]]
* {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Alain Hamer]]
* {{flagicon|SEY}} [[Eddy Maillet]]
* {{flagicon|MLI}} [[Koman Coulibaly]]
* {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ali Bujsaim]]
* {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Hichem Guirat]]
{{div col end}}
== Matches ==
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. 
== Group stage ==
[[File:African Cup of Nations 2004.png|thumb|Result of teams participating in 2004 African Cup of Nations
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{legend|#2B42A3|Champion}}
{{legend|#34B0BE|Runner-up}}
{{Legend|#269c5a|Third place}}
{{col-2}}
{{Legend|#81c846|Fourth place}}
{{Legend|#E4E454|Quarter-finals}}
{{legend|#B94954|Group stage}}
{{col-end}}
|246x246px]]
Teams highlighted in green progress to the quarter-finals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2003-09-20|title=CAN-2004: tirage au sort de la phase finale|url=https://www.rds.ca/can-2004-tirage-au-sort-de-la-phase-finale-1.456841|access-date=2021-03-15|website=RDS.ca|language=fr}}</ref>

''All times local: [[Central European Time|CET]] ([[UTC+1]])''

=== Tiebreakers ===
Teams were ranked according to [[Points (association football)|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):<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|title=Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/Regulation%20AFCON.pdf|publisher=Confederation of African Football}}</ref>

# Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
# [[Goal difference]] in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
# Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
# 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;
# Goal difference in all group matches;
# Goals scored in all group matches;
# Drawing of lots.

=== Group A ===
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{{footballbox
| date       = 24 January 2004
| time       = 19:30
| team1      = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score      = 2–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/24/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/rwanda/333714/
| team2      = {{fb|RWA}}
| goals1     = [[Ziad Jaziri|Jaziri]] {{goal|27}} <br> [[Francileudo Santos|Santos]] {{goal|57}}
| goals2     = [[João Elias Manamana|Elias]] {{goal|31}}
| stadium    = [[Hammadi Agrebi Stadium|7 November Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisia vs. Rwanda - 24 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/24/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/rwanda/333714/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Raphaël Evehe Divine]] ([[Cameroonian Football Federation|Cameroon]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 25 January 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|COD|2003}}
| score      = 1–2
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/25/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/congo-dr/guinea/333715/
| team2      = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1     = [[Alain Masudi|Masudi]] {{goal|35}}
| goals2     = [[Titi Camara|T. Camara]] {{goal|68}} <br> [[Pascal Feindouno|Feindouno]] {{goal|81}}
| stadium    = [[El Menzah Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 2,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congo DR vs. Guinea - 25 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/25/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/congo-dr/guinea/333715/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Abubakar Sharaf]] ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory Coast]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 28 January 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|RWA}}
| score      = 1–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/28/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/rwanda/guinea/333716/
| team2      = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1     = [[Karim Kamanzi|K. Kamanzi]] {{goal|90+3}}
| goals2     = [[Titi Camara|T. Camara]] {{goal|49}}
| stadium    = [[15 October Stadium]], [[Bizerte]]
| attendance = 4,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisia vs. Congo DR - 28 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/28/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/congo-dr/333717/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Modou Sowe]] ([[Gambia Football Association|Gambia]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 28 January 2004
| time       = 16:15
| team1      = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score      = 3–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/28/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/congo-dr/333717/
| team2      = {{fb|COD|2003}}
| goals1     = [[Francileudo Santos|Santos]] {{goal|55||87}} <br> [[Najeh Braham|Braham]] {{goal|65}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Hammadi Agrebi Stadium|7 November Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rwanda vs. Guinea - 28 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/28/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/rwanda/guinea/333716/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Jerome Damon]] ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 1 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score      = 1–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/guinea/333718/
| team2      = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1     = [[Selim Benachour|Ben Achour]] {{goal|58}}
| goals2     = [[Titi Camara|T. Camara]] {{goal|84}}
| stadium    = [[Hammadi Agrebi Stadium|7 November Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 35,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisia vs. Guinea - 1 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/guinea/333718/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Hailemalek Tessama]] ([[Ethiopian Football Federation|Ethiopia]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 1 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|RWA}}
| score      = 1–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/rwanda/congo-dr/333719/
| team2      = {{fb|COD|2003}}
| goals1     = [[Saïd Makasi|Makasi]] {{goal|74}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[15 October Stadium]], [[Bizerte]]
| attendance = 700<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rwanda vs. Congo DR - 1 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/01/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/rwanda/congo-dr/333719/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Falla N'Doye]] ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
}}

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group B
<!--|class_rules=[[2004 African Cup of Nations#Tiebreakers|Tiebreakers]]-->
|source= [https://uk.soccerway.com/international/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/2004-tunisia/group-stage/b/g857/ Soccerway]

<!--Update team positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=MLI|team2=SEN|team3=KEN|team4=BFA

<!--Update team results below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_MLI=2 |draw_MLI=1 |loss_MLI=0 |gf_MLI=7 |ga_MLI=3 |status_MLI=
|win_SEN=1 |draw_SEN=2 |loss_SEN=0 |gf_SEN=4 |ga_SEN=1 |status_SEN=
|win_KEN=1 |draw_KEN=0 |loss_KEN=2 |gf_KEN=4 |ga_KEN=6 |status_KEN=
|win_BFA=0 |draw_BFA=1 |loss_BFA=2 |gf_BFA=1 |ga_BFA=6 |status_BFA=

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_MLI={{Fb|MLI}}
|name_SEN={{Fb|SEN}}
|name_KEN={{Fb|KEN}}
|name_BFA={{Fb|BFA}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
| date       = 26 January 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|KEN}}
| score      = 1–3
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/26/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/kenya/mali/333721/
| team2      = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1     = [[Titus Mulama|Mulama]] {{goal|58}}
| goals2     = [[Mohamed Sissoko|Sissoko]] {{goal|28}} <br> [[Frédéric Kanouté|Kanouté]] {{goal|63||81}}
| stadium    = [[15 October Stadium]], [[Bizerte]]
| attendance = 6,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kenya vs. Mali - 26 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/26/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/kenya/mali/333721/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Hailemalak Tessema]] ([[Ethiopian Football Federation|Ethiopia]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 26 January 2004
| time       = 19:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score      = 0–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/26/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/senegal/burkina-faso/333720/
| team2      = {{fb|BFA}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[El Menzah Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 2,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senegal vs. Burkina Faso - 26 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/26/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/senegal/burkina-faso/333720/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 30 January 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score      = 3–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/30/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/senegal/kenya/333722/
| team2      = {{fb|KEN}}
| goals1     = [[Mamadou Niang|Niang]] {{goal|4||31}} <br> [[Papa Bouba Diop|Bouba Diop]] {{goal|19}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[15 October Stadium]], [[Bizerte]]
| attendance = 13,500<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senegal vs. Kenya - 30 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/30/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/senegal/kenya/333722/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Essam Abdel-Fatah]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 30 January 2004
| time       = 19:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|BFA}}
| score      = 1–3
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/30/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/burkina-faso/mali/333723/
| team2      = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1     = [[Dieudonné Minoungou|Minoungou]] {{goal|50}}
| goals2     = [[Frédéric Kanouté|Kanouté]] {{goal|34}} <br> [[Mahamadou Diarra|Diarra]] {{goal|37}} <br> [[Soumaïla Coulibaly (footballer, born 1978)|S. Coulibaly]] {{goal|78}}
| stadium    = [[El Menzah Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 1,500<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burkina Faso vs. Mali - 30 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/30/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/burkina-faso/mali/333723/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Abdel Hakim Shelmani]] ([[Libyan Football Federation|Libya]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 2 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score      = 1–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/senegal/mali/333724/
| team2      = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1     = [[Habib Beye|Beye]] {{goal|45+2}}
| goals2     = [[Dramane Traoré|D. Traoré]] {{goal|34}}
| stadium    = [[El Menzah Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 7,550<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senegal vs. Mali - 2 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/senegal/mali/333724/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Raphaël Evehe Divine]] ([[Cameroonian Football Federation|Cameroon]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 2 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|BFA}}
| score      = 0–3
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/burkina-faso/kenya/333725/
| team2      = {{fb|KEN}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     = [[Emmanuel Ake|Ake]] {{goal|51}} <br> [[Dennis Oliech|Oliech]] {{goal|64}} <br> [[John Baraza|Baraza]] {{goal|83}}
| stadium    = [[15 October Stadium]], [[Bizerte]]
| attendance = 4,550<ref>{{Cite web |title=Burkina Faso vs. Kenya - 2 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/02/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/burkina-faso/kenya/333725/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Modou Sowe]] ([[Gambia Football Association|Gambia]])
}}

=== Group C ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group B
<!--|class_rules=[[2004 African Cup of Nations#Tiebreakers|Tiebreakers]]-->
|source= [https://uk.soccerway.com/international/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/2004-tunisia/group-stage/c/g858/ Soccerway]

<!--Update team positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=CMR|team2=ALG|team3=EGY|team4=ZIM

<!--Update team results below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_CMR=1 |draw_CMR=2 |loss_CMR=0 |gf_CMR=6 |ga_CMR=4 |status_CMR=
|win_ALG=1 |draw_ALG=1 |loss_ALG=1 |gf_ALG=4 |ga_ALG=4 |status_ALG=
|win_EGY=1 |draw_EGY=1 |loss_EGY=1 |gf_EGY=3 |ga_EGY=3 |status_EGY=
|win_ZIM=1 |draw_ZIM=0 |loss_ZIM=2 |gf_ZIM=6 |ga_ZIM=8 |status_ZIM=

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_CMR={{Fb|CMR}}
|name_ALG={{Fb|ALG}}
|name_EGY={{Fb|EGY}}
|name_ZIM={{Fb|ZIM}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
| date       = 25 January 2004
| time       = 16:30
| team1      = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
| score      = 1–2
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/25/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/zimbabwe/egypt/333726/
| team2      = {{fb|EGY}}
| goals1     = [[Peter Ndlovu|P. Ndlovu]] {{goal|46}}
| goals2     = [[Tamer Abdel Hamid|Abdel Hamid]] {{goal|58}} <br> [[Mohamed Barakat|Barakat]] {{goal|63}}
| stadium    = [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]]
| attendance = 22,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zimbabwe vs. Egypt - 25 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/25/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/zimbabwe/egypt/333726/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = Lassina Paré ([[Burkinabé Football Federation|Burkina Faso]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 25 January 2004
| time       = 19:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score      = 1–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/25/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/algeria/333727/
| team2      = {{fb|ALG}}
| goals1     = [[Patrick Mboma|M'Boma]] {{goal|43}}
| goals2     = [[Brahim Zafour|Zafour]] {{goal|52}}
| stadium    = [[Sousse Olympic Stadium]], [[Sousse]]
| attendance = 20,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon vs. Algeria - 25 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/25/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/algeria/333727/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Coffi Codjia]] ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 29 January 2004
| time       = 16:30
| team1      = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score      = 5–3
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/29/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/zimbabwe/333728/
| team2      = {{fb|ZIM}}
| goals1     = [[Patrick Mboma|M'Boma]] {{goal|31||44||65}} <br> [[Modeste M'bami|M'Bami]] {{goal|40||67}}
| goals2     = [[Peter Ndlovu|P. Ndlovu]] {{goal|8||47|pen.}} <br> [[Esrom Nyandoro|Nyandoro]] {{goal|89}}
| stadium    = [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]]
| attendance = 15,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon vs. Zimbabwe - 29 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/29/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/zimbabwe/333728/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Abubakar Sharaf]] ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory Coast]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 29 January 2004
| time       = 19:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
| score      = 2–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/29/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/algeria/egypt/333729/
| team2      = {{fb|EGY}}
| goals1     = [[Maamar Mamouni|Mamouni]] {{goal|13}} <br> [[Hocine Achiou|Achiou]] {{goal|86}}
| goals2     = [[Ahmad Belal|Belal]] {{goal|25}}
| stadium    = [[Sousse Olympic Stadium]], [[Sousse]]
| attendance = 15,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Algeria vs. Egypt - 29 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/29/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/algeria/egypt/333729/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Alain Hamer]] ([[Luxembourg Football Federation|Luxembourg]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 3 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score      = 0–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/03/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/egypt/333730/
| team2      = {{fb|EGY}}
| goals1     = 
| goals2     = 
| stadium    = [[Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium]], [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]]
| attendance = 20,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon vs. Egypt - 3 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/03/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/egypt/333730/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Ali Bujsaim]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 3 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|ALG}}
| score      = 1–2
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/03/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/algeria/zimbabwe/333731/
| team2      = {{fb|ZIM}}
| goals1     = [[Hocine Achiou|Achiou]] {{goal|73}}
| goals2     = [[Adam Ndlovu|A. Ndlovu]] {{goal|65}} <br> [[Joel Luphahla|Lupahla]] {{goal|71}}
| stadium    = [[Sousse Olympic Stadium]], [[Sousse]]
| attendance = 10,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Algeria vs. Zimbabwe - 3 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/03/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/algeria/zimbabwe/333731/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Eddy Maillet]] ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]])
}}

=== Group D ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL|section=Group B
<!--|class_rules=[[2004 African Cup of Nations#Tiebreakers|Tiebreakers]]-->
|source= [https://uk.soccerway.com/international/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/2004-tunisia/group-stage/d/g859/ Soccerway]

<!--Update team positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=MAR|team2=NGA|team3=RSA|team4=BEN

<!--Update team results below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_MAR=2 |draw_MAR=1 |loss_MAR=0 |gf_MAR=6 |ga_MAR=1 |status_MAR=
|win_NGA=2 |draw_NGA=0 |loss_NGA=1 |gf_NGA=6 |ga_NGA=2 |status_NGA=
|win_RSA=1 |draw_RSA=1 |loss_RSA=1 |gf_RSA=3 |ga_RSA=5 |status_RSA=
|win_BEN=0 |draw_BEN=0 |loss_BEN=3 |gf_BEN=1 |ga_BEN=8 |status_BEN=

<!--Team definitions-->
|name_MAR={{Fb|MAR}}
|name_NGA={{Fb|NGA}}
|name_RSA={{Fb|RSA}}
|name_BEN={{Fb|BEN}}

<!--Qualification column definitions-->
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
| date       = 27 January 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score      = 0–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/27/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/morocco/333732/
| team2      = {{fb|MAR}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     = [[Youssouf Hadji|Hadji]] {{goal|77}}
| stadium    = [[Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium]], [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]]
| attendance = 15,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria vs. Morocco - 27 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/27/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/morocco/333732/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Falla N'Doye]] ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 27 January 2004
| time       = 18:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
| score      = 2–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/27/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/south-africa/benin/333733/
| team2      = {{fb|BEN}}
| goals1     = [[Siyabonga Nomvethe|Nomvethe]] {{goal|58||76}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]]
| attendance = 12,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa vs. Benin - 27 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/27/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/south-africa/benin/333733/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Koman Coulibaly]] ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 31 January 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score      = 4–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/31/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/south-africa/333734/
| team2      = {{fb|RSA}}
| goals1     = [[Joseph Yobo|Yobo]] {{goal|4}} <br> [[Jay-Jay Okocha|Okocha]] {{goal|64|pen.}} <br> [[Peter Odemwingie|Odemwingie]] {{goal|81||83}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium]], [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]]
| attendance = 15,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria vs. South Africa - 31 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/31/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/south-africa/333734/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Ali Bujsaim]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 31 January 2004
| time       = 18:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score      = 4–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/31/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/benin/333735/
| team2      = {{fb|BEN}}
| goals1     = [[Marouane Chamakh|Chamakh]] {{goal|17}} <br> [[Anicet Adjamossi|Adjamossi]] {{goal|73|o.g.}} <br> [[Abdeslam Ouaddou|Ouaddou]] {{goal|75}} <br> [[Talal El Karkouri|El Karkouri]] {{goal|80}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]]
| attendance = 20,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco vs. Benin - 31 January 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/01/31/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/benin/333735/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Eddy Maillet]] ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 4 February 2004
| time       = 18:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score      = 1–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/04/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/south-africa/333736/
| team2      = {{fb|RSA}}
| goals1     = [[Youssef Safri|Safri]] {{goal|38|pen.}}
| goals2     = [[Patrick Mayo|Mayo]] {{goal|29}}
| stadium    = [[Sousse Olympic Stadium]], [[Sousse]]
| attendance = 6,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco vs. South Africa - 4 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/04/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/south-africa/333736/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Hichem Guirat]] ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}
{{footballbox
| date       = 4 February 2004
| time       = 18:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score      = 2–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/04/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/benin/333737/
| team2      = {{fb|BEN}}
| goals1     = [[Garba Lawal|Lawal]] {{goal|35}} <br> [[John Utaka|Utaka]] {{goal|76}}
| goals2     = [[Moussa Latoundji|Latoundji]] {{goal|90}}
| stadium    = [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]]
| attendance = 15,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria vs. Benin - 4 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/04/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/benin/333737/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Essam Abdel-Fatah]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}

== Knockout stage ==
===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
|style=white-space:nowrap|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes
<!--quarter-finals-->
| 7 February – [[Tunis]] ([[Stade 7 November|Radès]]) | '''{{fb|TUN}}''' | '''1''' | {{fb|SEN}} | 0
| 8 February – [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]] | {{fb|CMR}} | 1 | '''{{fb|NGA}}''' | '''2'''
| 8 February – [[Sfax]] | '''{{fb|MAR}} {{aet}}''' | '''3''' | {{fb|ALG}} | 1
| 7 February – [[Tunis]] ([[Stade El Menzah|El Menzah]])  | '''{{fb|MLI}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|GUI}} | 1
<!--semi-finals-->
| 11 February – [[Tunis]] ([[Stade 7 November|Radès]]) | '''{{fb|TUN}} {{pso}}''' | '''1 (5)''' | {{fb|NGA}} | 1 (3)
| 11 February – [[Sousse]] | '''{{fb|MAR}}''' | '''4''' | {{fb|MLI}} | 0
<!--final-->
| 14 February – [[Tunis]] ([[Stade 7 November|Radès]]) | '''{{fb|TUN}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|MAR}} | 1
<!--third place-->
| 13 February – [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]] | '''{{fb|NGA}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|MLI}} | 1
}}

=== Quarter-finals ===
{{footballbox
| date       = 7 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|MLI}}
| score      = 2–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/07/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/mali/guinea/333739/
| team2      = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1     = [[Frédéric Kanouté|Kanouté]] {{goal|45}} <br> [[Mahamadou Diarra|Diarra]] {{goal|90}}
| goals2     = [[Pascal Feindouno|Feindouno]] {{goal|15}}
| stadium    = [[El Menzah Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 1,450<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mali vs. Guinea - 7 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/07/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/mali/guinea/333739/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Essam Abdel-Fatah]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 7 February 2004
| time       = 17:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score      = 1–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/07/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/senegal/333738/
| team2      = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1     = [[Jawhar Mnari|Mnari]] {{goal|65}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Hammadi Agrebi Stadium|7 November Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisia vs. Senegal - 7 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/07/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/senegal/333738/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Ali Bujsaim]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 8 February 2004
| time       = 14:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score      = 1–2
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/08/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/nigeria/333740/
| team2      = {{fb|NGA}}
| goals1     = [[Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]] {{goal|42}}
| goals2     = [[Jay-Jay Okocha|Okocha]] {{goal|45}} <br> [[John Utaka|Utaka]] {{goal|73}}
| stadium    = [[Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium]], [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]]
| attendance = 14,750<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cameroon vs. Nigeria - 8 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/08/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/cameroon/nigeria/333740/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 8 February 2004
| time       = 17:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score      = 3–1 
| aet        = yes 
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/08/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/algeria/333741/
| team2      = {{fb|ALG}}
| goals1     = [[Marouane Chamakh|Chamakh]] {{goal|90+4}} <br> [[Youssouf Hadji|Hadji]] {{goal|113}} <br> [[Jaouad Zairi|Zairi]] {{goal|120+1}}
| goals2     = [[Abdelmalek Cherrad|Cherrad]] {{goal|84}}
| stadium    = [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]]
| attendance = 22,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco vs. Algeria - 8 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/08/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/algeria/333741/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Abdel Hakim Shelmani]] ([[Libyan Football Federation|Libya]])
}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{footballbox
| date         = 11 February 2004
| time         = 16:00
| team1        = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score        = 1–1
| aet          = yes
| report       = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/11/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/nigeria/333742/
| team2        = {{fb|NGA}}
| goals1       = [[Khaled Badra|Badra]] {{goal|82|pen.}}
| goals2       = [[Jay-Jay Okocha|Okocha]] {{goal|67|pen.}}
| stadium      = [[Hammadi Agrebi Stadium|7 November Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance   = 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisia vs. Nigeria - 11 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/11/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/nigeria/333742/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee      = [[Coffi Codjia]] ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
| penalties1   = 
* [[Khaled Badra|Badra]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Francileudo Santos|Santos]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Imed Mhedhebi|Mhedhebi]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Selim Benachour|Ben Achour]] {{pengoal}}
* [[Karim Haggui|Haggui]] {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 5–3
| penalties2   =
* {{pengoal}} [[John Utaka|Utaka]]
* {{penmiss}} [[Osaze Odemwingie|Odemwingie]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Joseph Yobo|Yobo]]
* {{pengoal}} [[Ifeanyi Udeze|Udeze]]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = 11 February 2004
| time       = 19:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score      = 4–0
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/11/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/mali/333743/
| team2      = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1     = [[Youssef Mokhtari|Mokhtari]] {{goal|14||58}} <br> [[Youssouf Hadji|Hadji]] {{goal|80}} <br> [[Nabil Baha|Baha]] {{goal|90+1}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Sousse Olympic Stadium]], [[Sousse]]
| attendance = 15,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco vs. Mali - 11 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/11/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/morocco/mali/333743/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Abubakar Sharaf]] ([[Ivorian Football Federation|Ivory Coast]])
}}

=== Third place match ===
{{footballbox
| date       = 13 February 2004
| time       = 20:00
| team1      = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score      = 2–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/13/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/mali/333744/
| team2      = {{fb|MLI}}
| goals1     = [[Jay-Jay Okocha|Okocha]] {{goal|16}} <br> [[Osaze Odemwingie|Odemwingie]] {{goal|52}}
| goals2     = [[Sédonoudé Abouta|Abouta]] {{goal|70}}
| stadium    = [[Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium]], [[Monastir, Tunisia|Monastir]]
| attendance = 2,500<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria vs. Mali - 13 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/13/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/nigeria/mali/333744/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Modou Sowe]] ([[Gambia Football Association|Gambia]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{Main|2004 Africa Cup of Nations final{{!}}2004 African Cup of Nations final}}
{{Quote box
| width = 19%
| align = right
| quote = "Winning the tournament was the main priority of the people who hired me, but it wasn't mine."
| source = <small>—Tunisia coach [[Roger Lemerre]]'s statement to the [[BBC Sport]] after winning the title.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-02-14 |title=Lemerre plays down success |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3489119.stm |access-date=2024-09-14 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref></small>
}}
During the final, on 14 February 2004 at Stade 7 November in [[Radès]] in front of 60,000 supporters,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Résultat Tunisie - Maroc, CAN, Finale, Samedi 14 Février 2004 |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/can/2004/tunisie-maroc-live/58744 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}</ref> Tunisia got off to a good start with a lead 1–0 after four minutes with [[Mehdi Nafti]] crossing to Francileudo Santos, who scored his fourth goal of the tournament. At the end of the first half, Morocco equalised with a goal from [[Youssouf Hadji]], with an [[Assist (association football)|assist]] from [[Youssef Mokhtari]]. Seven minutes into the second half, Tunisian striker [[Ziad Jaziri]] gave his country the lead again, after Moroccan keeper [[Khalid Fouhami]] fumbled a cross from [[José Clayton|Jose Clayton]]. The match ended 2–1, giving Tunisia their first African Cup of Nations title.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisia – Morocco 2:1 |url=https://www.flashscore.com/match/67TRZkmA/#match-summary |access-date=2021-12-01 |website=www.flashscore.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Khaled Badra]] and [[Riadh Bouazizi]] lifted the trophy after receiving it from President [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malek |first=Fakhreddine Ben |date=2020-02-14 |title=Flashback : En ce jour, la Tunisie a remporté la CAN 2004 |url=https://sport.tunisienumerique.com/flashback-en-ce-jour-la-tunisie-a-remporte-la-can-2004/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=Sport By TN |language=fr-FR}}</ref> In winning the title, the Eagles of Carthage became the 13th nation to be crowned African champions. [[Roger Lemerre]] also became the first coach to win two different continental tournaments after having previously won the [[UEFA Euro 2000]] with [[France national football team|France]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dev |first=Paul |title=CAN 2004 : le chef d'oeuvre de Roger Lemerre avec la Tunisie |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/Can-2004-le-chef-d-oeuvre-de-roger-lemerre-avec-la-tunisie/772585 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=France Football |language=fr}}</ref> Tunisia also were accorded the [[CAF Awards#African National Team of the Year|African National Team of the Year]] award from the Confederation of African Football.<ref>{{Cite web |title=African National Team of the Year |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/afr-toy.html#04 |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref> As champions, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, as a representative of African continent.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-06-14 |title=Tunisia ready for debut: Tunisia's debut appearance at the Confederations Cup is in no small part down to Roger Lemerre, who as coach has transformed the side from perennial also-rans to African champions. |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/4087236.stm |access-date=2024-08-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref>{{footballbox
| date       = 14 February 2004
| time       = 14:30
| team1      = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score      = 2–1
| report     = https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/14/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/morocco/333745/
| team2      = {{fb|MAR}}
| goals1     = [[Francileudo Santos|Santos]] {{goal|5}} <br> [[Ziad Jaziri|Jaziri]] {{goal|52}}
| goals2     = [[Youssef Mokhtari|Mokhtari]] {{goal|38}}
| stadium    = [[Hammadi Agrebi Stadium|7 November Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 60,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tunisia vs. Morocco - 14 February 2004 - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2004/02/14/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/tunisia/morocco/333745/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=uk.soccerway.com}}</ref>
| referee    = [[Falla N'Doye]] ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
}}

== Statistics ==

=== Goalscorers ===
{{Goalscorers
|goals=88 |matches=32

|4 goals=
* {{fbicon|Cameroon}} [[Patrick Mboma]]
* {{fbicon|Mali}} [[Frédéric Kanouté]]
* {{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[Jay-Jay Okocha]]
* {{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Francileudo Santos]]

|3 goals=
* {{fbicon|Guinea}} [[Titi Camara]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Youssouf Hadji]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Youssef Mokhtari]]
* {{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[Peter Odemwingie]]
* {{fbicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Peter Ndlovu]]

|2 goals=
* {{fbicon|Algeria}} [[Hocine Achiou]]
* {{fbicon|Cameroon}} [[Modeste M'bami]]
* {{fbicon|Mali}} [[Mahamadou Diarra]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Marouane Chamakh]]
* {{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[John Utaka]]
* {{fbicon|Senegal}} [[Mamadou Niang]]
* {{fbicon|South Africa}} [[Siyabonga Nomvethe]]
* {{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Ziad Jaziri]]
* {{fbicon|Guinea}} [[Pascal Feindouno]]

|1 goal=
* {{fbicon|Algeria}} [[Abdelmalek Cherrad]]
* {{fbicon|Algeria}} [[Maamar Mamouni]]
* {{fbicon|Algeria}} [[Brahim Zafour]]
* {{fbicon|Benin}} [[Moussa Latoundji]]
* {{fbicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Dieudonné Minoungou]]
* {{fbicon|Cameroon}} [[Samuel Eto'o]]
* {{fbicon|COD|2003}} [[Alain Masudi]]
* {{fbicon|Egypt}} [[Tamer Abdel Hamid]]
* {{fbicon|Egypt}} [[Mohamed Barakat]]
* {{fbicon|Egypt}} [[Ahmad Belal]]
* {{fbicon|Kenya}} [[John Baraza]]
* {{fbicon|Kenya}} [[Emmanuel Ake]]
* {{fbicon|Kenya}} [[Titus Mulama]]
* {{fbicon|Kenya}} [[Dennis Oliech]]
* {{fbicon|Mali}} [[Sédonoudé Abouta]]
* {{fbicon|Mali}} [[Soumaïla Coulibaly (footballer, born 1978)|Soumaïla Coulibaly]]
* {{fbicon|Mali}} [[Mohamed Sissoko]]
* {{fbicon|Mali}} [[Dramane Traoré]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Nabil Baha]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Talal El Karkouri]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Abdeslam Ouaddou]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Youssef Safri]]
* {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Jaouad Zairi]]
* {{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[Garba Lawal]]
* {{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[Joseph Yobo]]
* {{fbicon|Rwanda}} [[João Elias Manamana]]
* {{fbicon|Rwanda}} [[Karim Kamanzi]]
* {{fbicon|Rwanda}} [[Saïd Makasi]]
* {{fbicon|Senegal}} [[Habib Beye]]
* {{fbicon|Senegal}} [[Papa Bouba Diop]]
* {{fbicon|South Africa}} [[Patrick Mayo]]
* {{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Khaled Badra]]
* {{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Selim Benachour]]
* {{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Najeh Braham]]
* {{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Jawhar Mnari]]
* {{fbicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Joel Luphahla]]
* {{fbicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Adam Ndlovu]]
* {{fbicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Esrom Nyandoro]]

|1 own goal=
* {{fbicon|Benin}} [[Anicet Adjamossi]] (Against Morocco)
}}

=== Tournament rankings ===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|update=complete |source=[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/04a.html RSSSF]
|team1=TUN |team2=MAR |team3=NGR |team4=MLI
|team5=SEN |team6=CMR |team7=GUI |team8=ALG
|team9=RWA |team10=EGY |team11=RSA |team12=KEN |team13=ZIM |team14=BFA |team15=COD|team16=BEN

|name_TUN={{fb|TUN}} |win_TUN=4 |draw_TUN=2 |loss_TUN=0 |gf_TUN=10 |ga_TUN=4 |status_TUN=H
|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}} |win_MAR=4 |draw_MAR=1 |loss_MAR=1 |gf_MAR=14 |ga_MAR=4
|name_NGR={{fb|NGR}} |win_NGR=4 |draw_NGR=1 |loss_NGR=1|gf_NGR=11 |ga_NGR=5
|name_MLI={{fb|MLI}} |win_MLI=3 |draw_MLI=1 |loss_MLI=2 |gf_MLI=10 |ga_MLI=10
|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}} |win_SEN=1 |draw_SEN=2 |loss_SEN=1 |gf_SEN=4 |ga_SEN=2
|name_CMR={{fb|CMR}} |win_CMR=1 |draw_CMR=2 |loss_CMR=1 |gf_CMR=7 |ga_CMR=6
|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}} |win_GUI=1 |draw_GUI=2 |loss_GUI=1 |gf_GUI=5 |ga_GUI=5
|name_ALG={{fb|ALG}} |win_ALG=1 |draw_ALG=1 |loss_ALG=2 |gf_ALG=5 |ga_ALG=7
|name_RWA={{fb|RWA}} |win_RWA=1 |draw_RWA=1 |loss_RWA=1 |gf_RWA=3 |ga_RWA=3
|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}} |win_EGY=1 |draw_EGY=1 |loss_EGY=1 |gf_EGY=3 |ga_EGY=3
|name_RSA={{fb|RSA}} |win_RSA=1 |draw_RSA=1 |loss_RSA=1 |gf_RSA=3 |ga_RSA=5
|name_KEN={{fb|KEN}} |win_KEN=1 |draw_KEN=0 |loss_KEN=2 |gf_KEN=4 |ga_KEN=6
|name_ZIM={{fb|ZIM}} |win_ZIM=1 |draw_ZIM=0 |loss_ZIM=2 |gf_ZIM=6 |ga_ZIM=8
|name_BFA={{fb|BFA}} |win_BFA=0 |draw_BFA=1 |loss_BFA=2 |gf_BFA=1 |ga_BFA=6
|name_COD={{fb|COD|2003}} |win_COD=0 |draw_COD=0 |loss_COD=3 |gf_COD=1 |ga_COD=6
|name_BEN={{fb|BEN}} |win_BEN=0 |draw_BEN=0 |loss_BEN=3 |gf_BEN=1 |ga_BEN=8

|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd |result4=4th
|result5=QF |result6=QF |result7=QF |result8=QF
|result9=GS |result10=GS |result11=GS |result12=GS |result13=GS |result14=GS |result15=GS |result16=GS
|split4=yes |split8=yes

|res_col_header=Final result
|col_1st=#FFD700 |text_1st=Champions
|col_2nd=#C0C0C0 |text_2nd=Runners-up
|col_3rd=#CD7F32 |text_3rd=Third place
|text_4th=Fourth place
|text_QF=Eliminated in the quarter-finals
|text_GS=Eliminated in the group stage
}}

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

;Player of the Tournament
* {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Jay-Jay Okocha<ref>{{cite web|date=14 February 2004|title=Okocha named best player of tournament|url=https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/sport/okocha-named-best-player-of-tournament-532603|access-date=13 February 2020|publisher=IOL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=La CAN avec RFI |url=http://www1.rfi.fr/fichiers/sports/Can2004/stats6.asp |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=www1.rfi.fr}}</ref>
;Top Scorer
* {{fbicon|Tunisia}} Francileudo Santos {{small|(4 goals)}}<ref>{{Cite web|date=2004-02-14|title=Tunisia delight in African triumph {{!}} Inside UEFA|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/NED/news/019a-0f8453e3e99b-8b296e8f96b8-1000--tunisia-delight-in-african-triumph/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706131701/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/NED/news/019a-0f8453e3e99b-8b296e8f96b8-1000--tunisia-delight-in-african-triumph/|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2020|access-date=2021-03-15|publisher=UEFA|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Classement buteurs CAN 2004 Coupe d'afrique des nations 2004 informations, résultats, photos.... |url=https://coupedafrique.winoo.com/can2004/index.cfm/md/9/Buts_CAN_2004.cfm |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=coupedafrique.winoo.com}}</ref>

===Team of the Tournament===
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) selected the best players of the 2004 African Cup of Nations. This team was called the Ideal Team of the African Cup of Nations 2004 and consisted of:<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFCON 2004: CAF Team of the Tournament |url=http://www1.rfi.fr/fichiers/sports/Can2004/breve332.asp |access-date=2021-03-15 |website=www1.rfi.fr}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!style="width:25%"|Goalkeeper
!style="width:25%"|Defenders
!style="width:25%"|Midfielders
!style="width:25%"|Forwards
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[Vincent Enyeama]]
| {{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Walid Regragui]]<br />{{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Khaled Badra]]<br />{{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Abdeslam Ouaddou]]<br />{{fbicon|Cameroon}} [[Timothée Atouba]]
| {{fbicon|Algeria}} [[Karim Ziani]]<br />{{fbicon|Tunisia}} [[Riadh Bouazizi]]<br />{{fbicon|Nigeria}} Jay-Jay Okocha<br />{{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[John Utaka]]
| {{fbicon|Mali}} Frédéric Kanouté<br />{{fbicon|Morocco}} [[Youssouf Hadji]]
|}

== Prize money ==
Each of the four teams eliminated in the quarter-finals received a bonus of 61,000 [[Euro|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vos questions, nos réponses |url=http://www1.rfi.fr/fichiers/sports/Can2004/arti49.asp |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=www1.rfi.fr}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Final position
!Prize money
|- style="background:gold;"
|Champions
| align="right" |280,000 euros
|- style="background:silver;"
|Runners-up
| align="right" |245,200 euros
|-
|Semi-finalists
| align="right" |122,600 euros
|-
|Quarter-finalists
| align="right" |61,000 euros
|}

==See also==
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*[[2003 Tunis Four Nations Tournament]]
*[[2004 African Women's Championship]]
*[[Football in Tunisia]]
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==References==
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== External links ==
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* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04a.html 2004 edition records and statistics] at [[RSSSF]]
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