2004 Africa Cup of Nations final

The 2004 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 14 February 2004 at the Stade 7 November in Radès, Tunisia, to determine the winner of the 2004 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

2004 African Cup of Nations Final
Event2004 African Cup of Nations
Date14 February 2004
VenueStade 7 November, Radès
RefereeFalla N'Doye (Senegal)
Attendance60,000
WeatherClear
19 °C (66 °F)[1]
2002
2006

Tunisia won the title for the first time by beating Morocco 2–1.[2][3]

Road to the final

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Tunisia Round Morocco
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Rwanda 2–1 Match 1   Nigeria 1–0
  DR Congo 3–0 Match 2   Benin 4–0
  Guinea 1–1 Match 3   South Africa 1–1
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Tunisia 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
  Guinea 5 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1
  Rwanda 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
  DR Congo 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5
Final standing
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Morocco 7 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5
  Nigeria 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4
  South Africa 4 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2
  Benin 0 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
  Senegal 1–0 Quarterfinals   Algeria 3–1 (a.e.t)
  Nigeria 1–1 (5–3 pen.) Semifinals   Mali 4–0

Match details

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Summary

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In the final on 14 February 2004 at the Stade 7 November in Radès, in front of 70,000 supporters,[4] Tunisia got off to a good start with a lead 1–0 after four minutes thanks to Mehdi Nafti centered on Francileudo Santos, who scored his fourth goal of the tournament. At the end of the first half, Morocco came back to score with a goal from Youssouf Hadji on a lift from Youssef Mokhtari.

Seven minutes passed in the second half before another Tunisian striker, Ziad Jaziri, gave his country the lead.[5] The match finally ends with the score of 2–1, giving Tunisia their first Africa Cup of Nations.[6] Khaled Badra and Riadh Bouazizi lift the cup after receiving it from President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.[7] The Carthage Eagles are the 13th selection in history to be crowned African champions.

Roger Lemerre also becomes the first coach to win two different continental tournaments.[8] The national team also won the African National Team of the Year award from the Confederation of African Football. The victory gave rise to the team's nickname, the "Eagles of Carthage" and, as a result, the team's badge was changed to incorporate an eagle.

Details

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Tunisia  2–1  Morocco
Santos   5'
Jaziri   52'
Report Mokhtari   38'
Attendance: 60,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Morocco
GK 1 Ali Boumnijel
RB 6 Hatem Trabelsi
CB 15 Radhi Jaïdi
CB 3 Karim Haggui
LB 20 José Clayton
RM 14 Adel Chedli
CM 13 Riadh Bouazizi
CM 18 Selim Ben Achour   57'
LM 8 Mehdi Nafti   46'
CF 5 Ziad Jaziri   60'   70'
CF 11 Francileudo Santos
Substitutions:
MF 12 Jawhar Mnari   46'
MF 10 Kaies Ghodhbane   57'
FW 7 Imed Mhedhebi   70'
Manager:
  Roger Lemerre
 
GK 1 Khalid Fouhami
RB 2 Walid Regragui   90'
CB 3 Akram Roumani   22'   70'
CB 4 Abdeslam Ouaddou
LB 5 Talal El Karkouri
CM 6 Noureddine Naybet   77'
CM 8 Abdelkarim Kissi
RW 15 Youssef Safri   63'
AM 16 Youssef Mokhtari
LW 17 Marouane Chamakh
CF 20 Youssef Hadji   86'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Moha El Yaagoubi   63'
FW 7 Jaouad Zaïri   70'
FW 9 Nabil Baha   86'
Manager:
Badou Ezzaki

Assistant referees:
Ali Tomusange (Uganda)
Brighton Mudzamiri (Zimbabwe)
Fourth official:
Coffi Codjia (Benin)

References

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  1. ^ "Weather History for Tunis-Carthage, Tunisia". Wunderground. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Jaziri pounces to secure first title for Tunisia". Guardian UK. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 15 February 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Résultat Tunisie - Maroc, CAN, Finale, Samedi 14 Février 2004". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  5. ^ "Tunisia - Morocco 2:1". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  6. ^ "African Nations Cup 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  7. ^ Malek, Fakhreddine Ben (2020-02-14). "Flashback : En ce jour, la Tunisie a remporté la CAN 2004". Sport By TN (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  8. ^ Dev, Paul. "CAN 2004 : le chef d'oeuvre de Roger Lemerre avec la Tunisie". France Football (in French). Retrieved 2022-08-28.