2004 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualification for the 2004 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

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Qualifying round

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Of the 52 nations, only Somalia didn't take part, Cameroon qualified as holders and Tunisia qualified as hosts. Furthermore, Djibouti, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Guinea-Bissau withdrew. The remaining 46 teams then ended up being divided into 7 groups of 4 teams and 6 groups of 3 teams, with the 13 group winners and the best runner-up from the groups containing 4 sides, qualifying for the finals. Qualifying took place between 6 September 2002 and 6 July 2003.

Group 1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Nigeria 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 8
  Angola 4 1 2 1 7 4 3 5
  Malawi 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 3
  Djibouti (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Angola  0–0  Nigeria
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)

Malawi  1–0  Angola
Mwafulirwa   85'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Malawi  0–1  Nigeria
Utaka   10'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Aaron Nkole (Zambia)

Nigeria  4–1  Malawi
Yakubu   10', 16'
N. Kanu   22', 35'
Kanyenda   8'
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Nigeria  2–2  Angola
Kalu Uche   57'
Odemwingie   62' (pen.)
Figueiredo   9'
Akwá   55'

Angola  5–1  Malawi
Msowoya   2'
Akwá   3'
Flávio Amado   33'
Stopirra   76'
Chinho   89'
Mgangira   78'
Attendance: 10,000

Group 2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Guinea 6 4 0 2 10 3 7 12
  Niger 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9
  Ethiopia 6 3 0 3 5 7 −2 9
  Liberia 6 2 0 4 3 7 −4 6
Source: [citation needed]
Niger  3–1  Ethiopia
Tankary   55', 61'
Garba   80'
Ashenafi   16'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Guinea  3–0  Liberia
T. Camara   1'
Mansaré   54'
Conté   69'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Samba Diouf (Senegal)

Liberia  1–0  Niger
Daye   80'
Ethiopia  1–0  Guinea
Abege   63'
Referee: Maxim Itur (Kenya)

Ethiopia  1–0  Liberia
Feleke   80'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ali Mohamed Hassan (Djibouti)
Guinea  2–0  Niger
Mansaré   40' (pen.)
A. Sylla   90'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Montero Duarte (Cape Verde)

Niger  1–0  Guinea
Tankari   69'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Joseph Wellington (Ghana)
Liberia  1–0  Ethiopia
Mennoh   57'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Aguidissou Crespin (Benin)

Liberia  1–2  Guinea
Daye   20' Youla   11', 50'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana (neutral ground)
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Ethiopia  2–0  Niger
Azad   15' (o.g.)
Kidanu   51'
Attendance: 25,000

Niger  1–0  Liberia
Alhassan   90' (pen.)
Guinea  3–0  Ethiopia
Youla   32', 72'
Feindouno   55'

Group 3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Benin 6 4 1 1 12 4 8 13
  Zambia 6 3 2 1 6 5 1 11
  Sudan 6 3 1 2 9 6 3 10
  Tanzania 6 0 0 6 1 13 −12 0
Source: [citation needed]
Benin  4–0  Tanzania
Adjamossi   9', 38'
Tchomogo   75' (pen.)
Latoundji   85'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Chukwujekwu Chukudi (Nigeria)
Sudan  0–1  Zambia
Nsofwa   89'
Referee: Teshome Berhane (Ethiopia)

Tanzania  1–2  Sudan
Rajab   17' Richard   27' (pen.), 53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Hailemalack Tessema (Ethiopia)
Zambia  1–1  Benin
Kilambe   75' Oladipupo   45'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Walter Mochubela (South Africa)

Tanzania  0–1  Zambia
Lungu   25'
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Tessema Haislemelk (Ethiopia)
Sudan  3–0  Benin
Tambal   35', 70'
Kabair   68'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Buenkadil Bisingu Wabelo (DR Congo)

Zambia  2–0  Tanzania
Milanzi   44', 81'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Youngson Chilinda (Malawi)
Benin  3–0  Sudan
Tchomogo   55' (pen.)
Ogunbiyi   90'
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Zambia  1–1  Sudan
Chalwe   72' Dalag   23'
Referee: Hillary Maxim (Kenya)
Tanzania  0–1  Benin
Kabirou   66'
Attendance: 20,000

Benin  3–0  Zambia
Tchomogo   9', 26'
Latoundji   75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Monteiro Duarté (Cape Verde)
Sudan  3–0
Awarded
  Tanzania
Withdrew

Tanzania pulled out for financial reasons and the game was awarded to Sudan.

Group 4

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Burkina Faso 6 4 1 1 12 2 10 13
  Congo 6 2 3 1 5 4 1 9
  Mozambique 6 2 2 2 3 8 −5 8
  Central African Republic 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2
Source: [citation needed]
Congo  0–0  Burkina Faso
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Maxime Itur (Kenya)
Central African Republic  1–1  Mozambique
Tamboulas   72' Fumo   60'

Burkina Faso  2–1  Central African Republic
A. Touré   60'
Minoungou   75'
Oueifio   38'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Zakaria Camara (Guinea)
Mozambique  0–3  Congo
Tsoumou-Madza   49'
Guié-Mien   70'
Bakouma   73'
Referee: Verson Lwanja (Malawi)

Mozambique  1–0  Burkina Faso
Dário   89'
Referee: Nunko Rajanad (Mauritius)

Burkina Faso  4–0  Mozambique
Dagano   6', 8'
A. Touré   34'
Minoungou   88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohamed Ould Lemghambodj (Mauritania)
Central African Republic  0–0  Congo
Referee: Hissene Ladoual (Chad)

Burkina Faso  3–0  Congo
A. Touré   54' (pen.)
Ouédraogo   61'
Minoungou   75'
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Alex Jules Mana (Nigeria)
Mozambique  1–0  Central African Republic
Jossias   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000

Group 5

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kenya 6 4 1 1 9 2 7 13
  Togo 6 3 1 2 9 7 2 10
  Cape Verde 6 3 0 3 9 8 1 9
  Mauritania 6 0 2 4 0 10 −10 2
Source: [citation needed]
Mauritania  0–2  Cape Verde
Lito   45'
Toni   60'
Referee: Salih Malick (Gambia)
Kenya  3–0  Togo
Baraza   62'
Otieno   68'
Oliech   90'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Issack Abdulkader (Tanzania)

Cape Verde  0–1  Kenya
Baraza   58'
Togo  1–0  Mauritania
Adebayor   23'
Referee: Idrissa Kaba (Liberia)

Kenya  4–0  Mauritania
Mambo   15', 70'
Oyuga   43'
Oliech   43'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Teshome Berhane (Eritrea)
Cape Verde  2–1  Togo
Duarte   68'
Caló   80'
Wondu   37'
Referee: Carlos Santos Nandigna (Guinea-Bissau)

Mauritania  0–0  Kenya
Referee: Yakouba Keita (Guinea)
Togo  5–2  Cape Verde
Faria   2'
Touré   23', 32'
Mikimba   72'
Adebayor   78'
Lito   6'
Caló   26'
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)

Cape Verde  3–0
Abandoned at 85'
  Mauritania
Lito   65'
Caló   76' (pen.), 82'

The match was abandoned at 3-0 in 85' when Mauritania were reduced to six players following 5 red cards. The result stood.

Togo  2–0  Kenya
Faria   23', 57' (pen.)
Referee: Louis Rembengouet (Gabon)

Mauritania  0–0  Togo
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Amadou Ibrahima Diaguiray (Niger)
Kenya  1–0  Cape Verde
Oliech   84'
Attendance: 35,000

Group 6

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Mali 6 4 1 1 9 2 7 13
  Zimbabwe 6 4 1 1 8 3 5 13
  Seychelles 6 2 0 4 4 10 −6 6
  Eritrea 6 1 0 5 1 7 −6 3
Source: [citation needed]
Seychelles  1–0  Eritrea
Victor   50'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Benjamina Ravelontsalama (Madagascar)
Zimbabwe  1–0  Mali
Muhoni   30'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Walter Mochubela (South Africa)

Eritrea  0–1  Zimbabwe
P. Ndlovu   10'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Omer Rirache (Djibouti)
Mali  3–0  Seychelles
S. Keita   30'
Sidibé   75'
D. Coulibaly   85'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Denis Sorie (Sierra Leone)

Eritrea  0–2  Mali
Thiam   54'
D. Coulibaly   89'
Referee: Abdulkadir Omar (Tanzania)
Zimbabwe  3–1  Seychelles
P. Ndlovu   19' (pen.), 94' (pen.)
A. Ndlovu   90'
Philip Zialor   91'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Bernardo Colembi Eugênio (Angola)

Seychelles  2–1  Zimbabwe
Baldé   75' (pen.)
Zialor   81'
A. Ndlovu   86'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Langwenya Mangaliso (Swaziland)
Mali  1–0  Eritrea
S. Coulibaly   20'
Referee: Aboubacar Charaf (Ivory Coast)

Eritrea  1–0  Seychelles
Fessehaye   62'
Mali  0–0  Zimbabwe

Seychelles  0–2  Mali
S. Traoré   60'
B. Touré   85'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
Zimbabwe  2–0  Eritrea
P. Ndlovu   11', 17' (pen.)

Group 7

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Morocco 6 5 1 0 10 0 10 16
  Sierra Leone 6 3 1 2 7 4 3 10
  Gabon 6 2 0 4 7 7 0 6
  Equatorial Guinea 6 1 0 5 3 16 −13 3
Source: [citation needed]
Gabon  0–1  Morocco
Chippo   16'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Raphaël Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Equatorial Guinea  1–3  Sierra Leone
Mavidi   82' Bah   38'
Sesay   46'
Mansaray   68'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Lourenço Tavares Neto (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Sierra Leone  2–0  Gabon
Kpaka   45'
Bah   46'
Referee: Kouévi Ekoué-Toulan (Togo)
Morocco  5–0  Equatorial Guinea
Ramzi   8'
Bidoudane   24'
Safri   27'
Rokki   45'
Kacemi   70'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Boukhtir (Guinea)

Sierra Leone  0–0  Morocco
Referee: Idrissa Kaba (Liberia)
Gabon  4–0  Equatorial Guinea
Mouloungui   8'
Larry   40', 49'
Bito'o   65' (pen.)
Referee: Lourenço Tavares Neto (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Morocco  1–0  Sierra Leone
Chippo   25'
Referee: Abdul El-Fatah Esam Eldeen (Egypt)
Equatorial Guinea  2–1  Gabon
Mba   22'
Malango   50'
Djissikadié   43'
Stade de la Liberté, Bata
Referee: Buenkadils Bisingu (DR Congo)

Morocco  2–0  Gabon
El Yaagoubi   22'
Zairi   75'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Abdelhakim Al-Shelmani (Libya)
Sierra Leone  2–0  Equatorial Guinea
Kallon   71'
Kabbah   90'

Equatorial Guinea  0–1  Morocco
Kharja   60'
Stade de la Liberté, Bata
Gabon  2–0  Sierra Leone
Mbanangoyé   33'
Mintsa  

Group 8

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Senegal 4 3 1 0 7 1 6 10
  Gambia 4 1 1 2 7 4 3 4
  Lesotho 4 1 0 3 1 10 −9 3
  São Tomé and Príncipe (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Lesotho  0–1  Senegal
H. Camara   35'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Langwenja Mangaliso (Swaziland)

Gambia  6–0  Lesotho
Nyang   7', 40'
Sarr   45'
J. Ceesay   55', 88'
Soley  
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Seydou Ba (Mauritania)

Gambia  0–0  Senegal
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Amadou Ibrahim Djingarey (Niger)

Senegal  3–1  Gambia
Diatta   8'
H. Camara   36'
Diouf   73'
Sillah   63'

Senegal  3–0  Lesotho
Diouf   26' (pen.)
H. Camara   66', 70'

Lesotho  1–0  Gambia
Makhele   87'
Attendance: 10,000

Group 9

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  DR Congo 6 3 2 1 9 5 4 11
  Libya 6 3 1 2 12 8 4 10
  Swaziland 6 2 2 2 8 12 −4 8
  Botswana 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3
Source: [citation needed]
Botswana  0–0  Swaziland
Referee: Samuel Moeketsi (Lesotho)
Libya  3–2  DR Congo
Al-Malyan   16'
Muntasser   36'
Essam Bilal   41' (pen.)
Nonda   22'
Marlin Piana   52'
Referee: Mohammed El Arjoun (Morocco)

DR Congo  2–0  Botswana
LuaLua   6'
Piana   21'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Joseph Mandzioukouta (Congo)
Swaziland  2–1  Libya
Gamedze   81'
Nhleko   83'
Salah   20' (pen.)
Referee: Bernardo Colembi (Angola)

Libya  0–0  Botswana
Referee: Pare Passina (Burkina Faso)
Swaziland  1–1  DR Congo
Dlamini   10' Musasa   65'
Referee: Mathew Katjimune (Namibia)

Botswana  0–1  Libya
Al Masli   89'
Referee: Nunkoo Rajanand (Mauritius)
DR Congo  2–0  Swaziland
Piana   18'
Musasa   71'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Benjamin Ravelotslam (Mauritius)

DR Congo  2–1  Libya
Masudi   29'
Piana   83'
Ilid Hamid   49'
Swaziland  3–2  Botswana
Siza Dlamini   7', 25'
Sibusiso Dlamini   18'
Mogaladi   41'
Kolagano   56'

Group 10

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Egypt 4 3 0 1 14 1 13 9
  Madagascar 4 2 0 2 2 8 −6 6
  Mauritius 4 1 0 3 2 9 −7 3
  Guinea-Bissau (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Madagascar  1–0  Egypt
Menahely   73'

Mauritius  0–1  Madagascar
Menahely   26'

Mauritius  0–1  Egypt
Mido   43'
Rose Hill Stadium, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Attendance: 800
Referee: Jelas Masole (Botswana)

Egypt  7–0  Mauritius
Mido   7' (pen.), 22'
El-Sayed   18'
Hamza   53'
Emam   61'
A. Hassan   72', 89'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla (Libya)

Egypt  6–0  Madagascar
El-Tabei   1'
Belal   9', 24', 56', 83'
Mido   41'

Madagascar  0–2  Mauritius
Perle   16'
Appou   31' (pen.)

Group 11

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Africa 4 3 1 0 6 1 5 10
  Ivory Coast 4 2 1 1 8 3 5 7
  Burundi 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast  0–0  South Africa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Coulibaly Koman (Mali)

South Africa  2–0  Burundi
Mayo   13'
Buckley   39'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdoul Madarbocus (Mauritius)

Burundi  0–1  Ivory Coast
Bakari   11'

Ivory Coast  6–1  Burundi
Drogba   7', 27', 32'
Bakari   56', 78'
Dindane   70'
Shabani   88'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manuel Monteiro Duarte (Cape Verde)

South Africa  2–1  Ivory Coast
Bartlett   21'
Nomvete   65'
Kalou   41'

Burundi  0–2  South Africa
Mokoena   1'
Fredericks   30'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Berhane Teshome (Ethiopia)

Group 12

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Algeria 4 3 1 0 6 1 5 10
  Chad 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
  Namibia 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 3
Source: [citation needed]
Namibia  0–1  Algeria
Benjamin   5' (o.g.)
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Felix Tangawarima (Zimbabwe)

Algeria  4–1  Chad
Akrour   26', 72' (pen.)
Belmadi   54', 69'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ahmed Redha El Batadji (Egypt)

Chad  2–0  Namibia
Hisseine   57', 90'

Namibia  2–1  Chad
Dieergaardt   24'
Hummel   76' (pen.)
Hissein   35'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eugênio Bernardo Colembi (Angola)

Algeria  1–0  Namibia
Kraouche   5'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ahmed Auda (Egypt)

Chad  0–0  Algeria

Group 13

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Rwanda 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
  Uganda 4 1 2 1 2 2 0 5
  Ghana 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
Source: [citation needed]
Uganda  1–0  Ghana
Obwiny   52'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Hassan Mohamed (Somalia)

Ghana  4–2  Rwanda
Ntaganda   24' (o.g.)
Mohammed   42'
Asampong   58'
Boateng   70' (pen.)
Milly   16'
Ndikumana   43' (pen.)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Pare Lassina (Burkina Faso)

Rwanda  0–0  Uganda
Referee: Mohamed Bakhit (Sudan)

Uganda  0–1  Rwanda
Gatete   40'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Alemu Gizate (Ethiopia)

Ghana  1–1  Uganda
Amoah   84' Bajope   16'

Rwanda  1–0  Ghana
Gatete   49'
Attendance: 40,000

Best runner-up

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The best runner-up from groups with four teams would qualify for the finals.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Zimbabwe 6 4 1 1 9 2 7 13
  Zambia 6 3 2 1 6 5 1 11
  Libya 6 3 1 2 12 8 4 10
  Sierra Leone 6 3 1 2 7 4 3 10
  Togo 6 3 1 2 9 7 2 10
  Congo 6 2 3 1 5 4 1 9
  Niger 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9
Source: [citation needed]
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