2004 Africa Cup of Nations final
# 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).

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

## Road to the final

| Tunisia | Tunisia | Round | Morocco | 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 7321062+4  Guinea 5312043+1  Rwanda 43111330  DR Congo 0300316−5 | Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Tunisia 7321062+4  Guinea 5312043+1  Rwanda 43111330  DR Congo 0300316−5 | Final standing | Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Morocco 7321061+5  Nigeria 6320162+4  South Africa 4311135−2  Benin 0300318−7 | Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD  Morocco 7321061+5  Nigeria 6320162+4  South Africa 4311135−2  Benin 0300318−7 |
| 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

### Summary

In the final on 14 February 2004 at the Stade 7 November in Radès, in front of 70,000 supporters, 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. The match finally ends with the score of 2–1, giving Tunisia their first Africa Cup of Nations. Khaled Badra and Riadh Bouazizi lift the cup after receiving it from President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. 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. 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

| 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)
