2004 African Cup of Nations qualification
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Qualification for the 2004 African Cup of Nations.
Qualified teams
Qualifying round
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.[1]
Group A
Malawi  | 1–0 |  Angola |
|---|---|---|
Mwafulirwa  85' |
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)
Nigeria  | 2–2 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Kalu Uche 57' Odemwingie 62' (pen.) |
Figueiredo 9' Akwá 55' |
Attendance: 10,000
Group B
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Maxim Itur (Kenya)
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana (neutral ground)
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Attendance: 25,000
Group C
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Referee: Hillary Maxim (Kenya)
Attendance: 20,000
Tanzania pulled out for financial reasons and the game was awarded to Sudan.
Group D
| 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 |
| Congo | 0–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Central African Republic | 1–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Tamboulas 72' |
Fumo 60' |
Referee: Felipe Ndong (Equatorial Guinea)
| Burkina Faso | 2–1 | Central African Republic |
|---|---|---|
| A. Touré 60' Minoungou 75' |
Oueifio 38' |
| 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)
| Congo | 2–1 | Central African Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Embingou 6' Ewolo 52' |
Makita 84' |
| Burkina Faso | 4–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Dagano 6', 8' A. Touré 34' Minoungou 88' |
Referee: Hissene Ladoual (Chad)
| Mozambique | 1–0 | Central African Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Jossias 73' (pen.) |
Attendance: 15,000
| Central African Republic | 0–3 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Dagano 30', 71' Minoungou 90' |
Group E
| 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 |
| Mauritania | 0–2 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Lito 45' Toni 60' |
Referee: Salih Malick (Gambia)
| Cape Verde | 0–1 | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| Baraza 58' |
Referee: Aboubacar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)
| Togo | 1–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Adebayor 23' |
Referee: Idrissa Kaba (Liberia)
| Kenya | 4–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Mambo 15', 70' Oyuga 43' Oliech 43' |
| 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)
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.
| Mauritania | 0–0 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1–0 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Oliech 84' |
Attendance: 35,000
Group F
| 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 |
| Seychelles | 1–0 | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| Victor 50' |
| Mali | 3–0 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
| S. Keita 30' Sidibé 75' D. Coulibaly 85' |
| 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' |
| Seychelles | 2–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Baldé 75' (pen.) Zialor 81' |
A. Ndlovu 86' |
| Mali | 1–0 | Eritrea |
|---|---|---|
| S. Coulibaly 20' |
Referee: Aboubacar Charaf (Ivory Coast)
| Eritrea | 1–0 | Seychelles |
|---|---|---|
| Fessehaye 62' |
| Seychelles | 0–2 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| S. Traoré 60' B. Touré 85' |
Group G
| 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 |
| 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)
| 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' |
| Morocco | 2–0 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| El Yaagoubi 22' Zairi 75' |
| 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 H
| 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 |
Referee: Hichem Guirat (Tunisia)
Attendance: 10,000
Group I
Referee: Samuel Moeketsi (Lesotho)
Referee: Mohammed El Arjoun (Morocco)
Referee: Bernardo Colembi (Angola)
Referee: Pare Passina (Burkina Faso)
Referee: Mathew Katjimune (Namibia)
Referee: Nunkoo Rajanand (Mauritius)
Swaziland  | 3–2 |  Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Siza Dlamini 7', 25' Sibusiso Dlamini 18' |
Mogaladi 41' Kolagano 56' |
Attendance: 10,000
Group J
| 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 |
| Madagascar | 1–0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Menahely 73' |
Referee: Aaron Dkole (Zambia)
| Mauritius | 0–1 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| Menahely 26' |
| Egypt | 6–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| El-Tabei 1' Belal 9', 24', 56', 83' Mido 41' |
| Madagascar | 0–2 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Perle 16' Appou 31' (pen.) |
Group K
| 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 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Mayo 13' Buckley 39' |
| Burundi | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Bakari 11' |
Referee: Michel Gasingwa (Rwanda)
| Ivory Coast | 6–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Drogba 7', 27', 32' Bakari 56', 78' Dindane 70' |
Shabani 88' |
| South Africa | 2–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Bartlett 21' Nomvete 65' |
Kalou 41' |
| Burundi | 0–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Mokoena 1' Fredericks 30' |
Group L
Referee: Maurice Dimanche (Central African Republic)
Group M
Referee: Mohamed Bakhit (Sudan)
Attendance: 40,000
Best runner-up
The best runner-up from groups with four teams would qualify for the finals.