2004 African Cup of Nations
The 2004 African Cup of Nations, known as the 2004 AFCON or CAN 2004 for short and as the Nokia African Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004 for sponsorship purposes, was the 24th edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football hosted in Tunisia from 24 January and 14 February 2004.
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 24 January – 14 February |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Morocco |
| Third place | Nigeria |
| Fourth place | Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 88 (2.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 617,500 (19,297 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
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| Best player(s) | Jay-Jay Okocha |
Qualification took place from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003. Cameroon as title holder and Tunisia as host country automatically qualified for the final phase of the tournament. As in the 2002 edition, sixteen teams, divided into four groups each comprising four teams, took part in the competition. The defending champions Cameroon were eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing 1–2 to Nigeria.
Tunisia won their first title after defeating one-time champions Morocco 2–1 in the final, and Nigeria finished third after beating Mali 2–1 in the third place play-off. As champions, Tunisia qualified for the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany, as a representative of CAF.