# 2004 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualification for the 2004 African Cup of Nations.

## Qualified teams

* Algeria
* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cameroon (qualified as holders)
* DR Congo
* Egypt
* Guinea
* Kenya
* Mali
* Morocco
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tunisia (qualified as hosts)
* Zimbabwe

## 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.

### Group 1

| 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 |

### Group 2

| 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 |

### Group 3

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

### Group 4

| 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 |

### Group 5

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

### Group 6

| 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 |

### Group 7

| 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 |

### Group 8

| 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 |

### Group 9

| 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 |

### Group 10

| 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 |

### Group 11

| 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 |

### Group 12

| 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 |

### Group 13

| 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 |

## Best runner-up

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 |