The 2004 African Cup of Nations Final was a

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match that took place on 14 February 2004 at the Stade 7 November in

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, to determine the winner of the

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, the football championship of Africa organized by the

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

Road to the final

Match details

Summary

In the final on 14 February 2004 at the Stade 7 November in

, in front of 70,000 supporters, Tunisia got off to a good start with a lead 1–0 after four minutes thanks to

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centered on

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, 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 Youssouf Hadji ( ar, يوسف حجي; born 25 February 1980) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He notably had three spells for French side AS Nancy, also serving as the team captain, making 378 a ...

on a lift from Youssef Mokhtari. Seven minutes passed in the second half before another Tunisian striker,

Ziad Jaziri Ziad Jaziri ( ar, زياد جزيري) (born 12 July 1978 in Tunis) is a Tunisian former Association footballer, football striker. He has 64 caps and 14 goals for the Tunisia national football team, national team, and was called up to the 2006 F ...

, gave his country the lead. The match finally ends with the score of 2–1, giving Tunisia their first

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. Khaled Badra and Riadh Bouazizi lift the cup after receiving it from President

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. The Carthage Eagles are the 13th selection in history to be crowned African champions.

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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

. 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.

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