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.^[2][3]

In the final on 14 February 2004 at the Stade 7 November in Radès, in front of 60,000 supporters,^[4] Tunisia got off to a good start with a lead 1–0 after four minutes thanks to Mehdi Nafti crossing to Francileudo Santos, who scored his fourth goal of the tournament. At the end of the first half, Morocco equalised with a goal from Youssouf Hadji from and assist by Youssef Mokhtari.

Seven minutes into the second half, Tunisian striker Ziad Jaziri, gave his country the lead again, after a cross from Jose Clayton was not gathered by Moroccan keeper Khalid Fouhami.^[5] The match ended 2–1, giving Tunisia their first Africa Cup of Nations.^[6] Khaled Badra and Riadh Bouazizi lifted the cup after receiving it from President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.^[7] In winning the tournament, the Carthage Eagles became the 13th nation to be crowned African champions.

Roger Lemerre also became the first coach to win two different continental tournaments.^[8] The national team also won the African National Team of the Year award from the Confederation of African Football.