2004 African Cup of Nations

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2004 African Cup of Nations
  • 2004 Nokia African Cup of Nations
  • Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2004
  • كأس الأمم الأفريقية 2004
2004 Africa Cup of Nations logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates24 January – 14 February
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Third placeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fourth placeFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored88 (2.75 per match)
Attendance617,500 (19,297 per match)
Top scorer(s)(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Jay-Jay Okocha
2002
2006

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. [1]

Contents

Qualification took place from 7 September 2002 to 6 July 2003. [2] 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, [3] 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.

Host selection

Bids :

The organization of the 2004 edition was awarded to Tunisia on 4 September 2000 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. [3] Voters had a choice between four countries : Malawi and Zambia (joint bid), Tunisia and Zimbabwe.

Benin and Togo were both also candidates at the start (joint bid) but withdrew on 4 September 2000 before the meeting.

This edition was awarded to Tunisia which represented Africa in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France by taking the majority of the votes of the CAF Executive Committee members which are 13 after its impressive success in the 1994 edition.

This is the third time that Tunisia has hosted the African Cup after 1965 and 1994 Africa Cup of Nations.

Results
Nation(s)Votes
Tunisia9
Zimbabwe3
Malawi / Zambia1
Benin / TogoWithdrew
Total votes13

Sponsorship

On 20 September 2003, in Tunis, Nokia acquired from CAF the right to be the "title sponsor" of the 24th edition, [4] which is therefore officially called Nokia Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia 2004. [5]

Sponsors list [6]
Title sponsorOfficial sponsorsRegional sponsors

Mascot

To choose the tournament mascot, the organizing committee is launching a competition open to the entire Tunisian population. The only rules imposed, this mascot must be an eagle and must represent football, Africa and Tunisia.

Of the fifty or so proposals submitted to the committee, it is the work of Malek Khalfallah that is retained. It is an eagle, which the author baptized Nçayir. The colors of its equipment, red and white, refer to the colors of the Tunisian flag. [7]

Match ball

The official ball for the 2004 African Cup of Nations is the Adidas Fevernova. Designed two years earlier by Adidas for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the ball was reused during 2004 African Cup of Nations. [8]

Qualification

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Qualified
Failed to qualify
Withdrew or did not enter
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The 49 nations registered for the competition are divided into thirteen groups: ten groups of four teams and three groups of three teams. The selections of Guinea-Bissau, Sao Tome and Principe and Djibouti forfeit before the start of qualifying.

The first of each group qualify for the final tournament in Tunisia, as well as the best of the second. Cameroon, as defending champion, and Tunisia, as host country, are automatically qualified for the final phase of the competition. [9]

First participation

Benin, Rwanda and Zimbabwe managed to qualify for the AFCON for the first final phase of their history, after finishing at the top of their group in the qualifiers in front of two former African champions, Sudan and Ghana. [10]

Qualified teams

The following sixteen teams qualified for the tournament.

TeamMethod of qualificationFinals appearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance FIFA ranking at start of event
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Hosts11th 2002 Runners-up (1965, 1996)45
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Holders13th 2002 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)14
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Group 1 winners13th 2002 Winners (1980, 1994)35
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Group 2 winners7th 1998 Runners-up (1976)102
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Group 3 winners1stNoneDebut123
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Group 4 winners6th 2002 Fourth place (1998)72
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Group 5 winners5th 1992 Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992)76
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Group 6 winners4th 2002 Runners-up (1972)51
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Group 7 winners12th 2002 Winners (1976)38
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Group 8 winners9th 2002 Runners-up (2002)33
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo Group 9 winners14th 2002 Winners (1968, 1974)54
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Group 10 winners19th 2002 Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998)32
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Group 11 winners5th 2002 Winners (1996)36
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group 12 winners13th 2002 Winners (1990)63
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Group 13 winners1stNoneDebut109
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Group 14 winners1stNoneDebut49

Venues

The five cities selected to host the event are coastal. [11]

Tunis Tunis
Stade 7 November Stade El Menzah
Capacity: 60,000 [12] Capacity: 45,000 [13]
Tunisia - Netherlands (Stade de Rades).jpg Stade Olympique d'El Menzah.jpg
Sousse Bizerte
Stade Olympique de Sousse Stade 15 Octobre
Capacity: 28,000 [14] Capacity: 20,000 [15]
Stade olympique de Sousse.jpg Stade de bizerte.jpg
Monastir Sfax
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Capacity: 22,000 [16] Capacity: 22,000 [17]
Stade Mustapha-Ben-Jennet.jpg Stade taieb mehiri.JPG

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations.

Referees

Squads

As is the case in all versions of the African Cup of Nations, each team participating in the tournament must consist of 23 players (including three goalkeepers). Participating national teams must confirm the final list of 23 players no later than ten days before the start of the tournament. In the event that a player suffers an injury which prevents him from participating in the tournament, his team has the right to replace him with another player at any time up to 24 hours before the team's first game.

Format

Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot; the other 15 teams qualified through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams each. The teams in each group played a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-final losers played in a third place match, while the semi-final winners played in the final.

Draw

The draw took place on 20 September 2003 in Tunis. [18] [19] [20] The sixteen teams were divided into four pots according to their performances in past Cup of Nations tournaments.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (hosts)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (title holders)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe

Match summary

The 16 national teams participating in the tournament together played a total of 32 matches ranging from group stage and progression matches to knockout matches, with teams eliminated through the various progressive stages. Rest days are set aside during the different stages to allow players to recover during the tournament.

Group stage

Teams highlighted in green progress to the quarter-finals. [21]

All times local: CET (UTC+1)

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74): [22]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (H)321062+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 312043+15
3Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 31113304
4Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo 30031650
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts


Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Jaziri Soccerball shade.svg27'
Santos Soccerball shade.svg57'
Elias Soccerball shade.svg31'
Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Raphaël Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg1–2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Masudi Soccerball shade.svg35' T. Camara Soccerball shade.svg68'
Feindouno Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abubakar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)

Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
K. Kamanzi Soccerball shade.svg90+3' T. Camara Soccerball shade.svg49'
Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg3–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo
Santos Soccerball shade.svg55', 87'
Braham Soccerball shade.svg65'
Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Ben Achour Soccerball shade.svg58' T. Camara Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hailemalek Tessama (Ethiopia)

Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg1–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo
Makasi Soccerball shade.svg74'
Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
Attendance: 700
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 321073+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 312041+35
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 31024623
4Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 30121651
Source: [ citation needed ]
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Mulama Soccerball shade.svg58' Sissoko Soccerball shade.svg28'
Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg63', 81'
Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Niang Soccerball shade.svg4', 31'
P. B. Diop Soccerball shade.svg19'
Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Minoungou Soccerball shade.svg50' Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg34'
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg37'
S. Coulibaly Soccerball shade.svg78'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Beye Soccerball shade.svg45+2' D. Traoré Soccerball shade.svg34'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 7,550
Referee: Raphaël Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Ake Soccerball shade.svg51'
Oliech Soccerball shade.svg64'
Baraza Soccerball shade.svg83'
Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
Attendance: 4,550
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 312064+25Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 31114404
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 31113304
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31026823
Source: [ citation needed ]
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg1–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
P. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg46' T. Abdel Hamid Soccerball shade.svg58'
Barakat Soccerball shade.svg63'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg43' Zafour Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg5–3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
M'Boma Soccerball shade.svg31', 44', 65'
M'Bami Soccerball shade.svg40', 67'
P. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg8', 47' (pen.)
Nyandoro Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abubakar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Mamouni Soccerball shade.svg13'
Achiou Soccerball shade.svg86'
Belal Soccerball shade.svg25'

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Achiou Soccerball shade.svg73' A. Ndlovu Soccerball shade.svg65'
Lupahla Soccerball shade.svg71'

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 321061+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 320162+46
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31113524
4Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 30031870
Source: [ citation needed ]
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Hadji Soccerball shade.svg77'

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Nomvethe Soccerball shade.svg58', 76'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Yobo Soccerball shade.svg4'
Okocha Soccerball shade.svg64' (pen.)
Odemwingie Soccerball shade.svg81', 83'

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Chamakh Soccerball shade.svg17'
Adjamossi Soccerball shade.svg73' (o.g.)
Ouaddou Soccerball shade.svg75'
El Karkouri Soccerball shade.svg80'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Safri Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.) Mayo Soccerball shade.svg29'

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Lawal Soccerball shade.svg35'
Utaka Soccerball shade.svg76'
Latoundji Soccerball shade.svg90'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
7 February – Tunis (Radès)
 
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1
 
11 February – Tunis (Radès)
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (pen.)1 (5)
 
8 February – Monastir
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1 (3)
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
 
14 February – Tunis (Radès)
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2
 
8 February – Sfax
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (a.e.t.)3
 
11 February – Sousse
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
 
7 February – Tunis (El Menzah)
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0 Third place
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2
 
13 February – Monastir
 
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
 
 
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1
 

Quarter-finals

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Kanouté Soccerball shade.svg45'
Diarra Soccerball shade.svg90'
Feindouno Soccerball shade.svg15'
Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Mnari Soccerball shade.svg65'

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Eto'o Soccerball shade.svg42' Okocha Soccerball shade.svg45'
Utaka Soccerball shade.svg73'

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Chamakh Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Hadji Soccerball shade.svg113'
Zairi Soccerball shade.svg120+1'
Cherrad Soccerball shade.svg84'
Stade Taïeb El Mhiri, Sfax
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Abdel Hakim Shelmani (Libya)

Semi-finals

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Badra Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.) Report Okocha Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)
Penalties
Badra Soccerball shad check.svg
Santos Soccerball shad check.svg
Mhedhebi Soccerball shad check.svg
Ben Achour Soccerball shad check.svg
Haggui Soccerball shad check.svg
5–3Soccerball shad check.svg Utaka
Soccerball shade cross.svg Odemwingie
Soccerball shad check.svg Yobo
Soccerball shad check.svg Udeze
Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg14', 58'
Hadji Soccerball shade.svg80'
Baha Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Report

Third place match

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Okocha Soccerball shade.svg16'
Odemwingie Soccerball shade.svg52'
Abouta Soccerball shade.svg70'
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Final

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Santos Soccerball shade.svg5'
Jaziri Soccerball shade.svg52'
Mokhtari Soccerball shade.svg38'
Stade 7 November, Tunis
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Falla N'Doye (Senegal)
 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
champions 
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia

First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 88 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

[23] [24]

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

Man of the Competition
Flag of Nigeria.svg Jay-Jay Okocha [25]
Top Scorer
Flag of Tunisia.svg Francileudo Santos [26]
(4 goals)

CAF AFCON Team of the Tournament

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Nigeria.svg Vincent Enyeama Flag of Morocco.svg Walid Regragui
Flag of Tunisia.svg Khaled Badra
Flag of Morocco.svg Abdeslam Ouaddou
Flag of Cameroon.svg Timothée Atouba
Flag of Algeria.svg Karim Ziani
Flag of Tunisia.svg Riadh Bouazizi
Flag of Nigeria.svg Jay-Jay Okocha
Flag of Nigeria.svg John Utaka
Flag of Mali.svg Frédéric Kanouté
Flag of Morocco.svg Youssouf Hadji
Source: [27]

Tournament rankings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (H)6510104+616champion
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 6411144+1013Runner up
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6402115+6123rd position
4Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 631210100104 position
5Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 412142+25Eliminated in the quarter-finals
6Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 412176+15
7Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 41125504
8Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 41125724
9Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 31113304Eliminated in the group stage
10Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 31113304
11Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31113524
12Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 31024623
13Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31026823
14Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 30121651
15Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  DR Congo 30031650
16Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 30031870
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

Media

Broadcasting

TerritoryChannel
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Tunis 7 [6]
Flag of France.svg  France Canal+
Flag of the Arab League.svg MENA ART
  Sub-Saharan AfricaLC 2 AFNEX

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Ivory Coast is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations. Ivory Coast has won the tournament three times, most recently as hosts in 2023. They previously won in 1992 and 2015. Ivory Coast has also finished as runner up twice, in 2006 and 2012.

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