Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's African Qualifiers

The African Men's Olympic Qualifiers was held to determine the African national teams for under 23 that will participate at the 2004 Summer Olympics football tournament held in Athens.^[1]

2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Football African Qualifiers

Dates	8 November 2002 – 28 March 2004
← 2000 2008 →

Preliminary round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Seychelles	2–1	Mauritius	1–0	1–1
Malawi	1–3	Rwanda	1–1	0–2
Kenya	15–0	Somalia	11–0	4–0
Swaziland	3–5	Botswana	1–2	2–3
Mozambique	0–1	Lesotho	0–0	0–1
Ethiopia	2–1	Sudan	2–1	0–0
Libya	1–6	Chad	0–4	1–2
Congo	w/o	Central African Republic	—	—
Gambia	w/o	Guinea-Bissau	—	—
Mauritania	w/o	Cape Verde	—	—
Benin	w/o1	Equatorial Guinea	—	—

^1 Both withdrew.

8 November 2002 (2002-11-08)

Seychelles	1–0	Mauritius
Brutus 47'

23 November 2002 (2002-11-23)

Mauritius	1–1	Seychelles
Baldé (pen.)		Brutus

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9 November 2002 (2002-11-09)

Malawi	1–1	Rwanda

24 November 2002 (2002-11-24)

Rwanda	2–0	Malawi

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9 November 2002 (2002-11-09)

Kenya	11–0	Somalia
Mwalala 5', 29', 46' Oliech 27', 52', 70' I. Omondi 72' Owino 80' Mohamed 85' Ogeto 90' Fordy 90+2'

16 November 2002 (2002-11-16)

Somalia	0–4	Kenya
		Muranda 11' Owino 14' Onyango 75' H. Omondi 86'

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10 November 2002 (2002-11-10)

Swaziland	1–2	Botswana

24 November 2002 (2002-11-24)

Botswana	3–2	Swaziland
Mohambi

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10 November 2002 (2002-11-10)

Mozambique	0–0	Lesotho

29 November 2002 (2002-11-29)

Lesotho	1–0	Mozambique

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10 November 2002 (2002-11-10)

Ethiopia	2–1	Sudan
Khaled 66' (o.g.) Bekele 90' (pen.)		Noureldin Antar

23 November 2002 (2002-11-23)

Sudan	0–0	Ethiopia

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10 November 2002 (2002-11-10)

Liberia	0–4	Chad

24 November 2002 (2002-11-24)

Chad	2–1	Liberia

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Africa	2–1	Kenya	2–1	0–0
Algeria	w/o	Chad	5–0	—
Zambia	3–2	Botswana	3–2	0–0
Nigeria	3–1	Namibia	1–0	2–1
Uganda	5–4	Seychelles	3–2	2–2
Zimbabwe	2–3	Ethiopia	2–1	0–2
Cameroon	3–2	Congo	3–1	0–1
Angola	5–2	Lesotho	3–0	2–2
DR Congo	3–0	Rwanda	1–0	2–0
Mali	1–0	Guinea	1–0	0–0
Liberia	0–6	Ghana	0–5	0–1
Morocco	5–3	Gambia	4–0	1–3
Egypt	w/o	Tanzania	—	—
Ivory Coast	w/o	Burkina Faso	—	—
Senegal	w/o	Mauritania	—	—
Tunisia	Bye1

^1 Tunisia bye after both Benin and Equatorial Guinea withdrew.

7 June 2003 (2003-06-07)

South Africa	2–1	Kenya
Khenyeza 11' Mngomeni 31'		Malenya 56'

28 June 2003 (2003-06-28)

Kenya	0–0	South Africa

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13 June 2003 (2003-06-13)

Algeria	5–0	Chad
Bensaïd 7' (pen.), 8', 12', 53' Chaïb 68'

19 May Stadium, Annaba

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Chad	w/o	Algeria
Withdrew

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14 June 2003 (2003-06-14)

Zambia	3–2	Botswana

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Botswana	0–0	Zambia

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14 June 2003 (2003-06-14)

Nigeria	1–0	Namibia
Tykase 4'

MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta

28 June 2003 (2003-06-28)

Namibia	1–2	Nigeria
Toromba 16'		Obodo 6' (pen.) Nwogu 54'

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14 June 2003 (2003-06-14)

Uganda	3–2	Seychelles

28 June 2003 (2003-06-28)

Seychelles	2–2	Uganda

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15 June 2003 (2003-06-15)

Zimbabwe	2–1	Ethiopia

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Ethiopia	2–0	Zimbabwe

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15 June 2003 (2003-06-15)

Cameroon	3–1	Congo
Abada 34' Mokaké 41' Bengono 71'		Lokomo 85'

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Congo	1–0	Cameroon

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15 June 2003 (2003-06-15)

Angola	3–0	Lesotho
Loló 42' Chinho 79', 89'

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Lesotho	2–2	Angola
		Mendonça 54' Chinho

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15 June 2003 (2003-06-15)

DR Congo	1–0	Rwanda
Nsumbu 60'

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Rwanda	0–2	DR Congo

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15 June 2003 (2003-06-15)

Mali	1–0	Guinea
Traoré 21'

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Guinea	0–0	Mali

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25 June 2003 (2003-06-25)

Liberia	0–5	Ghana
		Boateng 4' Dong-Bortey Kyere Kwabena

29 June 2003 (2003-06-29)

Ghana	1–0	Liberia
Kyere 41'

Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi

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6 September 2003 (2003-09-06)

Morocco	4–0	Gambia
Bouden 13', 26', 41' Zairi 47'

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Mohamed Lamine Benaïssa (Algeria)

9 October 2003 (2003-10-09)

Gambia	3–1	Morocco

Second round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	6	3	3	0	8	2	+6	12	2004 Summer Olympics
2	Senegal	6	3	2	1	7	5	+2	11
3	Nigeria	6	3	1	2	11	7	+4	10
4	Egypt	6	0	0	6	1	13	−12	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

25 October 2003 (2003-10-25)

Tunisia	0–0	Senegal

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)

Egypt	0–2	Nigeria
		Akaruye 20' Babayaro 42'

Cairo

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20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)

Nigeria	1–1	Tunisia
Abiodun 15'		Saidi 68'

20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)

Senegal	2–0	Egypt
Ahmed 18' (o.g.) Diarra 82'

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3 January 2004 (2004-01-03)

Senegal	4–3	Nigeria
Nwaneri 3' (o.g.) Papa Waigo 6' Sène 75' (pen.) Bocandé 89'		Opabunmi 14' Yusuf 25' Odemwingie 56'

4 January 2004 (2004-01-04)

Egypt	1–3	Tunisia
Riad 82' (pen.)		Mouelhi 48' Jemâa 54' Trabelsi 70'

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21 February 2004 (2004-02-21)

Nigeria	2–0	Senegal
Idahor 60', 83'

22 March 2004 (2004-03-22)

Tunisia	2–0	Egypt
Zitouni 32' Haggui 58'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

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13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)

Nigeria	3–0	Egypt
Akaruye 40', 70' Ezeji 90'

13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)

Senegal	0–0	Tunisia

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27 March 2004 (2004-03-27)

Tunisia	2–0	Nigeria
Mouelhi 45' (pen.) Zitouni 79'

27 March 2004 (2004-03-27)

Egypt	0–1	Senegal
		Papa Waigo

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	6	4	0	2	10	5	+5	12	2004 Summer Olympics
2	Cameroon	6	3	2	1	10	4	+6	11
3	Ivory Coast	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7
4	DR Congo	6	1	1	4	5	14	−9	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)

DR Congo	1–4	Cameroon
Kalundjila 82'		Wansi Mokaké Ngon Mbamba

26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)

Mali	3–0	Ivory Coast
N'Diaye 45' Abouta 53' Diallo 90'

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21 December 2003 (2003-12-21)

Cameroon	2–0	Mali
Wansi 44' Webó 56'

21 December 2003 (2003-12-21)

Ivory Coast	4–1	DR Congo
Djédou 35', 81' Koutouan 39' Koné 46'		Kalobo 54'

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3 January 2004 (2004-01-03)

Ivory Coast	1–1	Cameroon
Djédou 12'		Rabihou 61'

4 January 2004 (2004-01-04)

DR Congo	0–2	Mali
		Sidibé 51', 76'

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22 February 2004 (2004-02-22)

Cameroon	2–0	Ivory Coast
Job 12' Mokaké 52'

22 February 2004 (2004-02-22)

Mali	3–1	DR Congo
Abouta 11', 36' Sidibé 32'		Nseke 29'

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13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)

Ivory Coast	2–1	Mali
Kouassi 19' Djédou 26'		Sidibé 47'

14 March 2004 (2004-03-14)

Cameroon	1–1	DR Congo
Job 60'		Nseke 44'

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27 March 2004 (2004-03-27)

DR Congo	1–0	Ivory Coast
Saddam 75'

28 March 2004 (2004-03-28)

Mali	1–0	Cameroon
Traoré 7'

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	6	3	2	1	12	3	+9	11	2004 Summer Olympics
2	Angola	6	3	1	2	0	4	−4	10
3	Ethiopia	6	3	0	3	3	10	−7	9
4	Uganda	6	1	1	4	4	10	−6	4

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

25 October 2003 (2003-10-25)

Uganda	1–2	Angola
Mwesigwa 52'		Loló 60' Miloy 74'

26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)

15:30 (UTC+0)

Morocco	4–0	Ethiopia
Chamakh 11' Souidi 15' Allaoui 65', 79'

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Attendance: Abdelfattah Isameddine (Egypt)

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21 December 2003 (2003-12-21)

Angola	0–0	Morocco

Luanda

21 December 2003 (2003-12-21)

Ethiopia	1–0	Uganda
Tafese 16'

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3 January 2004 (2004-01-03)

Uganda	1–1	Morocco
Bajope 18'		Bouden 15'

Kampala

4 January 2004 (2004-01-04)

Ethiopia	1–0	Angola
Zinabu 90'

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21 February 2004 (2004-02-21)

Morocco	5–0	Uganda
Zemmama 37' Bouden 38' Alioui 50' Kaïssi 78' Erbati 85'

22 February 2004 (2004-02-22)

Angola	4–0	Ethiopia
Bruno Mauro 15', 69' Chinho 52' Sotto 83'

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14 March 2004 (2004-03-14)

Angola	1–0	Uganda
Maurito 60'

14 March 2004 (2004-03-14)

Ethiopia	1–0	Morocco
Erbati 90+1' (o.g.)

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

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27 March 2004 (2004-03-27)

Morocco	2–1	Angola
Bouden 14', 37' (pen.)		Mendonça 35'

Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Mamadou Sowe (Gambia)

27 March 2004 (2004-03-27)

Uganda	2–1	Ethiopia
Sserunkuma 45' (pen.) Wagaruka 85'		Zeru 51'

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	6	4	1	1	7	2	+5	13	2004 Summer Olympics
2	Zambia	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
3	South Africa	6	2	0	4	7	7	0	6
4	Algeria	6	2	0	4	5	11	−6	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

24 October 2003 (2003-10-24)

Algeria	1–0	Zambia
Ali Hadji 3'

19 May Stadium, Annaba

26 October 2003 (2003-10-26)

Ghana	1–0	South Africa
Poku 82'

Accra

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20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)

Zambia	0–0	Ghana

20 December 2003 (2003-12-20)

16:30 (UTC+2)

South Africa	4–1	Algeria
Botha 3' (pen.), 4' Leremi 14' Vilakazi 72'		Bouzid 45+4'

Olympia Park, Rustenburg

Referee: Olamini Gilbert (Swaziland)

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2 January 2004 (2004-01-02)

16:00 (UTC+1)

Algeria	1–0	Ghana
Yahia 11'

Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida

3 January 2004 (2004-01-03)

South Africa	0–1	Zambia
		Mbesuma 48'

Potchefstroom

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21 February 2004 (2004-02-21)

Zambia	2–1	South Africa
Mbesuma 8' Mulenga 73'		Khenyeza 17'

Nchanga Stadium, Chingola

22 February 2004 (2004-02-22)

Ghana	2–0	Algeria
Addo 38' Poku 77'

Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi

Attendance: Aguidissou Crespin (Benin)

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13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)

17:00 (UTC+2)

Zambia	4–2	Algeria
Chinse 28' Mulenga 45' Chalwe 50' Chansa 90+1'		Bouguèche 19', 55'

Nchanga Stadium, Chingola

13 March 2004 (2004-03-13)

South Africa	1–2	Ghana
Vilakazi 52'		Pimpong 46', 71'

Mamelodi

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26 March 2004 (2004-03-26)

Algeria	0–1	South Africa
		Leremi 54'

Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida

28 March 2004 (2004-03-28)

Ghana	2–0	Zambia
Yahouza 20' Poku 80'

Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi