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49 in for Tunisia 2004

49 countries have entered the qualification series for the next African Nations Cup, to be hosted by Tunisia in 2004. The Confederation of African Football announced the draw at the 2002 CAF finals in Mali. Entrants have been divided into 13 league groups, with ten groups comprising of four teams, and three groups with three teams each.

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Cameroon Defends Title

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroun yesterday in Bamako defended the African Nations Cup they won two years ago to join Egypt and Ghana as the only countries that have won the title four times. They also went into the record books as the third country after Egypt (1959) and Ghana (1965) that has won the trophy back to back.

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NATIONS' CUP RESULTS

Group A - Liberia, Nigeria, Algeria, Mali

Group B - South Africa, Ghana, Morocco, Burkina Faso

Group C - DR Congo, Togo, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire

Group D - Egypt, Zambia, Tunisia, Senegal

	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Cameroon	6	6	0	0	12	2	18
Nigeria	6	4	1	1	5	2	13
Senegal	6	4	1	1	8	4	13
Mali	6	2	2	2	5	5	8
Egypt	4	2	0	2	3	3	6
Ghana	4	1	2	1	2	2	5
South Africa	4	1	2	1	3	3	5
DR Congo	4	1	1	2	3	4	4
Morocco	3	1	1	1	3	4	4
Liberia	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
Togo	3	0	2	1	0	3	2
Tunisia	3	0	2	1	0	1	2
Algeria	3	0	1	2	2	5	1
Burkina Faso	3	0	1	2	2	4	1
Côte d'Ivoire	3	0	1	2	1	4	1
Zambia	3	0	1	2	1	3	1

P=Total Games Played, W=Win (3 points), D=Draw (1 point), L=Loss (0 points),

F=For (total goals scored), A=Against (total goals scored by opponents) P=Points

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Final

Date	Team	Team	Venue	Kick-off
Feb 10	Cameroon 3	Senegal 2	M Keita, Bamako	21:00

Third-place play-off
Feb 09	Mali 0	Nigeria 1	Mopti	21:00

Semi-finals
Feb 07	Mali 0	Cameroon 3	26 March, Bamako	18:00
Feb 07	Senegal 2	Nigeria 1	Segou	21:00

Quarter-finals
Feb 03	Nigeria 1	Ghana 0	26 March, Bamako	21:00
Feb 03	South Africa 0	Mali 2	Kayes	18:00
Feb 04	Cameroon 1	Egypt 0	Sikasso	18:00
Feb 04	Senegal 2	DR Congo 0	M Keita, Bamako	21:00

Preliminaries
Group A
Date	Team	Team	Venue	Kick-off
Jan 19	Mali 1	Liberia 1	Bamako	18:00
Jan 21	Algeria 0	Nigeria 1	Bamako	18:00
Jan 24	Mali 0	Nigeria 0	Bamako	21:00
Jan 25	Algeria 2	Liberia 2	Bamako	21:30
Jan 28	Mali 2	Algeria 0	Bamako	20:00
Jan 28	Liberia 0	Nigeria 1	Mopti	20:00
Group B
Date	Team	Team	Venue	Kick-off
Jan 20	Burkina Faso 0	South Africa 0	Segou	21:30
Jan 21	Ghana 0	Morocco 0	Segou	18:00
Jan 24	Ghana 0	South Africa 0	Segou	18:00
Jan 26	Burkina Faso 1	Morocco 2	Segou	17:30
Jan 30	Morocco 1	South Africa 3	Segou	18:00
Jan 30	Burkina Faso 1	Ghana 2	Mopti	18:00
Group C
Date	Team	Team	Venue	Kick-off
Jan 20	Cameroon 1	DR Congo 0	Sikasso	19:30
Jan 21	Côte d'Ivoire 0	Togo 0	Sikasso	20:00
Jan 25	Cameroon 1	Côte d'Ivoire 0	Sikasso	19:30
Jan 26	DR Congo 0	Togo 0	Sikasso	19:30
Jan 29	Cameroon 3	Togo 0	Sikasso	18:00
Jan 29	DR Congo 3	Côte d'Ivoire 1	Kayes	18:00
Group D
Date	Team	Team	Venue	Kick-off
Jan 20	Egypt 0	Senegal 1	Bamako	17:30
Jan 21	Tunisia 0	Zambia 0	Bamako	21:00
Jan 25	Egypt 1	Tunisia 0	Bamako	17:30
Jan 26	Senegal 1	Zambia 0	Bamako	21:30
Jan 31	Egypt 2	Zambia 1	Bamako	18:00
Jan 31	Senegal 0	Tunisia 0	Kayes	18:00

Africa: SA Withdraws From Nations Cup		This Day
Nigeria: Amodu: One Down, Who Next? [editorial]		This Day
Mali: At '2002 Nations Cup Finals: Monrovia's Foremost Sports Photographer Scores High Marks		News (Monrovia)
Nigeria: Amodu in a Muddle		News (Lagos)
Nigeria: Swept Away		Tempo
Nigeria: My Sack Not New, Says Amodu		P.M. News
Africa: Lion Kings		Tempo
Mali/Nigeria: Super Eagles Dismal Performance		Vanguard
Nigeria: Why We Chose Onigbinde - Ministry		P.M. News
Nigeria: Many Things Amodu Failed to Do		P.M. News
Tunisia: Coach Michel Retained for World Cup		This Day
Zimbabwe/Kenya: Fabisch Not Coming Back		Zimbabwe Standard
Mali/Nigeria: Why Eagles Failed		Vanguard
East Africa: What Ails Cecafa Region? [opinion]		Nation
Africa: 49 in for Tunisia 2004		Independent (Banjul)
Nigeria: Amodu Goes Into Hiding as NFA Decides His Fate Todau		P.M. News
Africa: Cameroon Won't Forget Senegal - Players		This Day
Africa: Cameroon Lift New Nations Cup Trophy		Vanguard
Nigeria/Mali: Fans Recall Memorable Moments in Mali 2002		This Day
Africa: What Mali Taught Us [editorial]		Monitor
Nigeria: Eagles World Cup Opponents Can't Win		Vanguard
Nigeria: Eagles Are Not Tired - Itamuagbor		Vanguard
Nigeria: The Shame That Departed With Eagles		Vanguard
Africa: Goodbye Mali, Hello Tunisia		P.M. News
Nigeria: Eagles Loss is a Blessing -Oneya		P.M. News
Mali: Total's Lucky Five Finally Return		Monitor
Tunisia: Tunis FA to Probe Poor Outing		This Day
Cameroon: Lessons From Yaounde's Historic Win [editorial]		Ghanaian Chronicle
Nigeria: Cup of Nations 2002: Whose Right to Broadcast [analysis]		This Day
Nigeria: Nations Cup Disaster Sets Aku, Oneya On Warpath		This Day
Nigeria: Amodu: Questions Begging for Answers		Daily Trust
South Africa: Zuma Shines Despite Bafana Bafana Failure		This Day
Nigeria: Keshi Reveals What Made Eagles Fail		Vanguard
Cameroon/Senegal: Nations Cup Final: Yaounde, Dakar in Battle of Lions		Vanguard
South Africa: Cool Heads Needed		Mail & Guardian
Mali/Senegal: Africa Cup of Nations		EA Standard
Nigeria: Arsenal Warns Kanu		P.M. News
Nigeria: It's More of Commitment [opinion]		P.M. News
Mali: Nations Cup Moves		This Day
Cameroon: Yaounde Confident of World Cup		This Day
Zambia: Africa 11 Eludes Lusaka Players		Post (Lusaka)
Cameroon: Mammoth Crowd Welcomes Indomitable Lions		Vanguard
Nigeria: Eagles Sneak Into Lagos; arrive in Trickles		P.M. News
Nigeria/Mali: Coming of Age [opinion]		P.M. News
Ghana/Nigeria: Lilongwe in Accra, Abuja Group D		Daily Times
Nigeria: Adefarati Blames Eagles' Failure On Indiscpline		This Day
Cameroon: Lions Return to Heroic Welcome		This Day
Nigeria/Cameroon: Aghahowa, West, Udeze Make African XI		Vanguard
Senegal/Cameroon: Lions On the Loose		New Vision
Nigeria/Mali: Eagles And Mali 2002 [opinion]		This Day
Africa: Who Emerges King of African Football?		Weekly Trust
Nigeria: Pros Abandon Eagles		Vanguard
Nigeria/Mali: Onigbinde Replaces Amodu		Vanguard
Nigeria: Alphonsus Dike Mourns for Eagles		Vanguard
Nigeria: I Accept Responsibility, Says Shuaib		Vanguard
Nigeria: Keshi Blames Ekeji for Eagles Disaster		Vanguard
Nigeria: Defeat Puts Eagle's S World Cup Plans in Danger		Vanguard
Senegal/Nigeria: We Never Thought of Losing		Vanguard
Cameroon/Ghana: Yaounde Chase Cairo, Accra for Record		Vanguard
Nigeria: Eagles Shun Closing Ceremony		P.M. News
Cameroon: Yaounde Re-Writes History, Become Four-Time Champions		P.M. News
Nigeria: Wenger to Sell Kanu for Me - Rebrov		This Day
Cameroon: Yaounde Wins Fourth Nations Cup		This Day
South Africa: Vonk Bounces Back After African Woe		This Day
Nigeria: Eagles' Nations Cup Exit Sparks Slanging Match		This Day
Nigeria: Travails of Stranded Citizens [opinion]		This Day
Nigeria: Eagle's Defender Incurs Amodu's Wrath		This Day
Cameroon: Just What is Yaounde's Magic?		New Vision
Cameroon: Yaounde Retains Nations Cup		Daily Trust
Cameroon: Dramatic Victory for Yaounde		Nation
Mali: Malian Dies Mourning Team's Defeat		This Day
Nigeria: Eagles Good for Gold		Weekly Trust
Senegal/Nigeria: Oruma Sinks Eagles As Dakar Triumphs		This Day
Cameroon: Yaounde's Goalkeeper Arrested		This Day
Nigeria/Senegal: Africa Cup of Nations		EA Standard
Mali/Nigeria: Bubble Bursts As Off-Field Trouble Mars Semis		New Vision
Nigeria: Lions At War		P.M. News
Nigeria: Suspension Weakens Super Eagles		P.M. News
Nigeria: Eagles' Fight for Crumbs		P.M. News
Nigeria: How Eagles Fell		P.M. News
Senegal/Nigeria: Dakar Devours Eagles - Get Pound of Flesh		P.M. News
Cameroon: Thomas Nkono Arrested		P.M. News
Gambia/Senegal: Fans Salute Lions' First Final		Daily Observer
Cameroon/Senegal: Yaounde, Dakar for Finals		This Day
Nigeria/Mali: Aku Denies Shunning Senators in Bamako		This Day
Nigeria: Aghahowa, Udeze to Miss Eagles Third Place Match		This Day
Congo-Kinshasa/Zambia: Foreign Players Saga Continues Unabated		Times of Zambia
Ghana: Accra Woos Nike for Black Stars		This Day
Nigeria/Mali: Ex-Naval Chief Pleads With Eagles		This Day
Nigeria: Ekeji Goes for Officials' Jugular		Vanguard

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