Rwanda at the Africa Cup of Nations

Rwanda participated once in the Africa Cup of Nations in 2004 in Tunisia.[1] At the tournament, they lost their opening match 2–1 to Tunisia before winning their first ever point in the competition after a 1–1 draw against Guinea.[2] Rwanda went on to beat DR Congo in their final group match by a 1–0 scoreline, but it wasn't enough, as elsewhere in the group, Guinea and Tunisia drew, meaning both teams progressed to the quarter-finals, and Rwanda were eliminated.[3]

Overall record

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 to Ethiopia 1962 Part of  Belgium
Ghana 1963 to Ethiopia 1976 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1978 to Nigeria 1980 Did not enter
Libya 1982 to Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify
Egypt 1986 Did not enter
Morocco 1988 Withdrew
Algeria 1990 to Burkina Faso 1998 Did not enter
Ghana Nigeria 2000 to Mali 2002 Did not qualify
Tunisia 2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Egypt 2006 to South Africa 2013 Did not qualify
Equatorial Guinea 2015 Disqualified
Gabon 2017 to Ivory Coast 2023 Did not qualify
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
Total Group stage 1/34 3 1 1 1 3 3

Tournaments

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2004 African Cup of Nations

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia (H) 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Rwanda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  DR Congo 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Tunisia 2–1 Rwanda
Jaziri 27'
Santos 57'
Report Elias 31'

Rwanda 1–1 Guinea
K. Kamanzi 90+3' Report T. Camara 49'
Attendance: 4,000[5]
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

Rwanda 1–0 DR Congo
Makasi 74' Report

Goalscorers

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Rank Player 2004 Goals
1 João Elias Manamana 1 1
Karim Kamanzi 1 1
Saïd Makasi 1 1
Total 3 3

  – Best goalscorer(s) of the team

Squads

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References

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  1. ^ "Rwanda's football mercenaries". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2004. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Rwanda snatch dramatic point". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2004. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Rwanda dumped out". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 January 2004. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Tunisia vs. Rwanda - 24 January 2004 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  5. ^ "Tunisia vs. Congo DR - 28 January 2004 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  6. ^ "Rwanda vs. Congo DR - 1 February 2004 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-08-25.