Episode

Match of the Day: 27th January 2004: African Cup of Nations

Name: Match of the Day: 27th January 2004: African Cup of Nations
Released: 2004-01-27
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Gary Lineker, Jimmy Hill, John Motson, Barry Davies, Des Lynam

Match of the DaySeason 2003/042004-01-27

Overview

Highlights of today's group D games, in which Nigeria took on Morocco and South Africa played Benin.

Details

Series: Match of the Day
Season: Season 40
Episode: Episode 34
Air date: 2004-01-27
Runtime: 80 min

Episode context

27th January 2004: African Cup of Nations is Episode 34 in Season 2003/04 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2004-01-27. The runtime is 80 min.

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Episode 33: 27th January 2004: African Cup of Nations: Nigeria v Morocco 2004-01-27 | 80 min Mark Bright presents coverage of this group D clash at the Monastir Stadium. Led by a host of Premiership stars, including Arsenal's Nwankwo Kanu , Nigeria are among the favourites to win. Morocco, however, have some stars of their own, including Coventry's Youssef Safri.

Episode 35: 28th January 2004: African Cup of Nations: Tunisia v DR Congo 2004-01-28 | 80 min What will be the outcome of tonight's group A fixture at the Rades Stadium between two pre-tournament favourites?

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Episode 32: 26th January 2004: African Cup of Nations 2004-01-26 | 80 min Highlights from Senegal v Burkino Faso. Also in group B, Kenya play Mali.

Episode 36: 28th January 2004: African Cup of Nations 2004-01-28 | 80 min Highlights of today's games. Tunisia play DR Congo, while Rwanda take on Guinea.

Episode 31: 26th January 2004: African Cup of Nations: Senegal v Burkina Faso 2004-01-26 | 80 min Mark Bright with action from group B as Senegal - led by Liverpool forward El Hadji Diouf - take on Burkina Faso in El Menzah.

Episode 37: 29th January 2004: African Cup of Nations 2004-01-29 | 80 min Mark Bright presents coverage of this group C tie in Sfax. Will the defending champions have an easy ride - or will the striking power of Adam and Peter Ndlovu result in a surprise win for the newcomers?

Episode 30: 25th January 2004: African Cup of Nations 2004-01-25 | 80 min Highlights of the day's play: Cameroon v Algeria and DR Congo v Guinea.

Episode 38: 29th January 2004: African Cup of Nations 2004-01-29 | 80 min Garth Crooks introduces highlights of today's group C ties. Defending champions Cameroon face Zimbabwe. And Algeria and Egypt, two strong North African teams, come face-to-face in Sousse, Tunisia.

Episode 29: 25th January 2004: African Cup of Nations: Cameroon v Algeria 2004-01-25 | 80 min Mark Bright presents coverage from Sousse of the defending champions' first match in group C against Algeria.

Episode 39: 30th January 2004: African Cup of Nations: Senegal v Kenya 2004-01-30 | 80 min Mark Bright introduces coverage of this group B match in Bizerte. In 2002 Senegal narrowly lost the final on penalties to Cameroon - can they go one better this time around?

Episode 28: 25th January 2004: FA Cup Fourth Round 2004-01-25 | 80 min Manchester City v Tottenham. Coverage of this all-Premiership FA Cup fourth-round tie from the City of Manchester Stadium. Kevin Keegan's men face Spurs following their third-round replay against Leicester, a 3-1 result that ended a 14-match run without a win. Spurs are looking for their first silverware since 1999's League Cup. But they are without striker Freddie Kanoute , who is playing in the African Cup of Nations for Mali.

Episode 40: 30th January 2004: African Cup of Nations 2004-01-30 | 80 min Highlights from group B matches, with defending champions Cameroon playing underdogs Kenya in Bizerte.