Episode
Match of the Day: 5th February 2004: African Cup of Nations
Overview
Highlights of today's group D games in which Nigeria - whose side should feature Premiership stars such as Jay-Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu - take on Benin, while former champions South Africa play Morocco.
Details
- Series
- Match of the Day
- Season
- Season 40
- Episode
- Episode 51
- Air date
- 2004-02-05
- Runtime
- 80 min
Episode context
5th February 2004: African Cup of Nations is Episode 51 in Season 2003/04 of Match of the Day. It aired on 2004-02-05. The runtime is 80 min.
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