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Okocha grabs African Nations Cup 1,000th goal

First Published: Jan 31, 2004

Nigeria star Austin 'Jay Jay' Okocha scored the 1,000th goal in the history of the African Nations Cup finals.

The landmark was reached when the Bolton Wanderers forward struck home a penalty in the 64th minute of the Group D match against South Africa in Monastir to give his side a 2-0 lead.

Everton's Joseph Yobo had scored the 999th goal when he gave Nigeria the lead with a close-range shot after just four minutes when goalkeeper Emile Baron fumbled the ball from a corner.

At the start of the tournament here, the total stood at 957 in the previous 23 editions of the event dating back to 1957.

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