AFCON 1972 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Gabon 1-0 to qualify for next round
ABIDJAN, Nov. 22, 1970 (AMP) — Cameroon 1972 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Gabon by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in the second leg of a qualifying game on Sunday. Ivory Coast, who won the first leg (2-1), advance to the next round of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : First Round
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 3 appearances (first in 1965)
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Third Place (1965, 1968) Fourth Place (1970)
Gabon at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 1 participation in the qualifications
Ivory Coast
1:0
Gabon
1:0 (1:0)
- 22 November 1970
- Abidjan
AFCON History
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