AFCON 1978 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Mali 2-0 to qualify for next round
BOUAKé, Jul. 17, 1977 (AMP) — Ghana 1978 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Mali by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 2-0), in the second leg of a qualifying game on Sunday. Ivory Coast, who lost the first leg (0-1), advance to the next round of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Mali is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Second round
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 4 appearances (first in 1965)
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Third Place (1965, 1968) Fourth Place (1970)
Mali at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (1972)
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1972)
Ivory Coast
2:0
Mali
2:0 (2:0)
- 17 July 1977
- Bouaké
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