AFCON 1980 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Benin 4-1 to qualify for next round
Sep. 30, 1979 (AMP) — Nigeria 1980 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Benin by a score of 4-1 (halftime: 4-1), 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. Benin is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : First round
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 4 appearances (first in 1965)
- 8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Third Place (1965, 1968) Fourth Place (1970)
Benin at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 1 participation in the qualifications
Ivory Coast
4:1
Benin
4:1 (4:1)
- 30 September 1979
AFCON History
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