Ivory Coast beats Angola to reach AFCON quarterfinals
OUAGADOUGOU, Feb. 16, 1998 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 : Ivory Coast defeated Angola by a score of 5-2 (halftime: 3-1), in a AFCON group stage game on Monday night. Ivory Coast advance to the Quarterfinals. Angola is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Group C
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 13 appearances (first in 1965)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970)
Angola at the AFCON
- 2 appearance (1996)
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1982)
Ivory Coast
5:2
Angola
5:2 (3:1)
- 16 February 1998
- 20:00
- Ouagadougou
Group C
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 7 |
 South Africa | 5 |
| Angola | 2 |
 Namibia | 1 |
Matches
AFCON History
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