AFCON 1998 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Benin 1-0
BOUAKé, Jan. 26, 1997 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Benin by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The result put the Ivorians third in Group 2 with 3 points. Benin is bottom with no points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet group leaders Mali on February 23, while Benin will face Algeria.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 12 appearances (first in 1965)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970)
Benin at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Ivory Coast
1:0
Benin
1:0 (1:0)
- 26 January 1997
- Bouaké
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Mali | 6 |
 Algeria | 3 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 |
| Benin | 0 |
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