AFCON 1998 Qualifiers : Benin and Ivory Coast tied at 0-0
COTONOU, Jul. 13, 1997 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 (Qualifiers) : Benin tied 0-0 with Ivory Coast, in a qualifying game for the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group 2 with 10 points. Benin is bottom with 2 points. In their last game, Ivory Coast will meet second-placed Mali on July 27, while Benin will face Algeria.
Fixtures and Results : Group 2
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Overview
Benin at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 6 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
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
0:0
Ivory Coast
0:0 (0:0)
- 13 July 1997
- Cotonou
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 10 |
 Mali | 9 |
 Algeria | 7 |
| Benin | 2 |
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