AFCON 1998 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Mali 4-2 to qualify for 1998 AFCON
BOUAKé, Jul. 27, 1997 (AMP) — Burkina Faso 1998 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Mali by a score of 4-2 (halftime: 2-0), in a AFCON qualifying game on Sunday. Ivory Coast secured their ticket to the AFCON finals. Mali is eliminated.
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)
Mali at the AFCON
- 2 appearances (first in 1972)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Runners-up (1972) Fourth Place (1994)
Ivory Coast
4:2
Mali
4:2 (2:0)
- 27 July 1997
- Bouaké
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 13 |
 Algeria | 10 |
| Mali | 9 |
 Benin | 2 |
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