AFCON 2000 Qualifiers : Congo-Brazzaville beats Ivory Coast 1-0
POINTE NOIRE, Feb. 28, 1999 (AMP) — Ghana Nigeria 2000 (Qualifiers) : Congo-Brazzaville defeated Ivory Coast by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The result put the Congolese top of Group 3 with 7 points. Ivory Coast is second with 6 points. In their next game, Congo-Brazzaville will meet second-placed Ivory Coast on April 11, while Ivory Coast will face Congo-Brazzaville.
Fixtures and Results : Group 3
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Overview
Congo-Brazzaville at the AFCON
- 1 title (1972)
- 5 appearances (first in 1968)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1972) Fourth Place (1974)
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 13 appearances (first in 1965)
- 17 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970)
Congo-Brazzaville
1:0
Ivory Coast
1:0 (1:0)
- 28 February 1999
- Pointe Noire
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Congo-Brazzaville | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 |
 Mali | 1 |
 Namibia | 0 |
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