AFCON 2002 Qualifiers : Egypt beats Ivory Coast 1-0
ALEXANDRIA, Sep. 2, 2000 (AMP) — Mali 2002 (Qualifiers) : Egypt defeated Ivory Coast by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.
The result put the Egyptians top of Group 7 with 3 points. In their next game, Egypt will meet Sudan on October 8, while Ivory Coast will face Libya.
Fixtures and Results : Group 7
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Overview
Egypt at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998)
- 17 appearances (first in 1957)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998) Runners-up (1962) Third Place (1963, 1970, 1974) Fourth Place (1976, 1980, 1984)
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 14 appearances (first in 1965)
- 18 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970)
Egypt
1:0
Ivory Coast
1:0 (1:0)
- 2 September 2000
- Alexandria
Group 7
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Egypt | 3 |
 Libya | 0 |
 Sudan | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 |
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