AFCON 2002 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Niger 6-0 to qualify for next round
ABIDJAN, Jul. 16, 2000 (AMP) — Mali 2002 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Niger by a big score of 6-0 (halftime: 2-0), in the second leg of a qualifying game on Sunday. Ivory Coast, who won the first leg (1-0), advance to the next round of the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Niger is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Preliminary round
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Overview
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)
Niger at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 8 participations in the qualifications (first in 1970)
Ivory Coast
6:0
Niger
6:0 (2:0)
- 16 July 2000
- Abidjan
AFCON History
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