AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Egypt 2-1
ALEXANDRIA, Jun. 20, 2004 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Egypt by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday night.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group 3 with 6 points. Egypt is third with 3 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet second-placed Cameroon on July 4, while Egypt will face Benin.
Fixtures and Results : Group 3
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Overview
Egypt at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998)
- 19 appearances (first in 1957)
- 24 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)
- 15 appearances (first in 1965)
- 20 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970)
Egypt
1:2
Ivory Coast
1:2 (0:1)
- 20 June 2004
- 20:00
- Alexandria
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 6 |
 Cameroon | 4 |
| Egypt | 3 |
 Benin | 1 |
 Libya | 1 |
 Sudan | 1 |
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