AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Benin 1-0
COTONOU, Oct. 10, 2004 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Benin by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group 3 with 12 points. Benin is 5th with 2 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet Benin on March 27, while Benin will face Ivory Coast.
Fixtures and Results : Group 3
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Overview
Benin at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (2004)
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
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)
Benin
0:1
Ivory Coast
0:1 (0:0)
- 10 October 2004
- 16:00
- Cotonou
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 12 |
 Libya | 10 |
 Cameroon | 8 |
 Egypt | 7 |
| Benin | 2 |
 Sudan | 2 |
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