AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Benin 3-0
ABIDJAN, Mar. 27, 2005 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Benin by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group 3 with 15 points. Benin is 5th with 2 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet third-placed Libya on June 3, while Benin will face Cameroon.
Fixtures and Results : Group 3
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Overview
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 at the AFCON
- 1 appearances (2004)
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1980)
Ivory Coast
3:0
Benin
3:0 (2:0)
- 27 March 2005
- 16:00
- Abidjan
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 15 |
 Cameroon | 11 |
 Libya | 10 |
 Egypt | 7 |
| Benin | 2 |
 Sudan | 2 |
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