AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Egypt 2-0
ABIDJAN, Jun. 19, 2005 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Egypt by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group 3 with 19 points. Egypt is third with 13 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet second-placed Cameroon on September 4, while Egypt will face Benin.
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)
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

2:0

Egypt
2:0 (1:0)
- 19 June 2005
- 16:00
- Abidjan
Group 3
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 19 |
![]() | 17 |
![]() | 13 |
![]() | 11 |
![]() | 2 |
![]() | 2 |
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