AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Egypt 2-0

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Posted on 19 June 2005 18:00

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)