AFCON 2006 Qualifiers : Cameroon beats Ivory Coast 3-2
ABIDJAN, Sep. 4, 2005 (AMP) — Egypt 2006 (Qualifiers) : Cameroon defeated Ivory Coast by a score of 3-2 (halftime: 2-1), in a qualifying game for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Cameroonians top of Group 3 with 20 points. Ivory Coast is second with 19 points. In their last game, Cameroon will meet third-placed Egypt on October 8, while Ivory Coast will face Sudan.
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)
Cameroon at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)
- 13 appearances (first in 1970)
- 20 participations in the qualifications (first in 1968)
- Statistics: Champions (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) Runners-up (1986) Third Place (1972) Fourth Place (1992)

Ivory Coast

2:3

Cameroon
2:3 (1:2)
- 4 September 2005
- 16:00
- Abidjan
Group 3
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 20 |
![]() | 19 |
![]() | 13 |
![]() | 12 |
![]() | 6 |
![]() | 2 |
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