AFCON 2008 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Madagascar 3-0
ANTANANARIVO, Mar. 25, 2007 (AMP) — Ghana 2008 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Madagascar by a score of 3-0 (halftime: 2-0), in a qualifying game for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group 1 with 6 points. Madagascar is bottom with no points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet third-placed Madagascar on June 3, while Madagascar will face Ivory Coast.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
Madagascar at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1972)
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 16 appearances (first in 1965)
- 21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Runners-up (2006) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970)
Madagascar
0:3
Ivory Coast
0:3 (0:2)
- 25 March 2007
- Antananarivo
Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 6 |
 Gabon | 3 |
| Madagascar | 0 |
Matches
AFCON History
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