AFCON 2008 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Madagascar 5-0
BOUAKé, Jun. 3, 2007 (AMP) — Ghana 2008 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Madagascar by a big score of 5-0 (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 9 points. Madagascar is bottom with no points. In their last game, Ivory Coast will meet second-placed Gabon on September 8, while Madagascar will face Gabon.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
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 at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1972)
Ivory Coast
5:0
Madagascar
5:0 (2:0)
- 3 June 2007
- Bouaké
Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 9 |
 Gabon | 3 |
| Madagascar | 0 |
Matches
AFCON History
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