Ivory Coast beats Ghana to reach AFCON quarterfinals
CABINDA, Jan. 15, 2010 (AMP) — Angola 2010 : Ivory Coast defeated Ghana by a score of 3-1 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Friday night. Ivory Coast advance to the Quarterfinals.
Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 18 appearances (first in 1965)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Runners-up (2006) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970, 2008)
Ghana at the AFCON
- 4 titles (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)
- 17 appearances (first in 1963)
- 25 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) Runners-up (1968, 1970, 1992) Third Place (2008) Fourth Place (1996)
Ivory Coast
3:1
Ghana
3:1 (1:0)
- 15 January 2010
- 19:30
- Cabinda
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 4 |
 Burkina Faso | 1 |
| Ghana | 0 |
Matches
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