AFCON 2012 : Ivory Coast beats Sudan 1-0
MALABO, Jan. 22, 2012 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 : Ivory Coast defeated Sudan by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Sunday afternoon.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group B with 3 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet Burkina Faso on January 26, while Sudan will face Angola.
Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 19 appearances (first in 1965)
- 23 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Runners-up (2006) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970, 2008)
Sudan at the AFCON
- 1 title (1970)
- 8 appearances (first in 1957)
- 21 participations in the qualifications (first in 1957)
- Statistics: Champions (1970) Runners-up (1959, 1963)
Ivory Coast
1:0
Sudan
1:0 (1:0)
- 22 January 2012
- 17:00
- Malabo
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 3 |
 Angola | 0 |
 Burkina Faso | 0 |
| Sudan | 0 |
Matches
- Ivory Coast 1-0 Sudan
- Burkina Faso - Angola 20:00
- Sudan - Angola 17:00
- Ivory Coast - Burkina Faso 20:00
- Sudan - Burkina Faso 19:00
- Ivory Coast - Angola 19:00
AFCON History
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