AFCON 2012 : Ivory Coast beats Burkina Faso 2-0
MALABO, Jan. 26, 2012 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 : Ivory Coast defeated Burkina Faso by a score of 2-0 (halftime: 1-0), in a AFCON group stage game on Thursday night.
The result put the Ivorians top of Group B with 6 points. Burkina Faso is bottom with no points. In their last game, Ivory Coast will meet second-placed Angola on January 30, while Burkina Faso will face Sudan.
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)
Burkina Faso at the AFCON
- 7 appearances (first in 1996)
- 12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1998)
Ivory Coast
2:0
Burkina Faso
2:0 (1:0)
- 26 January 2012
- 20:00
- Malabo
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 6 |
 Angola | 4 |
 Sudan | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 |
Matches
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