AFCON 2012 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Burundi 2-1 to qualify for 2012 AFCON
ABIDJAN, Oct. 9, 2011 (AMP) — Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Burundi by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-0), in a AFCON qualifying game on Sunday afternoon. Ivory Coast secured their ticket to the AFCON finals. Burundi is eliminated.
Fixtures and Results : Group H
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 18 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)
Burundi at the AFCON
- Never qualified
- 7 participations in the qualifications (first in 1976)
Ivory Coast
2:1
Burundi
2:1 (0:0)
- 9 October 2011
- 14:00
- Abidjan
Group H
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 18 |
 Benin | 5 |
| Burundi | 5 |
 Rwanda | 3 |
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