AFCON 2015 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast beats Sierra Leone 2-1
ABIDJAN, Sep. 6, 2014 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated Sierra Leone by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 0-1), in a qualifying game for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday afternoon at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.
The result put the Ivorians second in Group D with 3 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet group leaders Cameroon at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium on September 10, while Sierra Leone will face DR Congo.
Fixtures and Results : Group D
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Overview
Ivory Coast at the AFCON
- 1 title (1992)
- 20 appearances (first in 1965)
- 25 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1992) Runners-up (2006, 2012) Third Place (1965, 1968, 1986, 1994) Fourth Place (1970, 2008)
Sierra Leone at the AFCON
- 2 appearances (first in 1994)
- 16 participations in the qualifications (first in 1974)
Ivory Coast
2:1
Sierra Leone
2:1 (0:1)
- 6 September 2014
- 17:00
- Abidjan
Group D
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Cameroon | 3 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | 0 |
 DR Congo | 0 |
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