AFCON 2015 Qualifiers : Ivory Coast defeats DR Congo 2-1
KINSHASA, Oct. 11, 2014 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 (Qualifiers) : Ivory Coast defeated DR Congo by a score of 2-1 (halftime: 1-0), in a qualifying game for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday afternoon at the Tata Raphael Stadium in Kinshasa.
The result put the Ivorians second in Group D with 6 points. DR Congo is third with 3 points. In their next game, Ivory Coast will meet third-placed DR Congo at the Tata Raphael Stadium on October 15, while DR Congo will face Ivory Coast.
Fixtures and Results : Group D
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Overview
DR Congo at the AFCON
- 2 titles (1968, 1974)
- 16 appearances (first in 1965)
- 23 participations in the qualifications (first in 1965)
- Statistics: Champions (1968, 1974) Third Place (1998) Fourth Place (1972)
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)
DR Congo
1:2
Ivory Coast
1:2 (0:1)
- 11 October 2014
- 15:30
- Kinshasa
Group D
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Cameroon | 7 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 |
| DR Congo | 3 |
 Sierra Leone | 1 |
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