AFCON 2015 Qualifiers : DR Congo beats Ivory Coast 4-3
ABIDJAN, Oct. 15, 2014 (AMP) — Equatorial Guinea 2015 (Qualifiers) : DR Congo defeated Ivory Coast by a score of 4-3 (halftime: 3-1), in a qualifying game for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday afternoon at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.
The result put the congolese second in Group D with 6 points. Ivory Coast is third with 6 points. In their next game, DR Congo will meet group leaders Cameroon at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium on November 15, while Ivory Coast will face Sierra Leone.
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)
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
3:4
DR Congo
3:4 (1:3)
- 15 October 2014
- 17:00
- Abidjan
Group D
Team | Pts |
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Cameroon | 10 |
DR Congo | 6 |
Ivory Coast | 6 |
Sierra Leone | 1 |
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