Ivory Coast v Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast's forward #11 Jean Philippe Nils Stephan Krasso celebrates with Ivory Coast's midfielder #18 Ibrahim Sangare and Ivory Coast's forward #9 Jonathan Bamba after scoring his team's second goal during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group A

Ivory Coast ease to victory in AFCON opener

Ivory Coast's Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso scored in each half as the hosts completed a 2-0 Group A victory over Guinea Bissau in the Africa Cup of Nations opening game played in energy-sapping humidity on Saturday.

Jan 14, 2025, 06:16 am - Reuters

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Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Morocco	3	2	1	0	+5	7
Mali	3	0	3	0	0	3
Comoros	3	0	2	1	-2	2
Zambia	3	0	2	1	-3	2

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