ANC: This is a World Cup Finalist?! Elvis (No, Not That One) Helps Malawi Knock Off Algeria; Goose Eggs For Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso

At Luanda, Angola:

Russel Mwafulirwa (17'), Elvis Kafoteka (35'), and Dave Banda (48') each tallied once as Malawi stunned Algeria 3-0 Monday in Group A play in the African Nations Cup.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Malawi (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Angola (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Mali (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Algeria (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS:0)

Group B:

At Cabinda, Angola:

Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Ivory Coast (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
Burkina Faso (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Ghana (GP: 0; GD: 0; PTS: 0)

This group was reduced to three teams with Togo officially disqualified from the tounament in the aftermath last Friday's bus attack.

The top two teams in this, and all three four-team groups, will advance to the quarterfinal round.