Sunday, January 22, 2012

African Nations Cup: Angola and Ivory Coast Grab Group Stage-Opening Wins

Both of Sunday's contests in the African Nations Cup were in Group B and were played at Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.


In the opener, Didier Drogba scored the only goal of the match in the 39th minute as Ivory Coast defeated Sudan 1-0.


In the nightcap, Manucho (a.k.a. Mateus Alberto Contreiras Goncalves) scored the winning goal in the 68th minute as Angola defeated Burkina Faso 2-1.


GROUP B STANDINGS:


1. Angola (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Ivory Coast (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Burkina Faso (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Sudan (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

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