Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso to qualify for African Cup of Nations quarters
updated 5:29 PM EST, Fri January 27, 2012
Salomon Kalou celebrates his goal for Ivory Coast against Burkina Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Ivory Coast beat Burkina Faso 2-0 to record second Group B win
- A Salomon Kalou strike and a Bakary Kone own goal seal victory
- Victory sees the Ivory Coast qualify for quarterfinals of Africa Cup of Nations
- Sudan and Angola share four goals earlier Thursday
(CNN) -- Ivory Coast's star-studded team beat Burkina Faso 2-0 Thursday to seal qualification to the quarterfinals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Salomon Kalou put the Ivory Coast ahead in the first half and victory was sealed as Bakary Kone headed an own goal in the final minutes of the Group B clash in the Estado Neuvo de Malabo in Equatorial Guinea.
Ivory Coast beat Sudan 1-0 in their opening match and look set to qualify as group winners.
Earlier, Sudan and Angola shared four goals in their Group B match at the same stadium.
It leaves Angola in second place in the section and in a strong position to go through with Ivory Coast who they meet Monday.
Chelsea's Kalou thumped home his shot in the 16th minute after a cross by his club teammate Didier Drogba .
Burkina Faso pressed at the start of the second half, but it was Arsenal's Gervinho who had the best chance for the Ivory Coast from close range.
Kalou pulled up injured and was substituted before his side survived a real scare as Burkina Faso striker Moumouni Dagano outjumped Souleymane Bamba only to see his header hit the woodwork.
Kone's looping 82nd minute back header sealed his side's fate as it flew over his goalkeeper Daouda Diakite. With two defeats in two games they are going home.
In the earlier match, Sudan ended a 36-year Africa Cup of Nations goal drought, but they had to come from behind twice to draw with Angola.
Mohamed Bashir twice leveled for Sudan with former Manchester United striker Manucho grabbing Angola's goals.
Part of complete coverage on
updated 12:28 PM EST, Wed February 22, 2012
CNN investigates the problem of racism in football in "World Sport Presents: It's Not Black & White."
updated 12:38 PM EST, Wed February 22, 2012
From CNN's "It's Not Black or White," Clyde Best on what it was like as one of England's first black footballers.
Carlos Tevez has finally said sorry after going AWOL, but CNN's Gary Morley wonders whether Manchester City should welcome him back?
updated 7:41 PM EST, Wed February 15, 2012
Brazil's best footballers often seek riches in leagues abroad, but the country's booming economy is changing that.
Liverpool's U.S. owners finally take a stance on the club's reaction to the Luis Suarez race row, but CNN's Pedro Pinto asks if it is too late?
updated 7:26 AM EST, Wed February 15, 2012
Apologies from Luis Suarez and manager Kenny Dalglish are a sign that Liverpool's American owners are finally stepping in, says U.S. journalist Grant Wahl.
updated 9:42 AM EST, Tue February 14, 2012
Former Zambia star Kalusha Bwalya tells CNN's Alex Thomas about the 1993 plane crash that killed his teammates.
updated 4:53 AM EST, Tue February 14, 2012
Coach Herve Renard dedicates Zambia's first Africa Cup of Nations title to former player Kalusha Bwalya, who escaped the deadly 1993 plane crash.
updated 1:02 PM EST, Mon February 13, 2012
Zambia triumph in the Africa Cup of Nations Sunday after beating the Ivory Coast 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shoot out in the final in Libreville.
updated 9:46 AM EST, Mon February 13, 2012
Zambians celebrate the Copper Bullets' Africa Cup of Nations success, while the beaten Ivory Coast suffer another final defeat.
CNN Sport's Pedro Pinto is not surprised there is more controversy surrounding the England national team ahead of Euro 2012.
updated 7:35 AM EST, Thu February 9, 2012
Football fans could find themselves sitting in seats made from sugar when Brazil hosts the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 64 years.
Leaving Nigeria at an early age, Dickson Etuhu has climbed from a crime-riddled London district to grace the stage of England's Premier League.
updated 10:58 AM EST, Tue January 31, 2012
It happens at the end of January every year -- an apparently mad and desperate dash to sign players before the deadline.
updated 6:36 AM EST, Wed January 25, 2012
Can doping of athletes affect their children? Some former Algerian footballers want answers as to why their kids have mental health problems.
updated 1:16 PM EST, Fri January 20, 2012
The kick-off of the 28th Africa Cup of Nations launches a three-week explosion of color and noise in the soccer-crazy continent.
updated 2:31 PM EST, Thu December 22, 2011
Modern football is a melting pot of cultures, as players from a variety of ethnic backgrounds share top billing as superstars. That wasn't always the case.
Most popular stories right now
© 2012 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
|