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Cote d'Ivoire Defeats Guinea-Bissau in Opening Match of African Cup of Nations

© AP Photo / Sunday AlambaGuinea-Bissau's Jefferson Encada, left, vies for the ball with Ivory Coast's, Jeremie Boga during the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match between Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara B'Ebimpe in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
Guinea-Bissau's Jefferson Encada, left, vies for the ball with Ivory Coast's, Jeremie Boga during the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match between Ivory Coast and Guinea-Bissau at the Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara B'Ebimpe in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 14.01.2024
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The Africa Cup of Nations is the primary international tournament for men's association football in Africa. This year's competition will be held in Côte d'Ivoire from January 13 to February 11.
Cote d'Ivoire defeats Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in the opening match of the African Cup of Nations. The teams played in the Cote d'Ivoire's city of Abidjan.
The goals were scored by Seco Fofana (4th minute) and Jean-Philippe Crasseau (58). The teams play in Group A together with the national teams of Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea, which will play their first round match on Sunday.
Senegal's Cheikhou Kouyate kisses trophy after winning the African Cup of Nations 2022 final soccer match between Senegal and Egypt at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 07.01.2024
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In the second round, the Ivory Coast national team will play against Nigeria. The Guinea-Bissau national team will play against Equatorial Guinea. The games will take place on January 18.
The tournament takes place in Cote d'Ivoire and will end on February 11. Initially, the competition was supposed to be held in 2023, but due to weather conditions, it were postponed to 2024. The last time the tournament was held was in 2021, when the Senegalese national team won.
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