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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Eagles, supposed underdogs, down favourites Ivory Coast



Ivory Coast’s defender Souleman Bamba (R) vies with Nigeria’s
 forward Sunday Mba during the African Cup of Nation
2013 quarter final football match Ivory Coast vs Nigeria,
 on February 3, 2013 in Rustenburg. AFP PHOTO


USTENBURG, South Africa (AFP) – Supposed underdogs Nigeria downed favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 on Sunday in an absorbing Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final to set up a last-four meeting with Mali.
Sunday Mba grabbed the winner 12 minutes from time after Ivory Coast’s Cheik Tiote had cancelled out Emmanuel Emenike’s first-half opener.
Mba’s strike brought the curtain down on Didier Drogba’s Nations Cup career, sending the African legend home without the title he and his teammates craved.

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