Reigning champions Ivory Coast have been eliminated from the ongoing
AFCON 2017 tournament.
The Elephants who won the 2015 edition, were defeated 1 - 0 in their
final group game against Morocco which they needed
to win to have any chance of making it to the quarter-finals.
Morocco players celebrate their goal against Ivory Coast
Ironically, the Atlas Lions of Morocco is currently managed by Hervé
Renard, the man who won the 2015 edition with Ivory
Coast.
Eric Bailly in action against Morocco With just one point, the other
team eliminated from Group C is Togo a team captained by former
Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor.
Togo finished bottom of the group with two losses and one draw and
lost their last group game against DR Congo.
Ivory Coast and Togo join Algeria, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon and Zimbabwe
in exiting the
tournament while Morocco and DR Congo go through alongside Ghana,
Tunisia, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
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AFCON 2017 tournament.
The Elephants who won the 2015 edition, were defeated 1 - 0 in their
final group game against Morocco which they needed
to win to have any chance of making it to the quarter-finals.
Morocco players celebrate their goal against Ivory Coast
Ironically, the Atlas Lions of Morocco is currently managed by Hervé
Renard, the man who won the 2015 edition with Ivory
Coast.
Eric Bailly in action against Morocco With just one point, the other
team eliminated from Group C is Togo a team captained by former
Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor.
Togo finished bottom of the group with two losses and one draw and
lost their last group game against DR Congo.
Ivory Coast and Togo join Algeria, Guinea-Bissau, Gabon and Zimbabwe
in exiting the
tournament while Morocco and DR Congo go through alongside Ghana,
Tunisia, Senegal, Burkina Faso and Cameroon.
THINK IT IS IMPORTANT? SHARE WITH YOUR
FRIENDS!
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