DOUALA, Cameroon :Max-Alain Gradel’s early goal was enough to secure the Ivory Coast a 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday but the minnows proved no pushovers in the Group E encounter.
But while Ibrahim Sangare had two chances to double the lead before halftime, Equatorial Guinea, one of Africa’s smallest countries, proved more than a match. He beat the offside trap on the counter-attack in the 63rd minute and had the goal at his mercy but hit his angled effort tamely at the Ivorian goalkeeper Badara Ali Sangare.
But their motley collection of players, mostly from clubs in the lower leagues of Spain, looked vulnerable in defence and were fortunate the Ivorians proved just as poor in front of goal.
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