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Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Update: Sudan in quarterfinals
In Malabo, former Arsenal defender Emmanuel Eboue and Wilfried Bony scored for Ivory Coast, who topped the final table with three wins, in a lacklustre tie.
Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui, while relieved to see his side progress, said: “The real relief will be to win the title. We’ll keep our feet on the ground. I’ll be happy when we have achieved our aim of bringing pleasure to the Ivorian people.
“We want to make it to the end, otherwise a couple of wins doesn’t mean anything.”
Angola manager Jose ‘Lito’ Vidigal reflected: “It was really difficult and we worked very hard to go through.
“We had lots of problems to qualify for this Nations Cup, but I’d like to thank all our fans.
“We were up against a very strong Ivory Coast side who are going to go far in this tournament.”
The Nations Cup action crosses the border on Tuesday for the closing Group C games, with Tunisia and Gabon in a face off in Franceville for top spot while already eliminated Niger and Morocco battle for honour in Libreville.
Copyright 2012 AFP.
