Ivory Coast eliminated from ACN; Toure to be back this week
Tournament favourite, Ivory Coast, with star players Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and FC Barcelona’s own Yaya Toure among others, was defeated by Algeria 2-3 in the 2010 African Cup of Nations quarter-finals match last night. It was another epic fight-back of the competition after Mali’s 4-4 draw with host nation, Angola, in the opening match.
The Ivorians, though twice led, failed to hold on to their lead, and was knocked-out of the competition by a 93rd minute extra-time goal by Hamer Bouazza.
With ‘the Elephants’ elimination, the Blaugrana defensive midfielder is expected to be back in Spain within the next few days providing Pep Guardiola with a full complement of players to choose from for the away match against Sporting Gijon on Saturday.
