Ivorians are still celebrating their National team victory on the opening day of the Nations cup
After the win fans lined the route from the Alhassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in the north of the city and mobbed their team’s bus as coach Jean Louis Gasset declared it mission accomplished and spoke of a sense of relief at winning.
Goals in each half from Seko Fofana and Jean Philippe Krasso ensured victory but it was far from a strong statement of intent that the hosts were looking to make.
Fofana had them ahead in four minutes while Krasso’s acrobatic second goal came early in the second half.
The win, couple with Nigeria’s surprise draw with Equatorial Guinea means Ivory Coast top group A while Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea are joint second with Guinea last on the log with two games left to play
Nigeria will no doubt have their hands full when they take on the host nation in their next match, a game they must win if they want to remain in the competition
