The cup of the nation’s championship on the Monday’s 24th June 2019 left Ivory Coast Victorian over South Africa.
The match kicked off around 16:30 and finished as Ivory Coast defeated South Africa 1-0 in the opening match of group D.
Jonathan Kodjia of Ivory Coast scored the single goal on 64th
minute during the match that saw extract ordinary competence but Ivory Coast
got three yellow cards while South Africa had one.
The match also attracted attention of spectators as
Ivory Coast dominated 51% for ball possession in the field while South Africa
finished with 49%.
Ivory Coast celebrated
the goal scored by Jonathan Kodjia
The match left Ivory Coast leading the group D with 3 points. Morocco comes second with also 3 points while Namibia and South Africa have no point.
Tau Percy of South Africa
Tau Percy, who is
currently playing for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise based in Belgium as a hired
professional from Brighton Hove Albion of England, appeared in the field. He
was among 11 players of Mamelodi Sundowns who happened to face off with Rayon
Sports Fc during CAF Confederation Cup 2018 in Kigali
Matches of group (D) are
scheduled to continue on 28 June 2019
Marocco vs Ivory Coast
Namibia vs South Africa
Other schedule on 24 June 2019
E:Tunisia vs Angola
(19h00’)
E:Mali vs Mauritania
(22h00’)