He guided outsiders Zambia to glory in 2012 and repeated the feat with perennial underachievers the Ivory Coast three years later. He guided outsiders Zambia to glory in 2012 and repeated the feat with perennial underachievers Ivory Coast three years later. Democratic Republic of Congo beat Togo 3-1 in the other Group C match to top the standings with seven points followed by Morocco (six), Ivory Coast (two) and Togo (one). As the match kicked off twice champions Ivory Coast knew they had to win while a draw would suffice for Morocco, whose only title came 41 years ago. DOMINATED POSSESSIONBoth teams rattled the woodwork during a first half that ended 0-0 after Ivory Coast had dominated possession in the northern town of Oyem.

Source: Daily Nation January 24, 2017 21:38 UTC