Ivory Coast power past co-hosts

IVORY Coast powered past co-hosts Equatorial Guinea as the Africa Cup of Nations favourites won their quarter-final 3-0 in Malabo.

Sunday, February 05, 2012

IVORY Coast powered past co-hosts Equatorial Guinea as the Africa Cup of Nations favourites won their quarter-final 3-0 in Malabo.Elephants captain Didier Drogba was a central figure in the game, seeing a first-half penalty saved by Danilo.Drogba celebrated exuberantly when scoring shortly after with a low strike before doubling the lead in the second half with a thumping header.Yaya Toure rounded off the win when powering home a curling free-kick.The Elephants are looking to win their first title since 1992.