AFCON 2019 : Ivory Coast beat South Africa 1-0

Aston Villa’s Jonathan Kodjia scored the only goal of the game as Ivory Coast edged past South Africa in their opening Group D encounter.Kodjia latched on to Max Gradel’s precise pass before sidefooting through the legs of goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.Nicholas Pepe struck the woodwork in the first half, while Thulani Hlatshwayo headed inches over the bar for South Africa with the score still goalless.Morocco defeated Namibia 1-0 in Sunday’s Group D opener.Meanwhile , Fifa says it is “currently looking into” Cameroon’s behaviour during their World Cup last-16 defeat by England.It comes after an African football chief said it “reflected badly on African football”.England’s 3-0 victory on Sunday was marred by Cameroon’s reaction to two Video Assistant Referee decisions and poor challenges on England’s players.A Fifa Spokesperson told BBC Sport that further updates will be provided in due course. Post Views: 6
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