African Nations Cup roundup

Ivory Coast wins on Gervinho goal

January 22, 2013
By ESPN.com news services
Gervinho scored an 88th-minute winner as tournament-favorite Ivory Coast opened its African Cup of Nations campaign with a 2-1 victory over Togo on Tuesday.

The Arsenal forward ran behind the Togo defenders and found the net at the far post after a long free kick by Yaya Toure that Togo goalkeeper Kossi Agassa missed.

Toure had scored from inside the area less than 10 minutes into the match, and Jonathan Ayite equalized for Togo from a corner just before halftime as the teams ...

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