"It was a poor start for Alban Lafont as he spilled Teddy Averlant's angled shot from the right in the 11th minute, and Guelor Kanga pounced to fire home the rebound. And just 10 minutes later, Gabon doubled their lead as Kanga's cross deflected to the unmarked Denis Bouanga, who bent an excellent strike into the bottom-right corner. Ivory Coast upped the pressure after that, with Oumar Diakate rattling the right post,"
"Clench Loufilou and Teddy Averlant both fired just over for Gabon after the break, but those missed chances were eventually punished in the 84th minute when Evann Guessand thumped in a towering header to equalise. And just when it looked like the game was heading to a draw, Toure got in front of his defender to flick his header past Francois Bekale"
Ivory Coast secured a 3-2 win over Gabon to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 as Group F winners. Gabon took a 2-0 lead after an early spill by Alban Lafont, with Guelor Kanga and Denis Bouanga converting. Ivory Coast responded before half-time when Kean-Philippe Krasso finished from Wilfried Zaha’s assist. Evann Guessand equalised with a towering header in the 84th minute. Substitute Bazoumana Toure then flicked a late header past Francois Bekale to win the match. Ousmane Diomande had a stoppage-time effort disallowed for offside, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang missed the game through injury.
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