Ivory Coast cruising

ByReuters

Published 25/03/2007 at 19:47 GMT

Defender Steve Gohouri again led the charge as the Ivory Coast won handsomely in their African Nations Cup qualifier in Madagascar to step closer to a place in next year's finals.

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Gohouri opened the scoring for as Ivorians, captained by striker Didier Drogba and with Kolo Toure marshalling the defence, went on to beat their hosts 3-0 in the Group One tie Antananarivo.

Gohouri had scored twice on Wednesday when the Ivorians beat Mauritius 3-0 in a warm-up friendly.

Aruna Dindane and substitute Amara Diane also scored as the Ivorians won their second game in the three-team group despite going into the encounter without several regulars.

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Last October, Ivory Coast beat Gabon 5-0 in their first qualifier and the Elephants now need just one more win to make sure of qualifying for the 2008 finals in Ghana.

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