Ivory Coast sealed top spot in Group B of the CAF Women’s Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 victory over Tanzania at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Tuesday night.
Nsira Ouedraogo gave the Lady Elephants the lead shortly before halftime, finishing from an Ines Konan assist, before Konan doubled the advantage from the penalty spot in the 68th minute.
Tanzania pulled one back deep into stoppage time through Diana Msewa’s penalty, but it came too late to prevent the Twiga Stars from exiting the competition.
The result means Ivory Coast finish the group stage unbeaten with seven points from three matches, while South Africa’s 1-0 win over Burkina Faso in the other Group B fixture took Banyana Banyana into second place.
Tanzania and Burkina Faso both ended on three points, but missed out on the quarterfinals.
For Ivory Coast, returning to the WAFCON for the first time since 2014, it was another important statement in a tournament where they have quickly become one of the teams to watch
