Soccer Football - Africa Cup of Nations - Group E - Ivory Coast v Algeria - Stade de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon - January 20, 2022 General view of pitch invaders after the match REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
(Reuters) - The Ivory Coast dumped defending champions Algeria out of the Africa Cup of Nations, Mali topped Group F and minnows Comoros Islands, Equatorial Guinea and Gambia advanced to the last 16 as the group phase came to a dramatic close on Thursday.
Algeria went home, bottom of their group in a spectacular fall from grace, as they lost 3-1 in Douala to the Ivorians in a match they had to win to stay in the tournament.
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