Soccer – African Champions Ivory Coast Held To Draw By Benin

Oumar Diakite scored a second-half equaliser to spare the blushes of newly-topped African champions Ivory Coast who have been held to a 2-2 draw by Benin in a pleasant in Amiens, France on Saturday.

It was a primary sport for coach Emerse Fae since his facet lifted the Cup of Nations title on residence soil final month, however they needed to come behind twice to attract after a lacklustre efficiency.

Benin midfielder Junior Olaitan opened the scoring earlier than winger Max Gradel equalised simply earlier than the half-hour mark. Olaitan’s second purpose put Benin on track for victory earlier than Diakite equalised once more after 69 minutes.

Ivory Coast play Uruguay in a pleasant in Lens on Tuesday, one other alternative to construct in the direction of the resumption of 2026 African World Cup qualifiers in June.

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