Ivory Coast overcame a game Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in an Africa Cup of Nations Group E encounter at the Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon, on Wednesday evening.
Veteran Elephants striker Max-Alain Gradel, 34, scored with a thunderous shot from outside the box in the sixth minute.
Soon after that, it became end to end stuff as both teams searched for a goal. However, the Elephants held on to their one goal.