E-Guinea beat Cote d'Ivoire 4-0 as hosts may exit AFCON

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Equatorial Guinea beat hosts, Cote d’Ivoire, 4-0, on Monday, the biggest upset in Africa Cup of Nations history.

With the result, Cote d’Ivoire may exit the African Cup of Nations, AFCON, while Equitorial Guinea are into the round of 16 as Group A winners.

Emilio Nsue scored two goals to take his tournament tally to five and Pablo Gannet and Yannick Buyla added two more as the country of 1.6 million swept aside the home team with a sensational result, ESPN reports.

The former Spanish colony finished top with seven points, ahead of Nigeria on goal difference.

Cote d’Ivoire could still go through to the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed finishers, but face an anxious wait over the next days to see whether they make it.