Ivory Coast Qualifies For Africa Cup Of Nations




Supporters grab Ivorian player Gervinho on the pitch at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan




Ivory Coast drew 0-0 with Cameroon in a tepid match in Abidjan which saw the visitors finish with 10 men. The result sees Ivory Coast secure their qualification to the Africa Cup of Nations, beginning in January.

After the match, Ivory Coast supporters invaded the pitch and appeared to be struck by police batons. Some supporters pulled on the crossbar at one end of the field, celebrating their team's qualification success. Ivory Coast qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations after a lacklustre 0-0 draw with 10-man Cameroon, but a pitch invasion at the full-time whistle sparked dramatic scenes.

Visitors Cameroon had Stephane Mbia sent off just before the hour mark in Abidjan, and the match ended in farcical circumstances with the Ivory Coast players passing the ball around in defence as their opposition showed no desire to win possession.

At the full-time whistle Ivory Coast fans ran onto the pitch to celebrate their side's qualification success, with pictures emerging of supporters pulling the crossbar down at one end of the pitch.

A policeman appears to strike a fan with his baton as Ivory Coast fans invade the pitch at full-time in Abidjan

In the foreground, fans clamber over the crossbar in celebration at their team's qualification for the Africa Cup of Nations

A policeman strikes a fan with his baton, while others evade the efforts of the police to stop them from trespassing onto the pitch

A policeman tries to pull a supporter away from Gervinho at full-time, after he grabbed the Ivorian forward

Police chased supporters that entered the field of play at full-time, after Ivory Coast's draw with Cameroon on Wednesday

A photograph from the stands shows hundreds of fans on the pitch, while in the background fans climb over fences

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