- Namibia vs Ivory Coast's final Group D match was played on Monday evening, July 1
- The match ended in favour of Ivory Coast who won 4-1 to qualify for the round of 16
- Franck Kessie was superb for Ivory Coast in the match as he provided three good assists
Ivory Coast have qualified for the round of 16 at the ongoing 2019 African Cup of Nations after beating Namibia 4-1 in their final Group D tie on Monday, July 1.
Les Elephants however finished second in Group D behind leaders Morocco who defeated South Africa 1-0 in their own final Group encounter.
Namibia started the match aggressively as they were looking for a point in this competition even though they were already aware of their elimination before the match.
Deon Hotto had the first chance in the fourth minute, but his effort was denied by Ivory Coast goalie Sylvain Gbohouo.
Ivory Coast scored their first goal in the 39th minute through Max-Alain Gradel, with Franck Kessie providing the assist.
They scored the second goal in the 58th minute through Geoffroy Serey who got a superb assist from Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
Namibia however responded in the 71st minute when Ivory Coast goalie Sylvain made a costly mistake which allowed Joslin Kamatuka to score.
But Franck Kessie provided another brilliant assists for Wilfried Zaha and Maxwel Cornet to score in the 84th and 89th minutes respectively for Ivory Coast to win 4-1.
In the other Group D clash, Morocco edged South Africa 1-0 to finish top of the group with nine minutes.
Mbark Boussoufa fired home from about 12 yards out moments to stoppage time from a swing of a left boot in the 90th minute.
South Africa now face an anxious wait to find out if they make it through to the next round as one of the best third-placed finishers.
Source: Tuko.co.ke
