Africa Cup of Nations · Wednesday 11 February 1998 · Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
South Africa 1–1 Ivory Coast (11 Feb 1998): Result & Goals
Goals
- 8'
Helman Mkhalele penSouth Africa - 88'
Ahmed OuattaraIvory Coast
Pre-match prediction
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South Africa winDrawIvory Coast win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between South Africa and Ivory Coast.
- Head-to-head before this game: South Africa 0 wins, Ivory Coast 0, 1 draws.
- Previous meeting: South Africa 0–0 Ivory Coast on 30 November 1994 (Simba Tournament).
- South Africa won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 7 goals.
- Ivory Coast won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 9 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: South Africa 1637, Ivory Coast 1611 — an evenly matched game.
South Africa: last 5 matches
- 0–0 vs Angola8 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 2–3 vs Namibia24 Jan 1998 · COSAFA Cup Qualification
- 3–4 vs Uruguay17 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 0–1 vs United Arab Emirates15 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
- 2–2 vs Czech Republic13 Dec 1997 · FIFA Confederations Cup
Ivory Coast: last 5 matches
- 4–3 vs Namibia8 Feb 1998 · Africa Cup of Nations
- 1–0 vs Cameroon1 Feb 1998 · International Friendly
- 4–1 vs Mozambique29 Jan 1998 · International Friendly
- 0–2 vs Burkina Faso27 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–0 vs Burkina Faso2 Nov 1997 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- South Africa0–0Ivory Coast30 Nov 1994 · Simba Tournament