The New York Times-20080126-Ivory Coast Advances- -Brief-

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Ivory Coast Advances; [Brief]

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Didier Drogba scored one goal and set up another for Aruna Dindane to help Ivory Coast to a 4-1 victory against Benin on Friday in Sekondi, Ghana, making the Elephants the first team to qualify for the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations. Nigeria struggled again to create chances in a 0-0 draw against Mali in Group B's other match.