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Afcon 2017: Ivory Coast ‘lucky’ to qualify – Bangura
- Updated: September 6, 2016
Sierra Leone’s Umaru Bangura (left) battles with Ivory Coast’s Jonathan Kodjia
Sierra Leone captain Umaru Bangura feels his side could have eliminated Ivory Coast from the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and has questioned their chances of defending their title.
The Leone Stars drew 1-1 with Ivory Coast on Saturday and would have reached the Gabon finals with a win.
“We could have knocked them out in Bouake, they were so lucky to qualify,” Bangura told BBC Sport.
“I don’t think they are one of the favourites to win the Nations Cup.”
The Elephants, who beat Ghana on penalties to win the trophy in 2015, finished top of Group I but only managed to take six points from four games, narrowly defeating Sudan 1-0 in their sole win along with three draws.
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