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Jan
The opening night of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations was owned by Ivory Coast as the host nation beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0. A packed house at the impressive Alassane Ouattara Stadium welcomed the country's president, for which the 60,000-seater arena is named after, and FIFA boss Gianni Infantino for a vibrant opening ceremony as a hotly-contested AFCON got underway in the late evening humidity on the outskirts of capital city Abidjan. Only four minutes into the game, it appeared as though it would be indisputably Les Elephants' night as Seko Fofana fired into the top corner for the tournament's first…