Ivory Coast held by Arabi in CAN warm-up

Ten-man Ivory Coast were held to a 1-1 draw by Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi in the Elephants’ last African Cup of Nations warm-up.

كتب : Hatem Maher

الأربعاء، 16 يناير 2008 - 20:36

Ten-man Ivory Coast were held to a 1-1 draw by Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi in the Elephants’ last African Cup of Nations warm-up.

Ivory Coast played the majority of the game with ten men after keeper Boubacar Barry was sent-off in the 32nd minute.

Al-Arabi needed three minutes to capitalize on their numerical advantage as Syrian striker Farras Al-Khatib put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot.

Bakari Kone pulled Ivory Coast level six minutes past the hour mark.

The 2006 runners-up will open their CAN campaign against Nigeria on Monday.