Mali, Ivory Coast victorious at Africa Cup of Nations

KHALED DESOUKI / AFP

Angola and Tunisia battled to an entertaining 1-1 draw in the Africa Cup of Nations.

Meanwhile Mali beat Mauritania 4-1 in Group E's other match.

Elsewhere Aston Villa striker Jonathan Kodjia scored the only goal of the game to help Ivory Coast beat South Africa 1-0 in their opening Group D fixture.

Tuesday's Africa Cup of Nations matches features Cameroon taking on Guinea Bissau and Ghana battling it out against Benin. 

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