Drogbas goal gives Elephants winning start

Cote DIvoire got her 2012 Africa Cup of Nations title challenge on a winning start with a 1-0 defeat over Sudan in Malabo on Sunday.A Didier Drogba header on 39 minutes was all that separated the two sides at the end of regulation time.The game started with the highly-rated Elephants, considered by many to be the favourites to collect the title, dictating the pace of things as they held possession and launched attacks on the Falcons of Jedianes goal area. Fielding a strong attacking line up, the Ivorians surged forward through Chelseas strikers, Drogba and Salomon Kalou, as well as Arsenals Gervinho in a three-pronged strikeforce.
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