Gervinho 22        Gyan (pen) 90 + 3

                                                                                             Tiene 66

                                                                                              Drogba 90 + 1

Cote D’Ivoire became the first confirmed African Nations Cup quarter-finalists with their first win, over tournament debutants Ghana.

Gervinho finished off a slick three-man move to give the Elephants a 22^nd minute lead.

Emmanuel Eboue was dismissed for a horrible two-footed tackle on 55 minutes. And Ghana’s Matthew Amoah hit the post a minute later.

But Siaka Tiene’s brilliant 25-yard free-kick and Didier Drogba’s powerful header sealed victory for the ten men before Asamoah Gyan’s converted a penalty for the Black Stars after Souleman Bamba had fouled him.