Ivory Coast held by Burkina Faso
African Nations Cup favourites Ivory Coast were held to a goalless draw by a stubborn Burkina Faso in their opening Group B match at the Estadio do Cabinda on Monday evening while Malawi stunned Algeria with a 3-0 win in Group A.
Ivory Coast will hold a long-delayed presidential election on November 30 under a peace plan to reunite the West African country after a civil war, President Laurent Gbagbo said on Monday.