Africa Cup of Nations hosts Ivory Coast hope was revived a few hours after being on the brink of a group stage elimination.
The Elephants were hammered 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea. The result leaves them with three points from three games, so they could still qualify as one of the competition’s best third-placed teams.
The Elephant’s chances of progressing to the next round were revived after Mozambique staged a sensational comeback to all but dump Chris Hughton’s Ghana out of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Leading 2-0 heading into second-half injury time, the four-time winners looked destined for a place in the round of 16.
However, Geny Catamo gave the Mambas a sniff of a shock when he converted a 91st-minute penalty before Reinildo Mandava completed the comeback by equalizing three minutes later.
The hosts are top of the best loser ranking and just need a favourable result today fixtures to book their place in of round 16.
Four teams will qualify for the knockout stages as best third-placed finishers in their respective groups.
