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* Senegal game abandoned after Ivory Coast score twice
* Riot police fire tear gas in packed Dakar stadium
* Holders Zambia scrape through to next year’s finals
* Ghana first to qualify for South Africa tournament
By Mark Gleeson
CAPE TOWN, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Two goals from Ivory Coast’s
Didier Drogba sparked a riot in Senegal on Saturday forcing the
abandonment of the biggest African Nations Cup qualifier of the
weekend after police fired tear gas in the stadium.
The trouble in Dakar overshadowed qualification for Ghana,
Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia and holders Zambia who are all
through to the finals in South Africa in January.
Drogba’s latest talismanic performance proved too much for
the Senegal fans who invaded the pitch, threw objects and lit
small fires in the packed stands after their team went 2-0 down
and 6-2 behind on aggregate in the final round tie.
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