Benin Promise to upset Ivory Coast The Ivorians made a fine start to the tournament with a 1-0 victory over Nigeria, but Benin are in trouble after their 1-0 loss to Mali. Mouri Ogunbiyi fell out with Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch on the day of the game, but is now back in the team. Fabisch had earlier said: "As long as I'm the Benin coach, Ogunbiyi will be out of the squad." Ogunbiyi, who plays for African club champions Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia, has apologised for his behaviour. Fabisch revealed Thursday that he was offered money to fix the outcome of Benin's game against Mali. Despite this further distraction for Benin, Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba is refusing to underestimate the Squirrels. "Our group is one of the most difficult, and we have to focus on the games against Benin and Mali if we want to qualify," said the Chelsea striker. "We can't only think about Nigeria, we have to get three points in every game." The Ivorians' performance in the opening game demonstrated they have not been adversely affected by their late change of coaches. Olympic team coach Gerard Gili took over from Uli Stielike just nine days before the start of the tournament, as the German coach left his post to care for his ill son Michael. 0
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