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Gervinho sends Ivory Coast into final

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Ivory Coast's Didier Zokora (right) is challenged by Mali's Seydou Keita during their African Cup of Nations semifinal soccer match at Stade de L'Amitie in Libreville, Gabon.

Libreville - A brilliant individual goal from Gervinho clinched Ivory Coast's place in the African Nations Cup final with a 1-0 win over Mali 1-0 in the semifinal on Wednesday.

A deft back heel took Gervinho past defender Ousmane Berthe and he ran all of 30m into the penalty area to score just before halftime.

The Ivorians will met Zambia in Sunday's final in Libreville.

They twice hit the woodwork in the first half but both sides looked desperately tired in a second half littered with fouls. - Reuters

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lsg, wrote

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03:49pm on 9 February 2012
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Brilliant goal indeed.We need such goals at the Emirates Stadium though.

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