{"id":21191,"date":"2019-06-24T17:02:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T17:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=21191"},"modified":"2019-06-24T17:02:12","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T17:02:12","slug":"watch-kodjia-target-ivory-coast-beat-bafana-bafana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/watch-kodjia-target-ivory-coast-beat-bafana-bafana\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Kodjia on target as Ivory Coast beat Bafana Bafana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>WATCH: Kodjia on target as Ivory Coast beat Bafana Bafana<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>South Africa were defeated by\u00a0Cote d&#8217;Ivoire in their opening fixture, Kodjia&#8217;s strike was the only difference as his team start the campaign with a win.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nCote d&#8217;Ivoire dominated the game in the first half with a series of attacking play and counter-attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"788\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vtca9kxwX6s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nicolas Pepe saw his free-kick hit the crossbar before going over in the closing minutes of the first half before Kodjia squandered a perfect opportunity to give his side the lead, the first half ended without a goal.<\/p>\n<p>Kodjia finally opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a great finish to put his team in front.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa tried to respond but couldn&#8217;t beat the Ivorian defence.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATCH: Kodjia on target as Ivory Coast beat Bafana Bafana South Africa were defeated by\u00a0Cote d&#8217;Ivoire in their opening fixture, Kodjia&#8217;s strike was the only difference as his team start the campaign with a win. 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