Kalou on mark as Ivorians coast into last eight

Salomon Kalou’s early goal helped Ivory Coast book their spot in the African Nations Cup quarter-finals and consign opponents Burkina Faso to an early exit.

The Chelsea striker opened the scoring after 16 minutes and a late own-goal from Bakary Kone sealed the victory as the tournament favourites, having beaten Sudan in their opening match, guaranteed themselves a top-two finish in Group B.

Earlier, Sudan twice fought back from a goal down against Angola to claim their first point of the competition.