South Africa were defeated by Cote d’Ivoire in their opening fixture, Kodjia’s strike was the only difference as his team start the campaign with a win.

Cote d’Ivoire dominated the game in the first half with a series of attacking play and counter-attacks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtca9kxwX6s

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.

Kodjia finally opened the scoring in the 64th minute with a great finish to put his team in front.

South Africa tried to respond but couldn’t beat the Ivorian defence.