WATCH: Kodjia on target as Ivory Coast beat Bafana Bafana
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.
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.
