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DEFENDING CHAMPS FALL AT FIRST HURDLE: Afcon specialist Renard comes back to haunt Ivory Coast

Morocco's French coach Herve Renard (C) reacts as Morocco's players celebrate at the end of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group C football match between Morocco and Ivory Coast in Oyem on January 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO /

They looked panicky. They were all anxious and jittery, while to their fans, they were evidently angry.

On Tuesday night in Franceville, Ivory Coast were appalling and were not any close to the Ivorian team before them. Not even the conquering 2015 side.

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