Sweden defeats star studded Ivory Coast side

Sweden defeated Africa Cup of Nations contenders Ivory Coast 2-0 on Thursday in a warm-up for the upcoming continental showpiece beginning in Equatorial Guinea on Saturday. The Elephants held their European rivals 0-0 during the 45 minutes before Helsingborg’s Johan Maartensson made the breakthrough in the 64th minute for Sweden. CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia…