A superb defensive display from Burkina Faso held tournament favourites Ivory Coast to a goalless Group B draw at the African Cup of Nations in Angola.

The match was played in the same Cabinda province that saw Togo exit the tournament after a fatal terror attack, but the game went ahead without incident and with the players observing a minutes silence before kick-off.

The game was characterised by exceptional defending from the un-fancied Burkinabe team and a lack of clinical finishing from a star-studded Ivory Coast team. Boasting a host of Premier League and Primera Division players, led by Chelsea's Didier Drogba the Ivorians dominated play in the first half.

Drogba had a penalty appeal rejected in the second minute after Paul Koulibaly appeared to trip the striker as he attempted to connect with a long ball from Manchester City defender Kolo Toure, while Bakari Kone flashed a drive just over the bar three minutes later. Kone had another good chance just after 15 minutes, but the Marseille forward headed wide, before Sevilla's former Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora tried an ambitious long-range effort that keeper Daouda Diakite spilled but kept away from Twente midfielder Cheik Tiote.

On 27 minutes Didier Drogba's free-kick wreaked havoc in the Burkinabe box as Barcelona star Yaya Toure flew in, but they survived that scare, as they did when Eboue raced clear on the right but fired just wide of the far post. For their part Burkina Faso were offering little other than determined defending!

There were a couple of late chances for both sides, with a Pitroipa shot blocked by Kolo Toure and Diakite tipping Dindane's shot over, while Bamba headed a corner over in injury-time, obstructed by team-mate Saloman Kalou. But Vahid Halilhodzic's Ivory Coast side could not find a way through and had to settle for a rare 0-0 draw.