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Bouaké

American  
[bwah-key, bwah-key] / bwɑˈkeɪ, ˈbwɑ keɪ /

noun

  1. a city in central Ivory Coast.


Bouaké British  
/ bwake /

noun

  1. a market town in S central Côte d'Ivoire. Pop: 521 000 (2005 est)

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On Thursday, Ivory Coast's Security Council said it had carried out a series of raids on universities in Abidjan and the central city of Bouaké in which more than 100 machetes and grenades were seized.

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They also found and expelled 5,000 undeclared residents at university campuses across Abidjan, Bouaké and Daloa.

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The Super Eagles had reached the final earlier on Wednesday after beating South Africa 4-2 on penalties following a dramatic 1-1 draw in Bouake.

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The game in Bouake finished 1-1 following a remarkable end to normal time which involved the referee going to his video monitor to disallow a Victor Osimhen strike which would have put Nigeria 2-0 up - and instead awarding a penalty to South Africa.

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Watch the incredible scenes as Nigeria are denied an late second and surely match-sealing goal by VAR who instead award opponents South Africa a penalty which they score and set up extra-time in Bouake.

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