Favourites Ivory Coast and Zambia were drawing 0-0 at half-time Sunday in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final at a wet Stade de l'Amitie.

Ivorian goalkeeper Boubacar Barry made a superb early save to foil Nathan Sinkala after a corner and a Didier Drogba back heel in the other goalmouth offered Yaya Toure a chance which he fired wide midway through the half.