PORT-GENTIL, Gabon (AP) -- The curse of the defending champion struck Ivory Coast at the African Cup of Nations and Congo's squad put a player strike well behind it to dance into the quarterfinals on Tuesday. The titleholder and a team of big stars from European clubs, Ivory Coast didn't even make it past the group stage in its defense, crashing out without winning a game. Ivory Coast needed to beat Morocco in the last round of matches in Group C but lost 1-0 to follow Algeria out of the African championship in Gabon - two big teams gone in the space of 24 hours. More...