Peter Kagabo sealed the shock win with a 77th minute header that beat Ivorian goalie Sangare Dadra.

BBC: Rwanda, Zanzibar in shock Cecafa victories

The Liberian border has been officially closed since June 10, but "the border in this region is porous, " said FRCI Commander Aboubakar Sangare, in Toulepleu.

CNN: Thousands flee in wake of clashes in western Ivory Coast

Guinea beat Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso before the 1-1 draw with Malawi that triggered government intervention with Sangare saying "Guinea was a sovereign state that would not be dictated to by Fifa".

BBC: Fifa confirm Guinea ban