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MALABO, Equatorial Guinea - Both the Ivory Coast and Cameroon came into the day as big favourites at the African Cup of Nations, and both finished it happy just to avoid losing.The Ivorians got a late equalizer from Seydou Doumbia — shortly after Gervinho was sent off with a straight red card — to earn a 1-1 draw with Guinea on Tuesday at Malabo Stadium.A short time later at the same venue, it was Cameroon that needed a late goal from Ambroise Oyongo to hold on for a 1-1 draw against Mali.We bounced back. Its a good point for us, said Ivory Coast captain Yaya Toure, who recently won his fourth African player of the year award. We have a couple of games coming, and I hope we will do well in them.The draws leave all four teams in Group D with one point. On Saturday, Ivory Coast will take on Mali and Cameroon will face Guinea.Gervinho had been Ivory Coasts best player, or least the one with the best chances, until a scuffle with Baissama Sankoh during an off-the-ball incident earned him a straight red in the 57th minute.With 10 men it was very hard, said Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard, who led Zambia to the African Cup title in 2012. I think the players did very well in the different organization (after the sending off).Doumbia, who came on in the 66th as the tactics changed, scored from in front of goal in the 72nd after a pass from Wilfried Bony. Toure was the one who started the play.Guinea had taken the lead in the 36th when Ibrahima Traore crossed to Mohamed Yattara.Traore then had a chance to double the lead in the 61st but his shot hit the crossbar.Were not happy, because we know we could win this game, Traore said. Were going to keep working hard. At the end we will win and we will qualify, because as I said we are not afraid of anyone.In the second match, Oyongo latched onto to a long pass from Raoul Loe in the 84th and beat Mali goalkeeper Soumaila Diakite in a fast-paced game that had several missed chances at both ends.Sambou Yatabare had given Mali a surprising lead in the 71st, controling the ball with his chest and scoring from a tight angle after a free kick on the other side of the field.The manner we played this match, especially the second half, it was the manner to win the game, Cameroon coach Volker Finke said. The goal of Mali was a matter of concentration. The players were not concentrated.Cameroon, which conceded only one goal in qualifying, had chances earlier in the game but lacked quality finishing.One of the more entertaining moments came in the 57th minute when Cameroon forward Edgar Salli bounced the ball several times on his head to evade defenders but was eventually brought down just outside the box. 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That doesnt mean he likes being demoted one bit. The Blue Jays moved the struggling Cordero to middle relief on Wednesday, a day after he surrendered a game-ending grand slam to Brandon Inge in a 7-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics. "I think its the right decision because aint doing my job," said Cordero, a 14-year big league veteran who turns 37 on Friday. "They dont have to wait and just sit there and look at me blowing some games when were trying to win. This is a tough division. I think the Blue Jays did a great job putting the team together trying to win the division and go to the playoffs. If I keep doing what Im doing right now, we aint going anywhere." Manager John Farrell met Wednesday morning with Cordero (1-2), who has 329 saves but has blown his last three opportunities and has only converted two of five chances this season. He allowed eight earned runs over his last 3 1-3 innings. Casey Janssen will handle the ninth-inning duties for now. "Were going to back him out of that role and give him more opportunities in the middle of the game and he may get more frequent use to get him on a little bit of a roll," Farrell said of Cordero. "Cocos understanding of it. The most important thing is hes accountable. Hes a standup guy and understands the decision and need to go in this direction." Janssen has closed at times, and Farrell likes how he attacks left-handed hitters, controls the running game and throws strikes. "Its bittersweet. You never want to see anyone struggle," Janssen said. "Im excited that he believes in me and Im ready to help the team in any way possible. ... Im feeling a lot better with my stuff and Im ready to take on this challenge. You can definitely lean on a guy like (Cordero), and at the same time if he gets .... Im sure hes right back in there. Hopefully we can get him going." Adam Lind was moved from the cleanup spot to eighth in the batting order for Wednesdays series finale with thhe As.dddddddddddd He went 0 for 4 Tuesday, was hitless in seven at-bats and had just two hits in his last 29 at-bats. Lind was mired in a 5-for-37 funk. Also before the game, Farrell spoke with catcher J.P. Arencibia. Omar Vizquel pinch hit for him in the top of the ninth Tuesday night with the go-ahead run on third and a runner at first. "I was upset. I was upset as a competitor," Arencibia said. "Throughout my career Ive always driven in runs, Ive always been the guy in those situations. I feel like thats when I thrive. As far as the decision, hes our manager and I support any decision. All I want to do at the end of the day is win. Thats all I care about. What I told him, hopefully in a future situation Im looked upon as a guy they want in that situation 10 out of 10 times. As a player does it kind of rattle your head a little bit? Yeah, it does." Arencibia, batting .354 with a homer, five doubles and 10 RBIs over his last 15 games, also said he lost sleep over the decision. Vizquel popped up. "J.P. believes in himself, and we all believe in J.P.," Farrell said. "We met this morning, talked through some things on the thought process leading up to that. We all recognize that over the last 12 to 14 games, he has swung the bat, but I thought in that situation against the matchup of a high fastball pitcher, the ability to have another option or two with being able to bunt or safety squeeze as a possibility or hit and run a little bit was the overriding thought in that situation." Cordero believes a few good outings -- even one solid performance even -- could help get him back on track from problems Farrell said are related to "confidence and the mental side." "Im more than happy to do what they tell me," Cordero said. "Its me. They gave me a chance and Im not doing my job. 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