Superstar Didier Drogba scored the opening goal as Ivory Coast overwhelmed Benin 4-1 Friday in a 2008 African Nations Cup Group B match.
Yaya Toure, Abdelkader Keita and Aruna Dindane were also on target as the Ivorian 'Elephants' justified media predictions of a mismatch by putting the Beninois 'Squirrels' to flight after leading 2-0 at half-time.

Sweden-based Razack Omotoyossi scored a stoppage-time consolation goal at Essipong Stadium in this south-western town.
Victory maintained the 100-percent record of the Ivorians after a 1-0 win over Nigeria last Monday and they will become the first qualifiers for the quarter-finals if the 'Super Eagles' fail to defeat Mali later.
But success may have come at a high price for the 1992 champions as Arsenal defender Kolo Toure was stretchered off just before half-time with a suspected groin injury.
The pre-match headlines were dominated by Germany-born Benin coach Reinhard Fabisch as he axed ace midfielder Muri Ogunbiyi for undisclosed disciplinary reasons and alleged being approached to fix the game againt Mali last Monday.
Benin lost that match to a solitary goal and were expected to suffer a much heavier defeat against opponents rated joint favourites with hosts Ghana to lift the symbol of African national team supremacy.
Forecasts of a mismatch did not take long to materialise as the minnows came under pressure with defender Damien Chrysostome shown a yellow card and goalkeeper Rachad Chitou flapping at a free kick before grabbing the ball.
Striker Dindane saw a header rebound off a post with 12 minutes gone.
This was the signal for an Ivorian onslaught with Chitou foiling Drogba twice before the reigning African Footballer of the Year vented his fury at team-mate Keita for deflecting wide an on-target free kick.
Benin threatened sporadically and it came as no surprise when Drogba broke the deadlock after 40 minutes, bursting between two defenders before steering a Yaya Toure pass wide of Chitou.
Seidath Tchomogo reminded the 'Elephants' there were two teams on the pitch by heading a corner narrowly wide only for the west Africa giants to score again on 44 minutes.

This was a brotherly affair with Kolo Toure picking up a deep corner, passing two defenders and crossing low to younger Yaya Toure, who scored the simplest goal of the tournament so far with a tap.
When Benin posed an early second half threat, goalkeeper Boubacar Barry played spoilsport by diving to his right and pushing away a drive from captain Oumar Tchomogo.
Ivory Coast scored again after 53 minutes when Chrysostome was caught napping and dispossessed by Drogba, who sent Keita through to fire wide of Chitou into the far corner.
Beninois heads were dropping as they sensed a rout and Dindane made it 4-0 midway thorugh the second half as Drogba flicked a corner back into the heart of the goalmouth and the France-based striker headed home.
Drogba, who had a knee operation last month leading to fears he might miss the biennial tournament, came off after 68 minutes to be replaced by Boubacar Sanogo.
Barry made another excellent save eight minutes from full-time, turning a fierce close-range drive from Oumar Tchomogo away for a corner, before being beaten by Omotoyossi one minute into injury time.