Titus Ssematimba also his shot saved by Ayayi in the 68th minute.
As the Cranes looked for an equalizer, it provided the Ivorians with a chance to add a third after Aubin Kramo Kouamé saw the ball past Charles Lukwago.
With heavy damage already done, Micho brought on Moses Aliro and Ibrahim Orit for Gift Fred andJames Begisa in the 81st minute.
There wasn’t much the Cranes and Micho could do as the game ended 3-1 in favor of the Ivorians.
This sent the East Africans packing back home as Senegal beat DR Congo 3-0 in the other Group B encounter.
Senegal finished the group on 6 points as the group leaders as their only defeat came against the Cranes.
Ivory Coast and Uganda all had 4 points.
But the Ivorians had a better goal difference of a goal yet the Cranes had a -1.
This means that Senegal qualified as the leaders of the group and Ivory Coast followed suit.