Senegal 🇸🇳 v Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 Venue: Charles Konan Bany Stadium, Yamoussoukro Time: 8 pm Senegal is the only side to win all three group
Senegal 🇸🇳 v Ivory Coast 🇨🇮
Venue: Charles Konan Bany Stadium,
Yamoussoukro
Time: 8 pm
Senegal is the only side to win all three group games and the result is to face the wounded host, Ivory Coast.
The Lions of Teranga have been so sensational in all departments as the defence has been solid, the midfield has dominated opponents and the attack has scored goals. This is how a proper team do the business. Aliou Cisse’s Senegal needs to play above themselves against the Ivory Coast to qualify for the quarter-finals.
The Elephants of La Cote d’Ivoire endured a horrible week as they were thrashed and humiliated by the minnows Equatorial Guinea 4-0 which led to the subsequent sacking of Jean-Louis Gasset in the middle of the tournament.
The Elephants were on the brink of exit but thanks to Morrocco’s 1-0 win over Zambia coupled with other favourable results from other games helped them to remain in the competition.
Ivory Coast supporters were angry and hence abused the players and destroyed some properties.
The whole nation got excited when they finished among the 3rd best-placed teams. The time is now for Frank Kessie and co to prove their mettle as another defeat will mean a catastrophic tournament for the host.
Playing against Senegal has been probably the biggest job on the continent as they are extremely good and well-organised.
H2H
26 games have been played between the two teams in all competitions
Wins
Ivory Coast – 14
Senegal- 8
Draw – 3
Prediction
Senegal 2-1 Ivory Coast
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