Afcon 2021: Ivory Coast vs Egypt Preview - Kick-off time, TV channel, squad information
Jan 25, 2022 22:31-08:00
Africa Cup of Nations
Côte d'Ivoire v Egypt
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Côte d'Ivoire
Egypt
The Elephants will desire to duplicate the form that noticed them beat Algeria when they face the Pharaohs in the Round of sixteen struggle
Ivory Coast will lock horns against Egypt in their Africa Cup of Nations Round of 16 fixture at Stade Omnisport de Douala on Wednesday.
The Elephants reached the knockout level of the thirty third version in Cameroon as Group E winners after gathering seven points whilst Equatorial Guinea came 2d with six points.
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Ivory Coast kicked off their campaign with a 1-zero victory in opposition to Nzalang Nacional, drew 2-2 in opposition to Sierra Leone before they placed up one in all their pleasant performances within the opposition to this point to hammer protecting champions Algeria 3-1 win of their final institution section fixture.
Meanwhile, Egypt qualified for the Round of sixteen after completing 2d with six points, in a group that turned into led by means of Nigeria, who garnered nine factors.
The Pharaohs suffered an opening 1-zero defeat towards the Super Eagles, recovered to side out Guinea-Bissau 1-zero earlier than defeating Sudan 1-zero.
Game Ivory Coast vs Egypt
Date Wednesday, January 26
Time 18:00 SA Time - (16:00 GMT)
TV Channel, Live Score & How To Watch
Online Streaming TV Channel
DStv.Com/DStv Now App https://www.Showmax.Com/eng/welcome/za SuperSport TV's PSL channel 202/SuperSport TV's Variety three channel 208
Squads & Team News
Ivory Coast have not mentioned any damage or Covid-19 associated problems in advance of the fixture.
Nicolas Pepe Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone Africa Cup of Nations 2021
The Elephants head educate Patrice Beaumelle will desire his fees mirror the same form and spirit that saw them dispatch the protecting champions.
Goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare is a positive bet to begin between the sticks while defenders Serge Aurier, Simon Deli, Eric Bailly will supply him cover with Wilfried Zaha, Nicolas Pepe, Sebastien Haller leading the attack.
Meanwhile, Egypt have two accidents concerns - Ahmed Fatouh and Akram Tawfik – who suffered blows all through their group opener in opposition to the Super Eagles, with Tawfik being ruled out of the opposition.
Mohammed ElShenawy Egypt
However, instruct Carlos Queiroz will nonetheless have a terrific squad to choose the starting XI from, with Al Ahly's Mohamed El-Shennawy probably to preserve his goalkeeping position, Ahmed Hegazy, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Omar Kamal giving him cowl even as Mohamed Salah, who has managed one purpose to this point, will hunt for more dreams.
The Liverpool forward is, but, predicting a hard game towards the Elephants.
“Against Ivory Coast, it won't be smooth, however our group is gaining momentum,” Salah advised journalists beforehand of the sport as quoted via CafOnline. “It might be a totally tight suit.”
Match Preview
Ivory Coast and Egypt have met on 10 preceding activities on the Afcon finals, at the same time as this assembly will see it grow to be the maximum performed fixture in the history of the competition (eleven).
Egypt have progressed on every of the previous 4 occasions while facing the Elephants in the knockout degree – of those have come via penalty shootouts, with the second one of those coming in 2006 very last (4-2 on consequences).
Ivory Coast are unbeaten in their three games at this yr’s version (W2 D1), whilst the final time they prevented defeat of their opening four video games in a unmarried version of the tournament turned into in 2015 after they went on to win it, beating Ghana on penalties within the final.
Egypt have been removed in their last knockout stage video games at Afcon (1-2 v Cameroon inside the 2017 final and 0-1 v South Africa within the 2019 Round of sixteen). Prior to this, they'd improved from 11 consecutive games in the knockout tiers, among 2006 and 2017.
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This is Egypt’s twenty fifth appearance at Afcon, a record within the history of the event and they have received it seven times, greater than any other facet. However, they have gained none in their remaining five tournaments after winning every of the previous 3 (2006, 2008, 2010).
Meanwhile, this is Ivory Coast’s 24th participation at Afcon, a tally best bettered by Egypt (25). They’ve gained the tournament two times (1992 and 2015) and improved to the knockout stage in seven of their last eight appearances.
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