Ivory Coast sank on Monday January 22 against Equatorial Guinea (4-0) at the Ebimpé stadium, near Abidjan, a second defeat in a row which risks depriving it of the round of 16 of "its" Cup of African nations.
The Elephants finish third in Group A with three points and must now wait until Wednesday to find out if they will be among the four best third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16.
But with a negative goal difference (-3), the mission seems delicate.
Read alsoSummary: humiliated by Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast on waivers for the 8th
Nigeria at a slow trot, for its part, dominated Guinea-Bissau (1-0) to reach the round of 16 of CAN 2024, Monday at the Stade Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan.
In group B, Cape Verde – already qualified – and Egypt neutralized each other (2-2) at the end of a breathtaking match in Abidjan which sent them both to the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations. nations.
Egypt, holder of the absolute record for victories at the CAN (7), came close to elimination but this draw, combined with that of Ghana against Mozambique (2-2) in the other match of group B, the propels into eighths.
Read alsoSummary: held in check by Cape Verde, Egypt qualified in 8th while Ghana has one foot out
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