52 years during which the Egyptian knot of "elephants" continued... Will it continue next Wednesday?

The history of confrontations between the Egyptian national team and its counterpart Ivory Coast in the African Nations Championship testifies to the clear superiority of the Pharaohs during the 10 confrontations that brought them together in that tournament, as Egypt won on nine occasions, compared to one victory for the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire.

The Egyptian team will meet Côte d'Ivoire next Wednesday at 11 pm UAE time to calculate the round of 16 of the tournament.

The Pharaohs finished second in Group D, while Ivory Coast topped Group E after winning against Algeria, 3/1. 

The first confrontations between the two teams in the African Nations Cup was in the 1970 edition to determine the third and fourth places, when the Pharaohs won three goals to one.

While the second confrontation in the 1974 edition was in the group stage, Egypt won two goals without a response. As for the third confrontation, it came in the 1980 version and in the group stage as well, and the Pharaohs repeated their victory with two goals against a goal.

In the African Nations Cup in 1984, there was a new confrontation in the group stage and ended with the victory of the Pharaohs with the same result. In 1986, Egypt won two goals without a response in the group stage.

In the 1990 edition, the first victory for Cote d'Ivoire was by three goals to one, a tournament in which the Egyptian team participated in the reserve to prepare for the World Cup, and that confrontation was in the group stage as well.

Eight years later, the two teams met in the 1998 edition in the quarter-finals, and the Pharaohs won 5-4 on penalties, after a goalless draw.

And the confrontation between them was repeated in the 2006 edition, as they met twice in that tournament, where Egypt won the group stage 3/1

, while the second confrontation came in the final and the Egyptian team won 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw, and the Pharaohs won the fifth title in their history.

The last confrontation was in 2008 in the semi-finals, and the Egyptian team swept Côte d'Ivoire by four goals to one.

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