Who from the Lions of Teranga or the Elephants will go to the quarter-finals of CAN 2024? Senegal challenges the host country, Ivory Coast, Monday January 29 in the capital Yamoussoukro during the round of 16 of CAN 2024.
Read alsoThe program for the round of 16 of CAN 2024
Follow the match with our live commentary from 9 p.m. (Paris time).
The probable line-ups of Senegal - Ivory Coast
Senegal
: Mendy - Diatta, Koulibaly, A. Diallo, Jakobs - PM Sarr, Gueye, Camara - I. Sarr, H. Diallo, Mané
Ivory Coast
: Y. Fofana - Aurier, Diomandé, Ndicka, Konan - S. Fofana, Sangaré, Kessié - Kouamé, Krasso, Boga
Three matches, three victories. Senegal made its champion rank known in the first round of this CAN 2024. It easily disposed of Gambia (3-0), Cameroon (3-2) and Guinea (2-0).
Opposite, Ivory Coast is experiencing a complicated tournament. The host country won in the opening match against Guinea-Bissau (2-0) but then lost against Nigeria (1-0) before being humiliated by Equatorial Guinea (4-0) .
A defeat which cost coach Jean-Louis Gasset his job, who will be replaced on the bench by his assistant Emerse Faé for this round of 16 miraculously obtained thanks to a victory for Morocco.
Read also Find the table for the final phase
On paper, Senegal has every reason to be confident, but be careful! “It’s a new competition that begins in the round of 16,” the saying goes.
The winner will find Mali or Burkina Faso on their way.
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