Well into their competition, the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire will face the Super Eagles of Nigeria on Thursday at the Ébimpé stadium. An already decisive shock in this second day of Group A of CAN 2024. Follow the match live from 6 p.m. (Paris time) on France24.com.
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After successfully entering the competition with a victory against Guinea-Bissau, Côte d’Ivoire, host country of CAN 2024, wants to confirm its good momentum against Nigeria’s offensive armada, Thursday January 18 at 6 p.m. Alassane Ouattara stadium in Ébimpé, in Abidjan.
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During the first day, the two teams had different destinies. Thus, Ivory Coast entered its home competition perfectly, easily defeating modest Guinea-Bissau (2-0).
On the other hand, Nigeria succumbed to the curse that affects most of the teams designated as favorites in this CAN 2024. Indeed, it could not do better than a draw against Equatorial Guinea (1-1).
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Led by world-class players like Seko Fofana, the Ivorian squad displays impressive offensive form and can already dream of a first place in Group A. But watch out for Nigeria, one of the favorites of the competition, which has serious offensive assets despite his disappointing first match. Driven towards attack, these two teams are capable of a festival of goals.
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This will be the 7th meeting between the two African giants. And the results are perfectly balanced: two victories for the Elephants, two for the Super Eagles and two draws. And 5 goals scored for each of the two teams, penalty shootouts excluded.
The latest confrontation will bring back excellent memories in Nigeria: in 2013, the Super Eagles won in the quarter-finals (2-1), before lifting the trophy for the last time… until now.