Senegal faces Ivory Coast on Monday in Yamoussoukro in the round of 16 of the African Cup of Nations (CAN). A meeting to follow live on France 24.com from 9 p.m. (Paris time).
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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.
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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 alsoFind 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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