Our prediction for this Africa Cup of Nations 2024 match:
Senegal
Match Time & Date:
29/01/2024
12:00 PM
Prediction: 1-0
Ivory Coast
Sparkles will be flying when Senegal and Ivory Coast lock horns at Charles Konan Banny Stadium on Monday evening. The Lions of Teranga aim to keep their 100% record intact at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for Sadio Mane and Co. Lamine Camara is widely expected to return to the starting XI after he was rested in the 2-0 win over Guinea, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Elephants, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea and even though they play in front of home fans, we are tempted to put our money on Senegal this time out. Crvena Zvezda attacker Jean-Philippe Kraso is likely to return to the Ivory Coast starting XI.
Highlighted Player (Kalidou Koulibaly):
Despite being born in Saint-Die-des-Vosges, France on June 20, 1991, Kalidou Koulibaly represents Senegal on the international stage. Koulibaly began his youth career at Saint-Die, but he played for Metz at the start of his career as well.
The left-footed defender continued playing for les Grenats at the senior level and it has to be noted that he made 42 appearances in the league for the club before joining Genk in 2012. In 2014 Koulibaly signed a five-year deal with Napoli for a fee of £6.5 million. In August 2014 the Senegal international made his Champions League debut in a 1-1 draw with Athletic Club.
Kalidou Koulibaly is a tall, quick and physically strong footballer, who is impressive in the air. He is capable of playing as both centre and full back. The Napoli defender made his Senegal debut in September 2015 against Namibia. In 2017 he represented the Lions of Teranga at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Highlighted Team (Ivory Coast):
Over the years Ivory Coast have established themselves as one of the best African teams. The Elephants won their second Africa Cup of Nations trophy in 2015, with the team beating Ghana in the final of the tournament. Ivory Coast defeated the Black Stars on penalties and it has to be noted that goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the winner.
A number of high-profile footballers played (or play) for the Ivory Coast national team, but, no doubt, the most notable players are Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Emmanuel Eboue, Salomon Kalou and Gervinho. Ivory Coast are well known for their orange kit, but they play their away games in green shirts and green shorts. Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny is regarded as the team’s home stadium.
Didier Zokora is the player with the most caps for the Ivory Coast national team (123), while aforementioned attacker Didier Drogba is the team’s top scorer (65 goals). Drogba is the symbol of the Ivory Coast football and the former Chelsea man played for the national team from 2002 to 2014.
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