Cote D’Ivoire vs Egypt: Cote d’Ivoire will take on Egypt in the Round of 16 matches of the Africa Cup of Nations AFCON 2021 on Wednesday, 26th January 2022 at the Stade Omnisport de Douala.
Cote d’Ivoire will enter the round of 16 matches with tremendous faith and positive momentum in their aspirations of going all the way after a smooth run in the group stages. They began their tournament with a 1-0 win against Equatorial Guinea before drawing 2-2 with Sierra Leone in a dramatic match. Ivory Coast then finished off the group stages in style, defeating Algeria 3-1 to take first place in the Group E points table.
Meanwhile, Egypt was deprived of a perfect beginning to their AFCON journey when they were defeated 1-0 by Nigeria. They swiftly rebounded with a 1-0 win against Guinea-Bissau before finishing the group stages on a victorious note, defeating a tenacious Sudan team 1-0 to finish second in Group D with six points from three games.
Match Details
Match: Cote D’Ivoire vs Egypt
Date and Time: Wednesday, 26th January 2022 9:30 PM IST
Venue: Stade Omnisport de Douala
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt Head to Head
Cote d’Ivoire and Egypt have been up against each other on just 23 occasions with Egypt having an edge. Cote d’Ivoire has managed to win seven games whereas Egypt has grabbed 11 victories. They last faced each other in January 2013 when Cote d’Ivoire came out on top with a 4-2 win.
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt Team News
Cote d’Ivoire: N/A
Egypt: Akram Tawfik and Ahmed Fatouh- Unknown Injuries
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt Probable Playing XI
Cote d’Ivoire
Badra Ali Sangare, Serge Aurier, Simon Deli, Eric Bailly, Wilfried Kanon, Frank Kessie, Jean-Michael Seri, Ibrahim Sangare, Wilfried Zaha, Nicolas Pepe, Sebastien Haller
Egypt
Mohamed El-Shennawy, Ayman Ashraf, Ahmed Hegazi, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Omar Kamal, Mohamed Elneny, Amr Al-Sulaya, Abdallah El-Said, Mohamed Salah, Omar Marmoush, Mostafa Mohamed
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt D11 Team
Mohamed El-Shennawy, Serge Aurier, Ahmed Hegazi, Ayman Ashraf, Ghislain Konan, Omar Kamal, Wilfried Zaha, Mohamed Eleny, Ibrahim Sangare, Mohamed Salah(C), Nicholas Pepe(VC)
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt Probable Winners
Cote d’Ivoire has lost just one of the last 15 outings, which include 10 wins. They are looking in exceptional form and Egypt can’t take them lightly. We expect an exciting game that will be decided on penalties.
Prediction: Cote d’Ivoire 2-2 Egypt
Cote d’Ivoire vs Egypt Live Stream
The match between Cote d’Ivoire and Egypt will not be streamed live in India.
