Africa Cup of Nations

FT Monday, July 1, 2019
Ivory Coast WLWWL 4
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Namibia WLWLL 1
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CIV134
NAM011
30 June Air Defence Stadium · 7,530 att.

Match Report

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Ivory Coast qualify after being made to struggle by Namibia

Ivory Coast were made to struggle by rank outsiders Namibia before winning 4-1 to reach the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
18
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
4
41.1
Possession
58.9
16
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
257
Accurate Passes
382
328
Passes
457
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
22
0.0
Cross %
0.1
68
Long Balls
56
29
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
0
12
Effective Tackles
17
18
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
6
18
Effective Clearances
12
18
Clearances
12

Head to Head

NAM leads series 1-0

Lineups

NAM · 4-4-2

  1. 23Lloyd KazapuaG
  2. 2Denzil HaosebCD-L
  3. 22Ryan NyambeCD-R
  4. 4Riaan HanamubLB
  5. 6Larry HoraebRB
  6. 15Marcel PapamaCM-L
  7. 12Ronald KetjijereCM-R
  8. 7Deon HottoLM
  9. 19Petrus ShitembiRM
  10. 14Joslin KamatukaCF-L
  11. 13Peter ShalulileCF-R

CIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Sylvain GbohouoG
  2. 5Wilfried KanonCD-L
  3. 6Ismaël TraoréCD-R
  4. 2Wonlo CoulibalyLB
  5. 22Mamadou BagayokoRB
  6. 4Jean-Philippe GbaminAM
  7. 8Franck KessiéLM
  8. 20Serey DiéRM
  9. 12Wilfried BonyF
  10. 9Wilfried ZahaAM-L
  11. 15Max GradelAM-R

Timeline

  1. 39' Goal! Namibia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 1. Max-Alain Gradel (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessié with a through ball.
  2. 58' Goal! Namibia 0, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Serey Dié (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
  3. 61' Substitution, Namibia. Willy Stephanus replaces Marcel Papama.
  4. 68' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Maxwel Cornet replaces Max-Alain Gradel.
  5. 71' Goal! Namibia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 2. Joslin Kamatuka (Namibia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 73' Substitution, Namibia. Isaskar Gurirab replaces Joslin Kamatuka.
  7. 78' Deon Hotto (Namibia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 80' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Jean-Philippe Gbamin.
  9. 83' Substitution, Namibia. Benson Shilongo replaces Peter Shalulile.
  10. 84' Goal! Namibia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 3. Wilfried Zaha (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  11. 85' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Jonathan Kodjia replaces Wilfried Bony.
  12. 89' Goal! Namibia 1, Côte d'Ivoire 4. Maxwel Cornet (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié following a fast break.

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