Africa Cup of Nations

FT Saturday, January 13, 2024
Guinea-Bissau WLDWL 0
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Ivory Coast DDWWW 2
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CIV112
Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara · 36,858 att.

Match Report

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Ivory Coast kick off Cup of Nations with win over Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast's Seko Fofana and Jean-Philippe Krasso scored in each half as the hosts completed a 2-0 Group A victory over Guinea Bissau in the Africa Cup of Nations opening game played in energy-sapping humidity on Saturday.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
38.8
Possession
61.2
10
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
294
Accurate Passes
498
357
Passes
567
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.3
36
Long Balls
39
9
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
7
14
Effective Clearances
5
14
Clearances
5

Lineups

CIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Yahia FofanaG
  2. 21Evan NdickaCD-L
  3. 2Ousmane DiomandeCD-R
  4. 3Ghislain KonanLB
  5. 5Wilfried SingoRB
  6. 18Ibrahim SangaréCM
  7. 6Seko FofanaLM
  8. 8Franck KessiéRM
  9. 11Jean-Phillipe KrassoF
  10. 9Jonathan BambaLF
  11. 13Jérémie BogaRF

GNB · 4-3-3

  1. 12Ouparine DjocoG
  2. 4Marcelo DjalóCD-L
  3. 22Opa SangantéCD-R
  4. 2Fali CandéLB
  5. 15Jefferson EncadaRB
  6. 8Alfa SemedoCM
  7. 19Janio BikelLM
  8. 16Moreto CassamáRM
  9. 17Mama BaldéF
  10. 10Carlos ManéLF
  11. 14Mauro RodriguesRF

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 1, Guinea-Bissau 0. Seko Fofana (Côte d'Ivoire) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Franck Kessié.
  2. 29' Evan Ndicka (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Moreto Cassamá (Guinea-Bissau) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+2' Ibrahim Sangaré (Côte d'Ivoire) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Sèrge Aurier replaces Wilfried Singo.
  6. 58' Goal! Côte d'Ivoire 2, Guinea-Bissau 0. Jean-Philippe Krasso (Côte d'Ivoire) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 61' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Nicolas Pépé replaces Jonathan Bamba.
  8. 62' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Karim Konaté replaces Jean-Philippe Krasso.
  9. 67' Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Franculino Djú replaces Carlos Mané.
  10. 67' Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Carlos Gomes replaces Moreto Cassamá.
  11. 75' Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Zé Turbo replaces Mauro Rodrigues.
  12. 77' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Willy-Arnaud Boly replaces Ousmane Diomande.
  13. 85' Substitution, Guinea-Bissau. Dálcio replaces Mama Baldé because of an injury.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Côte d'Ivoire. Idrissa Doumbia replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.

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