Ivory Coast and Nigeria will come up against each other on matchday 2 of 3 of the AFCON group stage.
Date: 18/01/2024
Time: 18:00
Stadium: Olympic Stadium of Ebimpé
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Prediction: Ivory Coast vs Nigeria will end in a draw. Although Ivory Coast started their AFCON campaign with a win, there’s a chance they will be held to a frustrating draw by Nigeria because the Super Eagles are nearly as good, if not better, squad-wise. Nigeria missed a couple of clear chances that could have handed them a winning start against Equatorial Guinea and will try to get something off this game.
We predict both teams to score for Ivory Coast vs Nigeria. Both teams scored in their AFCON opener, and there’s a huge chance both teams will get on the scoreboard in this fixture. The last time both countries met, Ivory Coast won 1-0 in 2015.
Ivory Coast got off to a winning start when they beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in Abidjan. They host AFCON 2023 and will play like hell to defend it. They won four and drew one of their last five matches, and they will look to remain unbeaten against Nigeria.
Nigeria started their AFCON charge with a frustrating 1-1 draw against Equatorial Guinea. The Super Eagles created enough chances to win the game, but they were not clinical enough, and they will hope they don’t repeat the same against a better side, Ivory Coast. The Super Eagles won one and drew three of their last five matches, and they will plan to avoid another slip against the host nation.
Predicted Starting Lineups
Ivory Coast: Fofana, Singo, Diomande, Ndicka, Konan, Kessie, Sangare, Fofana, Bamba, Krasso, Boga
Nigeria: Nwabili, Aina, Troost-Ekong, Ajayi, Sanusi, Onyeak, Simon, Yusuf, Iwobi, Lookman, Osimhen