Senegal and Ivory Coast face each other this Monday in the round of 16 of CAN 2023 (9 p.m.). Here is all the essential information on this shock.
The poster is grandiose, and yet, it is not the prestige of this Senegal-Côte d’Ivoire which fueled the news of the week, but the rumors of a potential return of Hervé Renard on the bench. Elephants. After parting ways with Frenchman Jean-Louis Gasset after an unconvincing first round, the Ivorian Federation did everything to poach the coach of the French women’s team, without success.
Renard might have returned for the shortest tenure in history if the deal had closed. Having passed through the very small door with 3 points on the clock, the host country is indeed approaching this clash with an outsider status. It is indeed Senegal, title holder and attractive in the groups, who will puff out their chests at the kick-off of this match. “ Am I leading the best team in the history of Senegal? Difficult to say. I don’t like talking about myself, I don’t like talking about our team. I’ll let others do it. Now is not the time to take stock. We are in full competition, what matters to us is tomorrow’s match”, launched Aliou Cissé. The stage is set.
The expected compositions
Senegal: Edouard Mendy – Krépin Diatta, Kalidou Koulibaly, Abdou Diallo, Ismail Jakobs – Pape Matar Sarr, Pape Gueye, Lamine Camara – Ismaïla Sarr, Habib Diallo, Sadio Mané.
Ivory Coast : Yahia Fofana – Wilfried Singo, Ousmane Diomande, Evan Ndicka, Ghislan Konan – Seko Fofana, Ibrahim Sangaré, Franck Kessié – Oumar Diakité, Jean-Philippe Krasso, Christian Kouamé.
Where to watch the game ?
This round of 16 of CAN 2023 between Senegal and Ivory Coast will be broadcast this Monday evening on beIN SPORTS 1, from 9 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform, beIN Connect.
