Hosts Ivory Coast are threatened with an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Without the two Bundesliga professionals Sebastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund) and Odilon Kossounou (Bayer Leverkusen), the Ivorians lost 0-1 (0-0) against Nigeria on Thursday (January 18, 2024) and slipped to third place in Group A.
Schedule and results arrow on the right
On Monday (6 p.m.) the two-time Africa Cup winners will face their last group opponent Equatorial Guinea, who lead the table ahead of Nigeria. William Troost-Ekong scored the goal for the Super Eagles with a penalty kick in the 55th minute in front of 49,000 spectators in Abidjan.
Osimhen takes the penalty
Superstar Victor Osimhen had previously been fouled by Italian champions SSC Napoli. Haller was again not in the squad, Kossounou was on the bench for 90 minutes. This means that the two professionals could soon be back at their clubs. In the opening game, Ivory Coast won 2-0 against Guinea-Bissau.