The reliable bookmaker 1xBet talks about the CAN second-round central match, where the tournament hosts will compete with the powerful Nigerian national team.

Côte d’Ivoire: welcome like a host

Before the group stage, bookmakers called Côte d’Ivoire the CAN’s main favorite. The championship hosts have assembled a strong team with only one goal – to return the coveted trophy to their homeland. Since their triumph in 2015, Les Éléphants have never advanced beyond the quarter-finals and are now looking to right this wrong.

The Ivorians automatically qualified for the tournament but still played in the qualifiers, finishing second in their group. In six matches, the team scored 13 points and suffered the only defeat from the group winner, Zambia.

The competition hosts outlined their ambitions already in the first game with Guinea-Bissau. Jean-Louis Gasset’s squad controlled the match and calmly brought it to a 2-0 victory. Al Nassr’s star

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