AFCON 2023: Cte dIvoire Send Super Eagles Warning, Thrash Sierra Leone 5-1 In Friendly

AFCON 2023: Cte dIvoire Send Super Eagles Warning, Thrash Sierra Leone 5-1 In Friendly

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AFCON 2023 hosts Cte dIvoire thrashed Sierra Leone 5-1 in an international friendly game played on Saturday.

The game, which was played inside the Stade Laurent Pokou, Abidjan, was part of preparations for the Ivorians ahead of this years AFCON.

The two-time AFCON winners will go into the competition on the back of six games without defeat, recording four wins and two draws.

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Ousmane Diomande opened the scoring in the 18th minute before Franck Kessie and Jonathan Bamba added the second and third goals on 36 and 38 minutes respectively.

Just three minutes into the second half Jeremie Boga made it 4-0 while Lazare Amani got the fifth goal on 84 minutes.

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Just two minutes after Cte dIvoire scored their fifth goal, Rodney Michael pulled a goal back for Sierra Leone.

Cte dIvoire will take on Guinea-Bissau Group A in the opening game on 13 January.

Their second group game is against Nigerias Super Eagles on the 18 and end the first round with a clash with Equatorial Guinea.

Meanwhile, the Eagles will take on Guinea in a friendly billed for Monday 18 January.

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