AFCON 2021 round of 16: Cote d’Ivoire v Egypt – match facts
Final come early in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for the Pharaohs and the Elephants as they lock horns today at 17.00 in the round of 16.
This is the eleventh time the two giants will be facing each other in AFCON. Cote d’Ivoire has won the title twice, while Egypt has won the title seven times- the highest.
Match information
Round of 16
Match
Cote d’Ivoire v Egypt
Date
26 January 2022
Time
17:00 local time (16:00 GMT)
Venue
Japoma Stadium, Douala
Cote d’Ivoire v Egypt – head to head and records
Ivory Coast and Egypt are meeting for the eleventh time in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Egypt progressed each time they face Ivory Coast in the knockouts. Two of the victories were through penalties.
Ivory Coast are unbeaten in their first three matches of this tournament. The last time they were not defeated in their first four games of the tournament was in 2015 when they went on to win the title, defeating Ghana on penalties in the final.
Player in focus: Nicolas Pepe has been directly involved in more Cote d’Ivoire goals in the group phase than any other Ivory Coast player – two goals one assists.
Egypt has the most AFCON appearances, 25 winning it seven times followed by Ivory Coast, 24 appearances winning it just twice.
