Côte d’Ivoire Fire Warning to Nigeria, Hold Morocco 

NTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY

AFCON 2023 hosts and Nigeria’s Group A opponents, Côte d’Ivoire last night showed their readiness to go far in the tournament scheduled for next January as they held 2022 World Cup semi finalists Morocco to a 1-1 draw in an international friendly game in Abidjan 

Sebastien Haller gave Côte d’Ivoire the lead in three minutes of added time in the first half.

But with nine minutes left in the game Ayoub El Kaabi equalised for Morocco.

Côte d’Ivoire will play another international friendly game this time against South Africa on Tuesday, 17 October.

The Ivorians were drawn in Group A with the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau in next year’s AFCON.

While South Africa will face the Super Eagles in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

On Friday, the Eagles were forced to a 2-2 draw by Saudi Arabia in Portugal.