Ivory Coast will kick off the 2023 Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Guinea-Bissau at the Alassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium at 20:00 GMT.
The Ivorians will be heading into the game as hot favorites and with immense confidence after walloping Sierra Leone in an international friendly last week.
As for Guinea-Bissau, they got hammered 6-2 by a ferocious Mali side last week in a friendly match after winning just one out of their previous three games.
This is how Ivory Coast may line up.
Goalkeeper: Yahia Fofana.
Defenders: Wilfried Singo, Ousmane Diomande, Evan Ndicka, and Ghislain Konan.
Midfielders: Seko Fofana, Franck Kessié, and Ibrahim Sangaré.
Forwards: Sébastien Haller, Jérémie Boga, and Jonathan Bamba.
Guinea-Bissau may put out this lineup against the Ivorians.
Goalkeeper: Ouparine Djoco.
Defenders: Fali Candé, Opa Sangante, Marcelo Djaló, and Jefferson Encada.
Midfielders: Janio Bikel, Alfa Semedo, Dálcio, Carlos Mané, and Mamá Baldé.
Forwards: Sori Mané.
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