3-0 lead by Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast break!

Forty for these drags.

Initially, Deju thought he had equalized for Bissau-Guinea but was ruled offside. Ditto for Sanusi soon after for the Super Eagles.

At point blank range, Cresso fails to close the gap on Fofana’s serve. Owono won again.

For the first time, Alassane Ouattara Stadium turned to his team with few whistles and boos. Our correspondent in Ivory Coast reports that thousands of supporters are leaving the stadium…

With 3 points and a goal difference of -2 it is almost impossible to qualify from the four best thirds. The elephants are about ten minutes away.

Drama! The Ivorians are no longer there at all! A double scores against Nsue to make the score 3-0. Ivory Coast is on the edge of the precipice… The replacements are in tears, the people are completely stunned… Unbelievable scenes.

Pablo Gannett’s magical free kick! 25 meters away and shifting to the left, the Equatoguinean midfielder finds Fofana’s top corner. Magnificent! And a big blow to the elephants!

The situation is tense for Ivory Coast. Even in the event of a draw the Elephants would remain third, but with 4 points on the clock the top four would have a better chance of finishing third! Currently, they have 3… and they are waiting for the results of the other groups.

New goal denied for Ivory Coast! After Sangare in the first period, it was Cresso who saw his goal disallowed for an offside position!

Triple change for Ivory Coast. Three attackers, Konaté, Krasso and Boga, enter the field in place of Konan, Pépé and Kouamé.

The Nigerian striker looked to double his side’s lead but an offside position early on denied him a second goal.

With half an hour left to play on both pitches, the Equatoguineans and Nigerians, with 7 points each, have provisionally qualified for the Round of 16.

Ivory Coast, currently in third place, is awaiting other results to find out if they are in the top four, which will also be in 8th place.

Overjoyed to see the ball return to his feet after an Equatoguinean defensive intervention, Kouamé presented himself against Owono. When the Elephants striker has the ball at his feet at 1-1, he stumbles against the goalkeeper!

Another chance from a set piece for Equatorial Guinea. At 30 metres, Koko sends a powerful shot that Fofana pushes away with his thigh. Difficult for Ivorians…

Gannett rolls in a very eccentric free kick. The ball tends to fall towards the elephant cage, but not enough to worry Fofana. It’s out of the box!

Sangare missed his recovery as he was on the receiving end of a cross at the far post! It’s not a frame…

Ivory Coast leading, Nigeria in comfortable position: Second half to follow live.

Half time whistle was blown on both pitches! To everyone’s surprise, Nsue allowed Equatorial Guinea to lead against the Ivorian hosts. Nigeria occupied Guinea-Bissau.

For now, Equatoguineans and Nigerians, with 7 points each, have qualified for the Round of 16. Cote d’Ivoire, in third place, is awaiting other results to find out if it is in the four best thirds.

Classification:

1. GEQ (7)

2.NGA (7)

3. CIV (3)

4.GBI (0)

Corner for Ivory Coast, big mess in the Equatogunian area but no player manages to push the ball into the net! And meanwhile the referee blows the whistle for half time…

Goal from Sangare, but VAR intervenes… Offside! The Ivorian midfielder was denied an equaliser, though, following Pepe’s cross to head in Kouame’s header.

After the hat-trick against Guinea-Bissau, Emilio Nsue already has his 4th goal in this African Cup of Nations.

Ivory Coast surprise! Akapo wanders perfectly into the heart of the Ivorian defense. Then there’s plenty of time for Nsue to cross six meters down the right, opening the scoring from close range! What a surprise! Equatoguineans reclaim group lead ahead of Nigeria!

Nigeria stands against Guinea-Bissau! Under pressure from Osimhen, the unfortunate Sangante accidentally headed a cross from Eribo into his own net. Nigeria temporarily top the group!

For a while, Jean-Louis Gasset’s men managed to find gaps in the area. Only precision is missing in the final gesture… But the Ivory Coast is more and more dangerous.

Pepe takes advantage of Kouame’s back-to-goal work to take the ball. Despite contact in the area, the former Angevin resists, parries the goalkeeper, but can’t knock the ball into the empty goal. Owono grabs the shot and catches the ball through the Ivorian’s feet!

No goals after half an hour on both pitches! Such status temporarily qualified Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria for the Round of 16. Third, Côte d’Ivoire must then wait for the results of the other groups, to know if they are in the four best third groups. However, at this stage it would be the end for Guinea-Bissau.

While the Equatoguinean goalkeeper was away from his goal, the Ivorian striker missed his shot completely. His shot misses the target most of the time!

When Aribo finds the Guinea-Bissau goalkeeper’s gloves, Jertus tries to start a counter-attack. But here again, Dalcio’s shot was easily caught by the Nigerian goalkeeper after beating two players.

Still no goals scored on either pitch, Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria still hold provisional qualification.

The former Lille player runs down the right and causes panic in the Equatorial Guinea defence. But the winger misses his cross, Akapo can clear.

Diakit drifts into the area and drops to the ground, Kouame tries to bring the ball down with his heel. The gesture does not succeed, the Equatoguinean goalkeeper catches the ball. The first real opportunity is long overdue.

Miranda receives a yellow card after a foul on Pepe. First warning of the match against Equatorial Guinea.

Nito Gomes takes a chance from distance for Guinea-Bissau, but Nigerian goalkeeper Nwabali makes a simple first catch.

Meanwhile, Ivory Coast get a good free kick against Equatorial Guinea but Pepe can’t find anyone.

Two corners in quick succession in favor of Jean-Louis Gasset’s team, unmistakable from the start, but achieving nothing.

The Napoli striker takes the first shot which is a little cross. But the Super Eagles center forward was in an offside position anyway.

Kick-off was given at both grounds for the third day of Group A matches of the African Cup of Nations!

Ranking at kick-off:

1. GEQ (5)

2.NGA (5)

3. CIV (4)

4. GBI (1)

By dominating Ivory Coast during his predecessor, Nigeria gave itself the right to be the master of its destiny. In case of victory against Guinea-Bissau, the Super Eagles will qualify for the Round of 16 of CAN.

Guinea-Bissau’s XI: Jonas Mendez – Oboulang Mendez, Edgar Ia, Opa Sangante, Nanu – Famana Quizera, Janio Bickel, Dalcio, Nito Gomes, Carlos Gomes – Zinho Gano.

Nigeria’s XI: Nwabali – Aina, Omeruo, Ajayi, Bassey – Chukwueze, Osai Samuel, Aribo, Onyeka, Moses Simon – Osimhen.

The Ivorian hosts already have their future at stake against Group A’s surprise leaders. To qualify with certainty, Ivory Coast must win against Equatorial Guinea. Here is a composition arranged by Jean-Louis Gasset.

Ivory Coast XI: Yahia Fofana – Singo, Konan, Boli, Ndika – Sangare, KC, Seko Fofana – Diakite, Pepe, Kouame.

Eleven of Equatorial Guinea: Owono – Akapo, Orozco, Coco, Ndong – Miranda, Gannet, Machin, Bikoro, Salvador – Ensu.

1-Equatorial Gini 4 (+2)

2-Nigeria 4 (+1)

3-Ivory Coast 3 (+1)

4-Guinea-Bissau

result

1st day

Ivory Coast-Guinea-Bissau: 2-0

Nigeria-Equatorial Guinea: 1-1

2nd day

Equatorial Guinea-Guinea-Bissau: 4-2

Ivory Coast-Nigeria: 0-1

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Welcome to RMC Sport to follow the last two matches of Group A of CAN: Equatorial Guinea-Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau-Nigeria. Both these matches will start at 6 pm.