"Getting the defence of their AFCON crown underway on Wednesday evening, Ivory Coast will meet Mozambique in Marrakech. As for Mozambique, failing to win any of their three AFCON appearances over in the Ivory Coast three years ago, Chiquinho Conde's side have another monumental challenge on their hands over the next month. Pencilled is as a landslide underdog to find a route out of Group F, the Mambas couldn't have asked for a tougher examination here."
"Picking up some perfect momentum over the weekend and signing off their pre-tournament preparations with a routine 2-0 victory against Oman, the Elephants have their sights set on defending their AFCON crown over the next month. Punching their ticket to north America next summer thanks to a famous 3-0 romp against Kenya on October 14th, the Ivory Coast have not suffered a single competitive defeat over the past 12 months."
Ivory Coast enter the AFCON as defending champions and heavy favourites, boosted by a sensational return to the World Cup and unbeaten competitive form over the past 12 months. The side ended pre-tournament preparations with a 2-0 win over Oman and secured World Cup qualification with a 3-0 victory over Kenya. Emerse Fae leads a squad including recalled Wilfried Zaha and Premier League players Ibrahim Sangare, Willy Boly, Emmanuel Agbadou and Amad Diallo, with Franck Kessie captaining and earning his 97th cap. Mozambique arrive as clear underdogs, without an AFCON win in three previous appearances and facing a monumental challenge in Group F.
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