Ivory Coast Will Beat Egypt To AFCON Title – Mariam Dao Gabala
President of the FIF (Ivorian Football Federation) Mariam Dao Gabala believes her national team will avenge their 2006 defeat against Egypt in the upcoming AFCON.
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The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is set to take place between 9 January 2022 and 6 February 2022 across five cities in Cameroon.
The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021 but the CAF announced on 15 January 2020 that due to unfavorable climatic conditions during this period, the tournament would be postponed.
Ivory Coast are set to participate in Group E alongside Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, and Sierra Leone.
During her visit to Egypt, Dao Gabala stated that her team will be competing to win the tournament as they have a strong team that can claim the title, while also trashing the competition’s postponing rumors.
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“We shouldn’t be talking about postponing rumors this close to the tournament, everything is going according to plan, CAF confirmed that,” Mariam said.
“We are preparing for the tournament, we will avenge our 2006 final defeat against Egypt and win the competition.
“Our current target is to win the AFCON, we have a special generation of players, they are getting experience in order to win the next AFCON which will take place in Ivory Coast in 2023 as well.
“Africa Cup of Nations is not just some football matches, it represents defending your country’s flag, it’s the biggest tournament in the continent and it shows that we have a lot of talents.”
Meanwhile…
CAF president Patrice Motsepe stated that he has high hopes for the Egyptian national team, believing they can go far in the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Egypt are now one step away from the 2022 FIFA World Cup as they successfully advanced to the final stage of the qualifiers where they will be facing either Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, or Nigeria to earn a seat in Qatar.
Despite not having qualified yet, Motsepe believes Egypt can be a great representative of Africa in the World Cup as they can do great in the tournament.
Not only that, but Motsepe also believes that in the future, Egypt can bring Africa their first-ever World Cup title.
“I believe that all Egyptians should be proud of their country, all Africans should be proud of it too, Egypt’s success gives pride to the whole continent. The fact that the EFA was founded 100 years ago shows how successful they are,” Motsepe told ONTime Sports TV channel.
“I am looking forward to the World Cup in Qatar, Egypt is always among the teams at the summit of African football.
“Egypt can do great in the upcoming World Cup, I believe they can go far. One of my ambitions is for an African team to win the World Cup one day, and Egypt gives us that kind of hope.
“The next Africa Cup of Nations will be very important as well, it will be highly organized, I went to Cameroon three times to check myself. I am sure it will be a massive success.”
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