Two teams chasing Africa Cup of Nations glory will do battle today in a match between the Ivory Coast and Guinea. The tournament clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at Estadio de Malabo in Equatorial Guinea and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Ivory Coast head coach Herve Renard (via BBC): "We have had a super training camp where the players were very receptive. For the moment everything is great, but the most important thing is the competition. Guinea are difficult opponents with lots of pace. They have a coach who has been there for four-and-a-half years and does a good job, so we need to be wary so that we don't get caught out and start well."
Guinea forward Ibrahima Traore (via Daily Mail): "Of course we have a responsibility because when people are having difficulties, they look to simple things like football. In recent years, they have not had a lot to shout about because we didn't get to the finals last time [2013]. "That's something we have put right this time. Qualifying is already a good thing, but I think if we leave here with no points that will be forgotten."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: No player will be more integral to their team's success than the Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure. The 31-year-old has seven goals and an average of 1.1 key passes in 18 appearances with Manchester City.
Ivory Coast's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Mande; Tiene, Toure, Viera, Aurier; Tiote, Die; Gervinho, Toure, Kalou; Bony
Guinea's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Yattara; Sankoh, Pogba, Zayatte, Sylla; Constant, Fofana, Conte; Traore, Soumah, Sylla
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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