Afcon 2023 is turning into a nightmare for Ivory Coast, which finds itself on the verge of early elimination after a heavy 4-0 defeat against Equatorial Guinea. This series of setbacks came to a head with a fight that broke out after the humiliating defeat.
Ivory Coast started its competition in a promising manner. She easily won her opening match against Guinea Bissau 2-0. But this glimmer of hope was quickly eclipsed on the second day, with a defeat against Nigeria. The sinking increased during the third day this Monday, where Equatorial Guinea inflicted a severe 4-0 correction on the Elephants.
After this monumental slap, a fight broke out in the stands, visibly between the Elephants supporters and the stewards. The angry Ivory Coast fans started by throwing projectiles at their players who were losing heavily against Nzalang Nacional. Having wanted to go down on the pitch to express their anger, the supporters were prevented by the stewards, which led to a big fight as indicated by RMC Sport.
Ivory Coast now finds itself at a critical juncture in its journey to Afcon 2023. In addition to the sporting challenges on the field, the team must now deal with managing tensions among its own supporters. In any case, the team is not yet eliminated and is awaiting the results of the other groups to finally know if it is among the four best thirds at the end of the group stage. But Jean-Louis Gasset’s men start with a slight disadvantage, having conceded 5 goals against only 2 scored in 3 outings during Afcon 2023.
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