Egypt captain, Mohamed Salah, has predicted a ‘very tight’ match when his side takes on Ivory Coast in today’s AFCON 2021 round of 16 fixture.
Egypt will clash with Ivory Coast in the AFCON 2021 last-16 at Douala Stadium in Cameroon on Wednesday evening.
The Pharaohs head to the game after beating Sudan 1-0 in their final Group D fixture a few days ago.
Ivory Coast, on the other hand, defeated AFCON defending champions Algeria 3-1 in their final Group E fixture.
Ahead of Egypt’s clash with Ivory Coast, Salah, a Liverpool star, told CAF Online during his pre-match press conference, “It won’t be easy against Cote d’Ivoire but our team is gaining momentum.
“It will be a very tight match,” Salah added.
The kick-off time for the Ivory Coast vs Egypt match is 5 pm.