[penci_liveblog] AFCON 2023, Ivory Coast vs Guinea-Bissau, Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Ivory Coast are the hosts of this year’s Africa Cup of Nations and they will be hoping to start the tournament with a comfortable success when they host Guinea-Bissau. The home side won this tournament in 2015 but have not gone beyond the quarter-finals in three attempts since and will have to overcome the bad record that host nations have, they have not won any of the last eight editions.

The Elephants have been in solid form recently and boosted by their fervent support, they should be able to secure a victory in this first clash. Guinea Bissau are an inexperienced squad, 13 of their 24 are in single figures for caps, and they were beaten 6-2 by Mali last time out.

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Sebastien Haller of Ivory Coast celebrates before his goal is dissallowed during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Afcon Finals Ivory Coast v Algeria at Japoma Stadium in Douala, Cameroon on 20 January 2022. ©Alain Guy Suffo/BackpagePix

Ivory Coast vs Guinea Bissau Predictions

  • Ivory Coast have won six of their last nine matches
  • Ivory Coast’s last five games have produced 21 goals
  • Guinea-Bissau have scored in five of their last six games