ML vs IVC: In Africa Cup of Nations 2019, the football teams Mali and Ivory Coast play against each other today in the field. The game will kick start at 9:30 PM IST on 8th July 2019. The venue of the game is at Suez Stadium. Both the teams will feel that have what it would take to beat one another and progress further in the tournament.
Mali finished top of the Group E to meet Ivory Coast, who finished second in Group D. In the last five games, Mali has won two games, lost one game and drawn two games whereas Ivory Coast has won three games and lost two games. Hence in this game ML vs IVC, it is predicted that Ivory Coast will win against Mali.
ML vs IVC Team News
In the last five head to head records between these two sides, Ivory Coast has won two games, Mali has won one game and drawn two games. Mali has a clean bill of health and doesn’t have any injury concerns ahead of the game. Abdoulaye Diaby will return to captain his team following his rest in the match. For Ivory Coast, Serge Aurier is the only unavailability due to his injury. Bagayoko will continue in his absence.
ML vs IVC Playing XI
Mali Playing XI: Diarra, H Traore, Wague, Fofana, Kone, Haidara, Samassekou, Coulibaly, Adama Traore, Diaby, Marega
Ivory Coast Playing XI: Gbohouo, Bagayoko, I Traore, Kanon, W Coulibaly, Die, Kessie, Zaha, Pepe, Gradel, Kodija