Two teams chasing Africa Cup of Nations glory will do battle today in a match between Cameroon and Ivory Coast. The tournament clash scheduled for 1 p.m. ET will be held at the Nuevo Estadio de Malabo in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea and can be live streamed here free. There is no additional TV coverage for this match in the United States.
What They're Saying
Cameroon head coach Volker Finke (via Goal): "Wednesday will be a decisive match because Cote d'Ivoire are in the same situation as us. I am a bit surprised at the situation in the group, especially when you consider our opponents. We are the third of the four in the FIFA rankings."
Ivory Coast head coach Herve Renard: "Ivory Coast are not Manchester City. The potential of the players is not the same. At City, there are a lot of players able to defend very well and create. With us, it is a bit different, which is why we ask him to do a different job, although he was very comfortable because he was used to doing that earlier in his career, especially at Barcelona. Players like Yaya [Toure] and Kolo [Toure] are not difficult to manage. You ask them to play somewhere and they do it because they are thinking about the team. Other players who don't have the same experience think they know it all and won't understand."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Ivory Coast's Max Gradel was clinical in 51 tournament minutes. The 27-year-old has one goal and two key passes.
Cameroon's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ondoa; Bedimo, N'Koulou, Chedjou, Oyongo; Loe, Mbia; Moting, Salli, Moukandjo; Aboubakar
Ivory Coast's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Gbohouo; Kanon, Toure, Bailly, Aurier; Tiote, Die; Gradel, Toure, Kalou; Bony
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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