The Latest Breaking News from Ivory Coast

Egypt are contending with two absentees ahead of Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations showdown with Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast coach Patrice Beaumelle has a number of selection headaches to consider ahead of Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations clash with Egypt.

Egypt are out to put their 2019 heartbreak behind them and win the Africa Cup of Nations - with Ivory Coast next up on the Pharaohs’ agenda.

As the Africa Cup of Nations heads into the knockout rounds, FRANCE 24 looks at the teams who have imposed themselves as favourites with impressive performances in the group stage – from rampant winners Nigeria, to hosts Cameroon, to the Ivory Coast team who sent title-holders Algeria crashing out.

Al Jazeera lists down teams who qualified for the last-16, shock eliminations and controversies from the AFCON.

The Group Stage of AFCON 2021 has concluded this week where there has been plenty of drama, entertainment and upsets over the past 12 days in Cameroon

Madou Sidibe should be home by now, the cement product in his truck delivered to a client in Mali. Instead he is stranded at a dusty border crossing in neighbouring Ivory Coast, one of hundreds of drivers shut out by economic sanctions.

Gareth Southgate’s side will face the African side after playing Switzerland at Wembley.

England will face the Ivory Coast at Wembley on March 29 as part of their World Cup preparations.

In tonight's edition: An unknown number of people are killed in Ghana in a huge explosion that razed hundreds of buildings to the ground. The blast was caused by a truck carrying explosives which collided with a motorcycle. Also, at least 29 people in Liberia, including 11 children and a…

The Algeria winger is set to return to London after his nation suffered a shock elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations following defeat to the Ivory Coast