AFCON SHOWDOWN
Herve Renard out to sink Ivory Coast
Morocco and the Elephants clash in a winner-takes-all final Africa Cup Group C showdown
Oyem — Having guided the Ivory Coast to glory at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Herve Renard is now hoping to end his former side’s defence of the trophy when they face his Morocco team on Tuesday. The script could not have been better written, with Renard’s Morocco and the Elephants clashing in a winner-takes-all final Group C showdown. The Atlas Lions have not made it beyond the group stage at the Cup of Nations since reaching the final in 2004, but a 3-1 win against Togo on Friday put them in a position to progress to the last eight. A draw would also favour them, while Democratic Republic of the Congo and Togo meet in the night’s other game in Port-Gentil. The Ivorians, though, have no choice but to win if they are to advance after drawing their first two matches. "In 2015, we found ourselves in the same situation with two draws and we won 1-0 against Cameroon," recalled Renard of a slow start to his triumphant campaign at the helm of the Ivory Coast in Equatorial Guinea. He le...
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