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Confirmed line-ups for heavyweight AFCON quarter-final showdown
Egypt take on Ivory Coast in the AFCON quarter-finals this evening. Get all the team news here…
Egypt take on Ivory Coast in the last of the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Saturday, knowing Senegal await the winners for a place in the final.
It will be a meeting between two of the continent’s footballing heavyweights in Agadir, with the competition’s most successful team (Egypt) taking on the current holders (Ivory Coast) with a place in the last four up for grabs.
Both sides have made fairly light work of their journey to this stage of the knockouts. Mohamed Salah and co. finished top of their group after picking up two wins and a draw, before seeing off Benin 3-1 in the Round of 16.
Ivory Coast, meanwhile, had an identical record in the group stages and cruised past Burkina Faso 3-0 to get this far.
Read on to see how the two teams line up for what promises to be a thrilling showdown.
Egypt team news
Salah and Manchester City’s Omar Marmoush are once again the headline names in an Egypt side yet to truly sparkle at this year’s tournament.
The Pharaohs needed the Liverpool man’s extra-time penalty to help them squeeze through in the previous round, and will be looking to him and Marmoush for their attacking threat.
Egypt: El Shenawy; Hany, Ibrahim, Rabia, Fatouh; Attia, Abdelmaguid, Fathi; Ashour; Salah, Marmoush
Subs: Fathi, Shehata, Lasheen, Adel, Eid, Zizo, Saber, El Shenawy, Trezeguet, Faisal, Shobeir, Mohsen, Ismaeil, Sobhy, Mohamed
Ivory Coast team news
For the Ivory Coast, much of their quality in the final third comes in the form of Manchester United’s Amad Diallo.
He starts in a front line that also includes Aston Villa’s Evann Guessand and Sporting’s Ousmane Diomande.
Ivory Coast: Fofana; Doue, Kossounou, Ndicka, Konan; Oulai, Sangare, Kessie; Diallo, Guessand, Diomande
Subs: Fofana, Diomande, Operi, Diakite, Zaha, Bayo, Kone, Krasso, Lafont, Zohouri, Toure, Boly, Gbamin, Seri, Agbadou
How to watch Egypt v Ivory Coast: TV and online streams
Kick-off on Saturday is at 7pm UK time. In the UK, live AFCON 2025 coverage is on Channel 4’s 4seven, All 4 and YouTube channel. In the USA, beIN Sports is the tournament broadcaster.
Online live streaming is available on a vast range of devices through Channel 4’s website and app and the beIN Sports app.
Stats for Egypt v Ivory Coast
- Ivory Coast have made the knockout stages in 10 of their last 11 Africa Cup of Nations appearances
- Egypt have not lost to another African side in 14 games, winning 12
