One defeat too many. The future of Jean-Louis Gasset at the head of the Cote d’Ivoire selection was sealed this Wednesday. Weakened by the rout against Equatorial Guinea (4-0) on Monday in this African Cup of Nations, the French technician was informed, according to our information, of the end of his mission by the president of the Ivorian federation Yacine Idriss Diallo . The latter recorded his dismissal before even knowing whether or not the organizing country is continuing its path in its African Cup of Nations.
According to information from journalist Malick Traoré, from the NCI mediawhich we are able to confirm, the body should induct the current assistant Emerse Fae, who spent time in France notably with Nice and Nantes as a player, to take over from the former coach of Saint-Étienne or Bordeaux, 70 years old , in office since May 2022.
After the debacle against Guinea, Jean-Louis Gasset nevertheless wanted to maintain hope: “Qualification? We definitely believe it, we won one match out of three. But when you wait for the results of other teams, it’s never a good sign.”
A possible round of 16 against Senegal
With its record of three points in three matches in Group A, Ivory Coast can still reach the round of 16 of the CAN. In this tournament with six groups of four teams with eighths, the first two teams in each group and the four best third-placed teams are, in fact, qualified. For now, among the third, Guinea and Mauritania have already validated their ticket and Ghana is already eliminated.
The Elephants are therefore dependent on the results of groups E and F this Wednesday: the simplest for them would be a defeat for Zambia against Morocco (9:00 p.m.), but everything could be sealed from the 5:30 p.m. meetings. Indeed, if Namibia loses against Mali and Tunisia does not dominate South Africa (unless Tunisia wins by six goals or more), the organizing country would avoid the humiliation of elimination in first place. round. His possible opponent in the round of 16 is already known. This is Senegal, the defending champion.
