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Hosts Ivory Coast had a tumultuous group stage at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and their tricky run continues.
They started their campaign with a comfortable 2-0 win over Guinea-Bissau before falling short to Nigeria and being thumped, rather unexpectedly, 4-0 by Equatorial Guinea.
The tournament’s format allowed four of the six third-placed teams in the…