Goals and highlights: Ivory Coast 2-2 Sierra Leone in Africa Cup of Nations

There's no more! Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone end in a two-goal draw; the Ivorians made mistakes that cost them not to win.

With this result, both teams still fail to qualify, but will go into the last matchday depending on themselves to do so.

Badra Sangaré will not be able to continue after falling badly in the play of the goal against, so Serge Aurie will finish the match as goalkeeper of Côte d'Ivoire, after they no longer have any available change.

Alhaji Kamara took advantage of an incredible mistake by Badra Sangaré to just push the ball in and tie the game in stoppage time.

Add 3 minutes of repositioning.

Sierra Leone continues to move its lineup: Sullay Kaika comes in for Kei Kamara.

Ivory Coast makes a double move: Jean Kouassi and Serey Die come in for Franck Kessié and Wilfried Zaha.

New change for Sierra Leone: Alhaji Kamara replaces Mustapha Bundu.

Sierra Leone has also made its first change: Issa Kallon replaces Mohamed Buya.

Ivory Coast made its first changes: Hamed Junior and Christian Kouamé came on for Ibrahim Sangaré and Sébastien Haller.

On a pass from Ibrahim Sangaré, Nicolas Pépé gave the Ivorians the lead with a low cross-shot from just outside the box.

Mohamed Buya set up Musa Kamara, who equalized with a powerful shot from mid-range.

Osman Kakay, an element of Sierra Leone, becomes the first caution of the match.

The match Côte d'Ivoire 1-0 Sierra Leone is underway again.

With some justice for being superior with the ball, Ivory Coast is defeating Sierra Leone by the minimum difference.

Two minutes of compensation are added.

Badra Ali Sangaré! The Ivorian goalkeeper holds on and keeps out Mohamed Buya Turay's shot with one hand. Sierra Leone came close to equalizing.

The match is stopped for a few minutes so that Mohamed Kamara, Sierra Leone's goalkeeper, can be treated by doctors after a blow to his hand.

Wilfried Zaha set up Sébastien Haller in space, who scored inside the box to give his country the lead on the scoreboard.

Ivory Coast continued to be superior, but lacked the punch to take the lead.

Mohamed Kamara! The goalkeeper of Sierra Leone saves with both hands the penalty kick taken by Franck Kessié.

Penalty for Ivory Coast! Wilfried Zaha is brought down by Umaru Bangura.

Ivory Coast dominated the opening minutes, but still failed to create any real danger.

The teams of Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone are already facing each other.

Ivory Coast would reach 6 points, which would seal their passage to the next round; meanwhile, Sierra Leone would reach 4 points and would also be on the verge of sealing their passage to the round of 16.

The last match in which these two countries met in the African Cup of Nations was in 1994; that match ended 4-0 in favor of the Ivorians.

Mohamed Kamara, Saidu Sahid Fofanah, Augustine Williams, Sullay Kaikai, Alhaji Kamara, Augustus Kargbo, Yeami Dunia, Ibrahim Sesay, Saidu Mansaray, Issa Kallon, Isaac Caulker and Abu Diaby Dumbuya.

Tape Ira Eliezer, Karim Konaté, Wilfried Kanon, Odilon Kossounou, Jean Evrard Kouassi, Maxwel Cornet, Habib Maïga, Max Gradel, Serey Die, Cristian Kouamé, Hamed Junior Traorè and Abdoul Karim Cissé.

M. Kamara; K. Wright, S. Cualker, U. Bangura, O. Kakay, J. Kamara, K. Quee, M. Buya, K. Kamara, M. Bundu and M. Kamara.

B. Sangaré; S. Aurier, E. Bailly, S. Deli, G. Konan, I. Sangaré, J. Seri, F. Kessie, W. Zaha, S. Haller and N. Pépé.

In just under an hour, Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone will play the second matchday of the group stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

For now, the squads of both teams are already at the stadium, and in a few minutes they will go out for warm-up exercises.

In a few moments we will share with you the starting Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone live, as well as the latest information from Japoma Stadium. Stay tuned for up-to-the-minute live coverage of the match on VAVEL.

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M. Kamara; K. Wright, S. Caulker, U. Bangura, O. Kakay, J. Kamara, K. Quee, M. Buya, K. Kamara, M. Bundu and A. Kamara.

B. Sangaré; G. Konan, S. Deli, E. Bailly, H. Maïga, F. Kessie, J. Seri, I. Sangaré, M. Cornet, S. Haller and M. Gradel.

On Wednesday, Côte d'Ivoire beat Equatorial Guinea 1-0 with a goal by Max Gradel, while on the same day, Sierra Leone held Algeria to a goalless draw.

This Sunday morning, in the city of Douala, the teams of Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone will face each other in what will be their second match of the tournament; both need a win to qualify. It is worth mentioning that they are in the fifth sector, together with Algeria and Equatorial Guinea.

The first phase of the competition is the group stage, of which there are six groups, each consisting of six teams. At the end of the three rounds, the first two places in each sector will advance to the next round, as well as the best four third-placed teams in the entire cup.

Subsequently, the 16 qualified teams will compete in the round of 16, and this stage will be played in a single match, as well as the other direct elimination stages that follow (quarterfinals, semifinals and final).

The 24 participating teams are Cameroon, Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Ghana, Mali, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gabon, Mauritania, Zimbabwe, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Malawi, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia and Gambia.

It is the most important tournament organized by the African Football Confederation, and this is the 33rd edition in history, which is being held in Cameroon. It is worth remembering that it was scheduled to be held last year, but due to the pandemic it was moved to this month; it will come to an end in early February.

My name is Alan Rodriguez and I’ll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.