AFCON U23: Cote d'Ivoire releases team list ahead Nigeria clash

AFCON U23: Cote d'Ivoire releases lists for Dream Team VII

By Sampson Adedeji

With few days to the start of the 2019 U23 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, BSN Sports can reveal that Dream Team VII opponent Cote d'Ivoire has released the list of 21 players that will play the tournament.

The West Africa side who lost to the Dream Team IV at the quarter final of the Beijing Olympics qualifier in 2008 have been preparing for this year's edition of the African qualifier and have since resumed camping in Abidjan.

The team which consists of 19 foreign based players have just 2 home based goalkeepers from San Pedro and FC Sol.

Cote d'Ivoire will trade tackles with Nigeria's U23 national team in the opening group B match on November and face South Africa and Zambia later in the competition.

The tournament which will produced top 3 teams that will represent Africa at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games will start on 8th of November.