Cote d’Ivoire will play two worldwide friendlies towards Benin and Kenya as a part of their closing preparations for the 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which is scheduled to happen in Morocco from 17 March to three April.
The Ivorian girls’s nationwide workforce began coaching camp in Abidjan on Tuesday 24 February earlier than dealing with Benin on 28 February and Kenya on 4 March.
The primary match might be held on the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan at 19:00 GMT, whereas the second fixture is scheduled for 17:00 GMT on the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Ébimpé.
The 2 video games are anticipated to offer head coach Reynald Pedros and his technical employees with an important alternative to evaluate squad health, take a look at tactical mixtures and finalise choice selections forward of the continental event.
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Cote d’Iovire return to WAFCON after an prolonged absence, having final featured in 2014 once they secured a third-place end — their finest consequence within the competitors.
The upcoming version in Morocco marks a renewed chapter for the Elephants, who certified following the enlargement of the event to 16 groups.
The coaching camp in Abidjan will deal with sharpening match health and strengthening workforce cohesion earlier than the squad departs for Morocco.
With the event simply weeks away, the friendlies supply a aggressive atmosphere to simulate match circumstances and handle any remaining weaknesses.
Benin and Kenya current contrasting kinds and challenges, offering Cote d’Ivoire with different opposition within the build-up section.
Such fixtures are sometimes thought of important in event preparation, permitting coaches to judge defensive organisation, attacking effectivity and total steadiness inside the squad.
The 2026 TotalEnergies CAF Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations will as soon as once more function a showcase for the continent’s main girls’s groups, with qualification pathways and continental status at stake.
