Egypt vs Ivory Coast Predictions

Neither of these teams can afford to lose and are going to put up an intense show here. The Ivory Coast national football team is likely to secure a win against the Egypt national football team in the AFCON quarter-final

Match info: AFCON Quarter-final

Venue: Stade Adrar, Agadir

Date: Saturday, 10^th January 2026

Time: 8 pm Nigerian time

Egypt and Ivory Coast will clash at Stade Adrar in the quarter-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday.

The latter are the current champions, and they will be keen to retain their continental title when they face the Pharaohs in this year’s competition.

Head-to-head:

• Egypt have won 12 of the 22 meetings between the two teams
• Ivory Coast recorded seven victories.
• The remaining three clashes ended in draws.
• Egypt have secured two clean sheets in their last five matches.
• Ivory Coast have three clean sheets in their last five attempts.
• The Pharaohs are undefeated against the Elephants in their last three meetings.
• Three of their last five games ended goalless.
• Seven of their last 10 encounters produced at least two goals.

Form:

• Egypt in the AFCON: W-W-D-W
• Egypt in all competitions: W-W-W-D-W
• Ivory Coast in the AFCON: W-D-W-W
• Ivory Coast in all competitions: W-W-D-W-W

Team News:

• Egypt are ready with all their players set and fit to be in action.
• Sebastien Haller is going to miss out on the services for Ivory Coast due to an injury.

Player(s) to watch:

• Mohamed Salah is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for the Egyptian national football team. In three 2025 AFCON matches, he has scored three goals and will be keen to add more to his tally. Salah scored an important goal in the previous fixture for the Pharaohs and will be gearing up to find the net yet again.
• Amad Diallo continues to score goals for the Ivory Coast national football team. He is coming in after scoring the opening goal for his team. Amad is going to create continuous problems for the opponent’s defence. He will be looking to help his side in the final third by scoring a goal or two.