Holders Ivory Coast started their Africa Cup of Nations defence with a disappointing 0-0 draw against Togo on Monday. Michel Dussuyer’s men are once more among the favourites to lift the trophy on February 5 – having defeated Ghana on penalties in the final two years ago for their second title.
With high-profile names such as Serge Aurier, Wilfried Zaha and Eric Bailly in their ranks, the Elephants will have fancied their chances of getting their Group C campaign off to a winning start versus Togo.
Togo coach Claude Le Roy still relies on the experienced Emmanuel Adebayor as his captain and main man up front, despite the attacker being without a club since his Crystal Palace departure at the end of last season.
Ivory Coast struggled to get going in the opening 45 minutes, though, and Togo arguably had the better chances before the break, with Mathieu Dossevi, in particular, going close.
The holders improved somewhat in the second half and looked dangerous via Zaha, but they failed to break down the Togo defence and had to settle for a point.
Ivory Coast meet DR Congo on Friday in their second group game, while Togo take on Morocco.
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