AFCON 2015 Final: Ivory Coast vs Ghana – Match Preview and Predicted Starting Lineups

by givemegoal , Published on February 8, 2015

Ivory Coast and Ghana play each other in Africa Cup of Nations Final.

Team News:

Ivory Coast marched into the finals after beating Democratic Republic of Congo by 3-1 and they’ll be aiming for the gold after failing to win in the final in last tournament too. The manager will field the same team that beat Congo with Wilfried Bony leading the attack along with Max Gradel and Gervinho strayig just behind. Yaya Toure and Serey Die will pair up to form a solid centre midfield.

Asamoah Gyan is a huge doubt going into the finals as he missed the semifinal win against Equatorial Guinea.

Probable Starting Lineup:

Ivory Coast:

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Sylvian Gbohouo: Kolo Toure, Wilfried Kanon, Eric Bertrand Bailly: Siaka Tiene, Serey Die, Yaya Toure, Serge Aurier: Max Gradel, Gervinho: Wilfried Bony

Ghana:

Formation: 4-3-3

Razak Brimah: Harrison Afful, John Boye, Jonathan Mensah, Abdul Baba: Afriyir Acquah, Mubarak Wakaso: Christian Atsu, Kwesi Appiah, Andre Ayew: Asamoah Gyan

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