Dussuyer: Elephants Holds No Fear For Nigeria
African champions Cote d’Ivoire will want to avoid Morocco and DR Congo in the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup, according to coach Michel Dussuyer.
The draw for the qualifying series for Russia 2018 will be staged in Cairo, Egypt, tomorrow afternoon and former Guinea and Benin coach Dussuyer admitted Morocco and DRC will be the two teams he would rather not be drawn against with no mention of West African foes Nigeria, who eliminated the Elephants to qualify for their first-ever World Cup in 1994.
“I would like to avoid Congo DR and Morocco, in particular, as they are currently playing really well,” Dussuyer told FIFA.com
But he equally praised the resurgence of Senegal under former star Aliou Cisse.
“They have been in good form for several months. Aliou Cisse has applied his ideas, and the results prove that he is on track,” he remarked.
“Also on track are Congo DR, which has a really good team. The other team I think will be strong are Morocco, as they have excellent players and a coach, Herve Renard, who knows Africa very well.”
He said he would rather wish to face the likes of Cape Verde, South Africa and Libya.
“Personally, I'd like to meet teams that I have not had the opportunity to face such as Cape Verde, South Africa and Libya. But no matches will be easy,” he said.
“We are African champions and are a top seed, so automatically we are one of the favourites, and that is normal."
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