Ivory Coast defeated Togo 2-1 this Saturday in a friendly match and the winning goal, from a penalty, was scored by Barcelona player Franck Kessie in the 68th minute. It should be noted that neither of these two teams qualified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which starts on November 20 and ends on December 18. Kessie played 90 minutes.
After a goalless first half, Lens midfielder Seko Fofana stepped forward, with a great ‘target’, to the Ivorian in the 60th minute, then came Kessie, captain of the Elephants. Togo added emotion to friendly by closing the gap in the 85th minute through Karim Dermane18 year old midfielder belonging to Feyenoord.
Four Barcelona players – Ronald Araujo, Jules Koundé, Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay – had to return from their respective national teams due to injury. The ‘FIFA virus’ is hitting Xavi Hernández’s team.
The African teams that will participate in the 2022 Qatar World Cup are Senegal (who eliminated Mohamed Salah’s Egypt), Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia.
Source: La Verdad
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