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Sierra Leone To Host In Ivory Coast
 
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Sat, 1 Nov 2014   ||   Nigeria,
 

Sierra Leonean officials have picked Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan as venue for their 2015 Africa Cup of Nations home match against the Elephants on November 15.

The Leone Stars have been forced to play their previous home games outside Sierra Leone due to the outbreak of the Ebola disease.

And with just one point claimed from four rounds, Sierra Leone have a slim chance to progress to the finals, but captain Kei Kamara says they would fight until the end.

In the first leg played early September in Abidjan, Ivory Coast struggled to overcome Sierra Leone 2-1, but with six points and third placed in Group D, the Ivorians deem it a huge opportunity to play the second leg also at their home Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium.

The arrangement means Ivory Coast will play the fifth and sixth rounds at home, which Yaya Toure and co hope could help their struggling side achieve their objective of qualifying for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations.

 

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