{"id":231111,"date":"2026-01-10T15:59:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/231111\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:59:19","slug":"operi-boly-confident-as-cote-divoire-prepare-for-egypt-quarter-final-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/231111\/","title":{"rendered":"Operi, Boly confident as C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire prepare for Egypt quarter-final test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                Published:&#13;<br \/>\n                Saturday, 10 January 2026&#13;\n            <\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire defenders Christopher Operi and Willy Boly have expressed confidence and determination ahead of their highly anticipated quarter-final clash against Egypt, as the Elephants continue their pursuit of their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations title defense in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">Speaking to CAFOnline, Operi highlighted the focus and belief within the Ivorian camp as preparations intensify for Saturday\u2019s crunch encounter against the seven-time African champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/b26aimn0036.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"608\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">\u201cWe\u2019re preparing well. Since the start of this AFCON, we\u2019ve been very focused. We know that we have the capability to achieve great things this year. Our objective is to take it game by game, and against Egypt, the most important thing is to qualify.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">The defender underlined C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire\u2019s methodical approach, stressing that the team is fully committed to its preparation plan as it gears up for another major test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/b25l1ag0556.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"762\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">\u201cWe are always ready. We will have our training session and prepare well. We\u2019ve already started studying Egypt specifically. The objective is to win the match and continue the adventure we\u2019ve started,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">Teammate Willy Boly echoed those sentiments, acknowledging the quality of the opposition while emphasizing the reigning champions\u2019 readiness to rise to the challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/b23kqwm0620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">\u201cIt\u2019s true that we\u2019re facing a good team, but at this stage of the competition, there are only big matches against top teams. What we want is to apply what we\u2019ve worked on over the past few years and in recent training sessions. The focus is on executing our tactics and preparation as effectively as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">With a place in the semi-finals at stake, Boly made it clear that qualification remains the sole objective for the defending champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">\u201cWe have one objective, which is to win this AFCON for the second time in a row. It\u2019s a very difficult challenge, and Egypt stands in our way. We want to qualify, no matter how. With the strength of our group and the work we\u2019ve done, we hope it will pay off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">Kick off at the Grand Stade d\u2019 Agadir is at 20h00 Local Time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Published:&#13; Saturday, 10 January 2026&#13; C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire defenders Christopher Operi and Willy Boly have expressed confidence and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231112,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-231111","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-il","9":"tag-israel","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231111\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}