Ivory Coast face a confident Sierra Leone team on Sunday after the Leone Stars held defending champions Algeria to a surprise goalless draw in their Africa Cup of Nations opener.

Two-time champions The Elephants made a positive start to their AFCON campaign too – defeating Equatorial Guinea 1-0 and are seeking a further victory that could see them securing their last-16 spot.

The last meeting between the two teams in AFCON saw Ivory Coast winning 4-0 in Tunisia 1994.

Below is the head to head Statistics between the two teams.

Ivory Coast

Won – 6
Drawn – 1
Loss – 0

Sierra Leone

Won – 0
Drawn – 1
Loss – 6

Results

15 Oct 1972 – Sierra Leone 0-1 Ivory Coast   – FIFA World Cup
29 Oct 1972 – Ivory Coast 2-0 Sierra Leone   – FIFA World Cup
08 Jan 1984 – Ivory Coast 1-0 Sierra Leone   – International Friendly
27 Mar 1994 – Ivory Coast 4-0 Sierra Leone  – Africa Cup of Nations
06 Sep 2014 – Ivory Coast 2-1Sierra Leone   – Africa Cup of Nations
14 Nov 2014 – Sierra Leone 1-5 Ivory Coast  – Africa Cup of Nations
06 Sep 2015 – Sierra Leone 0-0 Ivory Coast   – Africa Cup of Nations