**Ivory Coast to face Ghana in African Nations Championship qualifier**
Ivory Coast will take on Ghana on October 18 in the West B zone qualifying round for the African Nations Championship, a tournament reserved for players active in their domestic leagues.
To prepare for this important encounter, the Ivorians have scheduled a friendly match against Cameroon on October 11 at 4 p.m. local time, to be held at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium.
Earlier preparations included a warm-up friendly against Senegal, which ended in a 2-1 defeat for Ivory Coast.
Cameroon, meanwhile, will face the Democratic Republic of Congo on the same day as the Ivory Coast-Ghana qualifier, October 18.
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