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Olympics Football: Kessie earns Ivory Coast win, Ceballos injured as Spain and Egypt draw

The two matches are part of the ongoing fixtures in the global competition in Tokyo, Japan

Franck Kessie of AC Milan scored to give Ivory Coast a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the Olympic Games encounter on Thursday at the Yokohama International Stadium.

Kessie, whose future at AC Milan continues to attract speculation given that his contract will end in 2022, opened his Olympic goal account when he found the back of the net after he received a cross at the edge of the box and found the bottom corner.

Meanwhile, Egypt and Saudi Arabia shared the points in a 0-0 draw in their respective game.