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Olympics 2020: ‘Cote d’Ivoire have a team with quality’ - Torino’s Singo talks up Elephants’ chances

Although the West Africans have been handed tough opponents, the 20-year-old stated that the Elephants boast the quality to shine in Tokyo

Wilfried Singo stated that Cote d’Ivoire possess the quality to impress when the men’s football event of the Tokyo Olympics gets underway on Thursday.

The Elephants are making their second appearance at the global sporting showpiece and they would be hoping to surpass their quarter-final feat at Beijing 2008.

After finishing as runners-up in Group A that boasts Argentina, Australia and Serbia, the West Africans bowed 2-0 to Nigeria in the quarter-final with Obinna Nsofor and Peter Odemwingie settling the encounter in Qinhuangdao.