2025 AFCON: Kossounou and Ivory Coast also book their place in the quarter-finals

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is now in full swing in Morocco, and two Atalanta players are well into the thick of the action: Ademola Lookman with Nigeria and Odilon Kossounou with Ivory Coast.

In the Round of 16, Ivory Coast cruised past Burkina Faso with a 3–0 victory. Odilon started the match and featured for 93 minutes.

The clash between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso brought the Round of 16 to a close, with the quarter-finals scheduled for 9 and 10 January. Both Nerazzurri will be back in action on Saturday: at 17:00 CET, Lookman and Nigeria will take on Algeria, before Kossounou and Ivory Coast face Egypt at 20:00 CET.

FINAL EIGHT

Ademola LOOKMAN - NIGERIA
- Saturday 10 January, 17:00 CET: Algeria vs. Nigeria

Odilon KOSSOUNOU - IVORY COAST
- Saturday 10 January, 20:00 CET: Egypt vs. Ivory Coast

ROUND OF 16

Ademola LOOKMAN - NIGERIA
- Monday, January 5, 20:00 CET: Nigeria 4-0 Mozambique | Lookman, on the pitch for 86 minutes, netted a goal and provided three assists, winning the Man of The Match award at the end of the game.

Odilon KOSSOUNOU - IVORY COAST
- Tuesday, January 6, 20:00 CET: Ivory Coast 3-0 Burkina Faso | Kossonou started and featured for 93 minutes

GROUP STAGE

Ademola LOOKMAN - NIGERIA - Group C
- Tuesday, December 23, 18:30 CET: Nigeria 2-1 Tanzania | A starter for the Super Eagles, Lookman played the whole game, scoring the match-winner
- Saturday, December 27, 21:00 CET: Nigeria 3-2 Tunisia | On the pitch for 92 minutes, Lookman provided two assists and scored one goal
- Tuesday, December 30, 17:00 CET: Uganda 1-3 Nigeria | Lookman was an unused sub

Odilon KOSSOUNOU - IVORY COAST - Group F
- Wednesday, December 24, 18:30 CET: Ivory Coast 1-0 Mozambique | Kossounou started and played the whole game
- Sunday, December 28, 21:00 CET: Ivory Coast 1-1 Cameroon | Kossounou started and played the whole game
- Wednesday, December 31, 21:00 CET: Gabon 2-3 Ivory Coast | Kossounou was an unused sub