Having qualified for the quarter-finals ahead of reigning African champions Senegal, Emerse Faé is already focused on the next encounter against Mali. At the training session, Côte d'Ivoire's interim coach gave a speech of humility and ambition to the Elephants.
"You've set the bar so high that on Saturday the least we can do is keep the bar at the same height. We can't go any lower. What we did against Senegal is our minimum. We're staying focused, we're going to recover well today, and on Thursday we're going to prepare well for the match. On Friday, we'll be on the eve of the match, so we'll be lively enough. Then we'll travel to Bouaké. And at 5pm on Saturday, we'll play our quarter-final to qualify for Wednesday. It's going to take a lot of humility on our part. We did well against Senegal, but we're staying focused, we're staying humble, we're not forgetting where we come from," he told his players.
