In an interview with the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) media, Emerse Faé unveiled the full list of his technical staff. A list of 5 people including Guy Demel, who was already there at the time of the AFCON 2023 triumph."There's Guy Demel as deputy, Alain Gouamené also as deputy, also in charge of managing the goalkeepers, who will be coached by Gérard Gnanhouan. Moroccan Samir Anba will be the physical trainer and Jeremy Antonio, the video analyst", announced the Elephants ' coach, who also returned to the two friendly matches played after the AFCON.

"A positive assessment, even if we got off to a slow start. 2-2 against Benin.We didn't play a great game. But we finished the camp well with a fine victory over Uruguay (2-1). Two games, a draw and a great win. We also gained a point in the FIFA rankings (38th in the world and 5th in Africa). So that's a very good thing, and we can look forward to the World Cup qualifiers in June with a lot of hope," he confided.