Ivory Coast coach Marc Wilmots calls for unity ahead of Morocco clash

by Graeme Jackson

Tuesday Oct 31, 2017. 16:30

Ivory Coast coach Marc Wilmots has called for unity ahead of his team’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Morocco next month.

The Elephants will host the Atlas Lions for their decisive Group C clash at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan on November 11.

Ivory Coast must win the match to top the group and secure qualification for a fourth successive World Cup.

Morocco, meanwhile, need only avoid defeat and they will qualify for their first global tournament since 1998.

Wilmots recently took to his official Twitter page to call for unity from Ivory Coast supporters ahead of the match.

The Belgian has come under harsh criticism for the Elephants’ form since he took over in March.

“Exactly 2 weeks before the confrontation with Morocco. All united for qualification,” Wilmots posted on his account this past weekend.

Exactement 2 semaines avant la confrontation avec le Maroc. Tous unis pour la qualification de @FIFCI_tweet ! #WCQ #Worldcup2018 pic.twitter.com/B8dUqQCtfL

— Marc Wilmots (@WilmotsMarc) October 28, 2017