LIVE: Morocco v Ivory Coast | Africa Cup of Nations 2017

Having guided the Ivory Coast to glory at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Herve Renard is now hoping to end his former side’s defence of the trophy when they face his Morocco team on Tuesday.

The script could not have been better written, with Renard’s Morocco and the Elephants clashing in a winner takes all final Group C showdown in the northern Gabonese town of Oyem.

The Atlas Lions have not made it beyond the group stage at the Nations Cup since reaching the final in 2004 but a 3-1 win against Togo on Friday put them in a position to progress to the last eight.

A draw would also favour them, while DR Congo and Togo meet in the group’s other game in Port-Gentil.

The Ivorians, though, have no choice but to win if they are to advance after drawing their first two matches.

“In 2015 we found ourselves in the same situation with two draws and we won 1-0 against Cameroon,” recalled Renard of a slow start to his triumphant campaign at the helm of the Ivory Coast in Equatorial Guinea.

LIVE: Morocco v Ivory Coast | Africa Cup of Nations 2017