Ivory Coast head coach Ibrahim Kamara has highlighted their defensive problem ahead of their first game at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals.
The Elephants are set to open their Group D campaign against South Africa at the Al Salam Stadium in Cairo on Monday.
The two-time Afcon champions have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last three matches which were international friendly matches.
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"We came to Egypt with a team under construction, a young team. We will try to get as far as possible in the competition," Kamara was quoted as saying by TV5 Monde.