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Blow for Cote d’Ivoire as Serge Aurier may miss rest of Africa Cup of Nations

Serge Aurier has disclosed that his 2019 Africa Cup of Nations could be over after injury forced him out in Cote d’Ivoire’s 1-0 defeat to Morocco.

The Tottenham Hotspur man was forced to leave the turf after 70 minutes and was replaced by Mamadou Bagayoko as the Elephants bowed 1-0 to the Atlas Lions in Cairo.

SUBSTITUTION | Côte d'Ivoire: B. MAMADOU comes in for S. AURIER #TotalAFCON2019 #MARCIV pic.twitter.com/Vp9zJLE4kj

— CAF (@CAF_Online) June 28, 2019

Aurier came to Egypt 2019 after an injury-plagued season at White Hart Lane, during which he suffered various degrees of injuries.