Nadal won earlier Saturday, although for the second match in a row, he needed to shake off a poor opening set that he dropped. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. Sreejesh and Manpreet Singh, who have played under the Dutchman over the last few years, were in the 24-member “power-packed” meeting that took the decision. Senior players gave their presentation along with the coaching staff. shes at two successive FIH events – bronze in the World League and silver in the Champions Trophy. uffy headed in off a free kick by Cyrus Christie for his first international goal to put the visitors ahead. Nadal was hanging by his teeth, facing two break points in the fourth game of the second set. o was thrown on by manager Chris Coleman in the second half as Wales struggled to secure the victory essential to keeping their hopes of qualifying alive. GROUP CMarc Wilmots led Ivory Coast to a 3-0 win in Gabon in his first competitive match in charge. With Riyad Mahrez missing, Algeria lose in World Cup qualifying.