“We wanted to face African opposition before we play Morocco in the summer and I’m sure Ivory Coast will give us a really stern test,” he commented.
“I anticipate six or seven changes. There will be quite a lot of changes and there are some personnel I want to see on the pitch, so it’ll be a little bit different to the team that played today [Saturday].”
Scotland lost 1-0 at home to Japan at the weekend, with ex-Red Scott McTominay hitting the woodwork early on, while Ivory Coast defeated South Korea 4-0 in Milton Keynes.
Amad came off the bench to supply an assist for Wilfrid Singo in stoppage time.