Tag: Ivory Coast
Keshi to face NFF disciplinary committee for applying for Ivory Coast job
Stephen Keshi, the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, on Monday said his appearance before the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Disciplinary Committee…
Ban appoints new UNICEF Exec Director, Force Commander in Cote d’voire
United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Monday, announced the appointment of Ms Fatoumata Ndiaye of Senegal as Deputy Executive Director…
Former Ivory Coast coach Renard taking over at Lille
PARIS (Reuters) – Former Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard will take over at Lille from Rene Girard who is leaving…
Ivory Coast’s ‘Iron Lady’ Gbagbo jailed for 20 years
A court in Ivory Coast on Tuesday sentenced former first lady Simone Gbagbo to a 20-year prison term on charges…
AFCON 2015: This Is My Dream Cup —Toure
Yaya Toure looked more relieved than elated as he lifted the African Nations Cup for the first time at the…
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Ivory Coast defeats Ghana 9-8 to win AFCON 2015
Goalkeeper Boubacar Barry scored the decisive goal as Ivory Coast ended a 23-year Africa Cup of Nations title drought by…
We Must Win AFCON, Grant Charges Ghana
It has taken Ghana five years to smash their Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, semi-final jinx, and now they want…
DR Congo Battle Ivory Coast For AFCON Final Ticket
A frosty reunion awaits Ivory Coast and DR Congo on Wednesday night in Bata when they meet in a 2015 AFCON…
Renard celebrates beating ‘best team in tournament’
Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard on Sunday hailed his side’s 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final win over a much-fancied…
AFCON 2015: Ivory Coast, Cameroon In Do-Or-Die Match
Ivory Coast will hope to finally register their first victory in the 2015 CAF African Cup of Nations in Equatorial…
Guinea frustrated with Ivory Coast draw
There was frustration for Michel Dussuyer and his Guinea team after a 1-1 draw with the Ivory Coast in Africa…
E.Guinea claim conspiracy after 1-1 draw with Congo
Equatorial Guinea have lodged an official complaint with Africa Cup of Nations’ organisers CAF claiming a conspiracy was behind their…
Ecobank to appeal $15million court award to ex-CEO
Ecobank Transnational Inc will appeal a ruling by a commercial court in Ivory Coast that the pan-African bank must pay…
ECOBank to pay ex-CEO $15million in damages
An Ivory Coast commercial court has ordered Ecobank Transnational Inc (ETI) to pay $15 million in damages to former chief…
Eagles to play Ivory Coast, Mali in Abu Dhabi
In kick starting its pledge to ensure that the senior national team, Super Eagles are engaged for all the FIFA–free…
Copa Lagos Beach Soccer Begins
The 2014 Copa Lagos Beach Soccer gets underway at the Eko Atlantic Bar Beach, Victoria Island with teams from Nigeria,…
Toure Set To Retire
Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure has declared he will put an end to his international career after the 2015 Africa…
Ghana and Ivory Coast head to court over sea boundary
Ghana and Ivory Coast are heading to a United Nations tribunal to resolve a dispute over the maritime boundary separating…
Aurier lost consciousness in Africa Cup clash
Paris St Germain defender Serge Aurier lost consciousness after a clash of heads in Ivory Coast’s humiliating African Cup of…
Didier Zokora quits international football
Ivory Coast defender Didier Zokora announced Monday in an interview with the national press that he is calling time on…
Ivory Coast approves match amid Ebola fears
The Ivory Coast government on Tuesday relented and agreed to let the national football team play an Africa Cup of…
Three injured as Laurent Gbagbo’s party HQ is ransacked
The headquarters of the party of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo were ransacked on Monday, leaving three people injured, a…
Ivory Coast closes borders with Ebola-hit neighbours
The Ivory Coast has closed its borders with Ebola-hit Guinea and Liberia in a bid to protect citizens against an…
85 Nigerians in detention in Abidjan
No fewer than 70 Nigerians are currently facing trials in Abidjan for different offences, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Ifeoma…
Ivory Coast coach resigns after World Cup heartbreak
Sabri Lamouchi resigned as Ivory Coast coach minutes after his side’s hopes of reaching the World Cup second round were…
Late penalty sends Ivory Coast crashing, Greece through
A last minute penalty by Georgios Samaras gave Greece a place in the second round of the World Cup finals…
Ivory Coast comeback to beat Japan
Two goals in two second-half minutes saw the Ivory Coast come from behind and beat Japan 2-1 in a dramatic…
Drogba, Yaya Toure named in Ivory Coast squad
Veteran striker Dider Drogba headed up Ivory Coast’s provisional 28-man squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil, named by…
World Cup 2014: Kagawa, Honda to lead full-strength Japan
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has said the Asian champions will fear nobody at the World Cup as he named a…
CAF Confed Cup: ASEC snatch victory over Kaiser Chiefs
South African club Kaizer Chiefs were punished for fielding a virtual reserve side as they lost 2-1 against Ivorians ASEC…