Tag: Ivory Coast
World Cup: Ivory Coast drops Drogba
Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi has looked the other way as he dropped Galatasary of Turkey star, Didier Drogba in…
Eagles Maintain 30th Position In FIFA Rankings
Despite winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON in South Africa, the Super Eagles didn’t move a step upward…
Jonathan in Abidjan urges leaders adhere to rule of law
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan warned Saturday in Abidjan, Ivory Coast that African leaders must work harder to strengthen democracy and…
Jonathan to address Ivorian Parliament Friday
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday address the Cote d’Ivoire National Assembly as part of his three-day State visit to…
Mali: Chad urges speedy deployment of troops by ECOWAS
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday urged the Malian army and West African force to speed up the deployment…
Ex-Ivorian leader docked for crimes against his people
THE HAGUE (AFP)- Ivorian ex-president Laurent Gbagbo bears responsibility for some of the worst crimes committed during a bloody post-election…
Mikel Wins Bet With Kalou
Ivory Coast’s defender Emmanuel Eboue says his side were surprised by the style and determination of the Super Eagles in…
Keshi’s Team Proved Me Wrong — Akpoborie
Former Nigerian international, Jonathan Akpoborie, has admitted that the Super Eagles have proved him wrong after they beat Ivory Coast…
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Nigerians Celebrate Eagles’ Victory Over Ivory Coast
It was celebration galore among soccer loving Nigerians as the national team, Super Eagles defeated their arch rivals, the Elephants…
Sunday Mba: A Case For Nigeria’s Home Based Players
Seun Bisuga Nigeria’s Sunday Mba’s beautiful run in the build up to his goal was jaw-dropping. It was intuitive and…
Nigeria v Ivory Coast: Keshi dedicates victory to God
Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi has attributed Nigeria’s 2-1 victory over African Nations Cup favourites, Ivory Coast, to God. “I want…
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Nigeria’s Eagles send Ivory Coast home
Nigeria, rated the underdog, shocked title favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final at Royal…
Nations Cup: Nigeria lead Ivory Coast at Half-time
Emmanuel Emenike scored on 43 minutes to give Nigeria a 1-0 half-time lead over title favourites Ivory Coast Sunday in…
Who’ll Save Eagles From Ivory Coast Elephants?
By Bamidele Olowosagba Just like the biblical record of Moses saving the Israelites from all the troubles of King Pharaoh…
Nigeria, Ivory Coast showdown excites fans
One of three all-west African quarter-final clashes, between Ivory Coast and Nigeria, will headline the first knockout round of the…
Mikel Warns Ivory Coast
Chelsea midfielder and Nigeria international, John Mikel Obi has warned Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, title favourites Ivory Coast not…
South Africa, Cape Verde reach Nations Cup q/finals
Hosts South Africa and debutants Cape Verde Islands reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after a dramatic finale to…
West African defence chiefs talk Mali force
West African defence chiefs met in Abidjan on Saturday to discuss “boosting” an African force in Mali aimed at supporting…
Nations Cup: Ivory Coast outclass Togo
Bamidele Olowosagba The Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire Tuesday evening scored an 87th minute goal to record a 2-1 win against…
Nations Cup: Drogba, Adebayor Clash
Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Adebayor will be on parade when Ivory Coast Face Togo at the Africa Cup of Nations…
Nations Cup: Psychics favour Ghana’s Black Stars
Ghana, picked by psychics in South Africa to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, kick off their campaign Sunday…
Jonathan set for Abidjan talks on Mali
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will travel to Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire tomorrow for an Extraordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of…
Nigeria, others set to send troops to Mali
The first troops from a regional West African force were bound for Mali on Tuesday to shore up a five-day…
West African leaders to meet over Mali
An emergency summit of leaders from West African bloc ECOWAS has been set for Wednesday in Abidjan as countries in…
KORA Award Excites Chidinma
Chidinma Ekile, 22, has said winning the Best African Artiste Award (female) category at this year’s KORA in Abidjan, Ivory…
Fuel prices go up in Ivory Coast
The Government of Cote d’Ivoire has jacked up the prices of petrol and cooking gas. By the announcement made in…
60 die in Ivory Coast’s New Year tragedy
At least 60 people died and at least dozens were injured in Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, as crowds stampeded…
Africa’s musical show, Kora Awards now billed for Sunday
The Kora Awards, dubbed “Africa’s Grammys”, will now take place Sunday in Abidjan, organisers said, after confusion about when the…
Chris Brown delays KORA Awards
The Kora Awards, dubbed “Africa’s Grammys”, have been postponed until Monday because Chris Brown, the US rapper headlining the event,…
And Miss ECOWAS 2012 is…
Mariam Diallo (C) of Guinea poses after being crowned Miss ECOWAS (Cedeao) 2012 with first runner-up Jirzah Ellen Evora (L)…