Tag: Ivory Coast
Ouattara sacks cabinet
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday dissolved the government formed in March and charged with reviving the country after…
AWC:Nigeria’s Falcons beat Ivory Coast
Tunde Oyedele Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Sunday defeated Cote d’Ivoire 3-1 in their last Group B match of the 2012…
Nations Cup: Nigeria Draw Zambia In Group C
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn to play the defending champions, the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the 2013…
Stadium riot: Senegal’s president apologises
Senegal president Macky Sall has apologised to the international football community for the unruly behaviour of local supporters at the…
Nigeria Not Seeded In Nations Cup Draws
Super Eagles of Nigeria will not be seeded when the draws for the South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations…
Africa Cup of Nations collated results
Collated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results Saturday: At Lilongwe Malawi 0 Ghana 1 (Acquah 3) Ghana win 3-0 on…
Ivory Coast lifts ban on Pro-Gbagbo media
Ivory Coast’s National Press Council on Monday said it would temporarily lift the suspension of newspapers seen as close to…
Nigeria Draw Ivory Coast In African Nations Championship
Nigeria’s home-based Super Eagles have been drawn to play their counterparts from Cote d’Ivoire, the Elephant in the qualifying series…
Ivory Coast jails ex-leader Gbagbo’s deputy
A top leader of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo’s party was sentenced to six months in jail on Friday…
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo’s party spokesman, scribe arrested
Ghana on Sunday confirmed that it has arrested the spokesman of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, but said no…
Crocodiles devour their handler
A weird spectacle for holiday revellers turned tragic as crocodiles swooped on a 70-year- old man and tore him into…
Nations Cup: Nigeria has Liberia hurdle to cross
Nigeria will play Liberia in the next phase of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. It was one of the…
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Nigeria goes higher in FIFA ranking
Nigeria has moved two places up in the latest ranking of footballing nations released by FIFA today. It is now…
Ivory Coast rebels disarm
The former fighters in Cote d’Ivoire’s western region who took part in the armed clashes at the height of the…
Shanghai Shenhua offers Drogba $314,000 a week
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is set to sign for Shanghai Shenhua, joining Nicolas Anelka at the Chinese club, its…
Shenhua Close To Drogba Deal
Shanghai Shenhua have entered the “final round” of negotiations to bring former Chelsea striker, Didier Drogba, to China, the official…
Ivory Coast uncovers coup plot
Authorities in Cote d’Ivoire have discovered and prevented a plot to overthrow the government organised by exiled military officers, the…
Liberia shuts borders with Ivory Coast
Liberia on Saturday closed its border with Ivory Coast, a day after seven UN peacekeepers from Niger and eight civilians…
7 Nigerien peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast
Seven UN peacekeepers from Niger have been killed in an ambush in western Ivory Coast, in the first attack of…
ECOWAS ministers to meet on Mali, G/Bissau
West African ministers will meet Saturday to discuss efforts to return Guinea-Bissau and Mali to democratic rule following recent military…
Food import bill for West Africans may hit $1 trillion
The U. S. Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Mr Phillip Carter, said in Abidjan that West Africa’s food import bill will…
Ibori And Okpara: Reminiscence Of Thievery And Honest Service —Christopher C. Ulasi
The Adventures of Chief James Ibori, the erstwhile Governor of Delta State of Nigeria who is now a prisoner, a…
Toure Eyes EPL Title
Yaya Toure hit a double for title-chasing Manchester City, then roared: “We’ve got one hand on the trophy.” The midfield…
Ivory Coast Target Afrobasket Title
Ivory Coast Basketball Federation, ICBF, have turned to a familiar name in an attempt to return to the summit of…
J Martins’ 3rd Album Ready
Following the success recorded by his international collaborations with Fally Ipupa and Cabo Snoop, Nigeria’s Justice Okey Martins, popularly known…
Learn From Chipolopolo’s Victory, Nigerians Advise Keshi
Nigeria’s Super Eagles coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, has been advised to learn a football lesson from the title triumph of…
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Zambians are the champions of Africa
Zambia have been crowned the champions of Africa after edging out the star-studded Ivory Coast team 8-7 in penalty shootout…
Zambia, Ivory Coast Meet In Nations Cup Final
A contender for the goal of the competition from Arsenal striker Gervinho against Mali in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday put Ivory…
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Zambia, Ivory Coast Romp into Nations Cup semi-final
Zambia and hot favorite, Ivory Coast have qualified for the semi finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, playing in…
Nations Cup: Teams Complain Over Sub Standard Hotels
The issue of bad hotel facilities is threatening to overshadow the start of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with…