After being ignored in March against Gambia in the World qualifiers, 35-year-old Galatasaray striker, Didier Drogba will again be absent next month when Cote d’ Ivoire play the return leg and against Tanzania. Head coach, Sabri Lamouchi has made public a 26-man squad also leaving out Manchester City’s Kolo Toure. Meanwhile Serge Aurier of Toulouse and Mathis Bolly of Fortuna Duesseldorf (Germany) constitute ...

24-year-old Cote d’ Ivoire international, Wilfried Bony is being tracked by some European clubs including West Ham and Chelsea of the English Premier League. This falls in line with the ambitions of the player who thinks moving to England could be a perfect option. He made the revelation earlier this month to BBC Sport. “I am very interested in the Premier League and the atmosphere in England; it’s a ...

 Ivory Coast international, Wilfried Bony is being tracked by some European clubs including West Ham and Chelsea of the English Premier League. This falls in line with the ambitions of the player who thinks moving to England could be a perfect option. The 24-year-old made the revelation earlier this month to BBC Sport: “I am very interested in the Premier League and the atmosphere in England; it’s a ...

Ivory Coast goalkeeper Boubacar “Copa” Barry would be on the sidelines for at least two weeks after suffering a concussion last Sunday after brutally hitting his head against the post during a play-off of the Belgium Pro League. The Lokeren shot stopper was immediately rushed to the hospitals but scans revealed he was not severely injured as initially feared. The 33-year old was released from hospital on ...

Ivorian referee Doue Nomandieze would handle the 2014 World Cup qualifier between Kenya and Nigeria on June 5 in Nairobi, FIFA has said. According to a release handed to the Kenya FA by FIFA, Nomandieze would be assisted by his compatriot Yeo Songuifolo and Burundi’s Claude Birumushahu while Marzouk Mazen from Egypt would be the match commissioner. Both teams separated on a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in ...

Second leg round of 8 matches of the Orange Caf Champions League are taking place across the continent this weekend. All the results : ES Setif (Algeria) – AC Leopards (Congo) : 3-1 (1-3) 4 pen 5 ES Tunis (Tunisia) – JSM Bejaïa (Algeria) : 1-0 ( 0-0) Recreativo Libolo (Angola) – Enugu Rangers (Nigeria) : 3-1 (0-0) Sewe Sport (Cote d’Ivoire) – FUS Rabat (Morocco) : 0-0 (1-1) Stade Malien (Mali) – CotonSport ...

Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi has expressed his satisfaction at the nation’s U17 team’s recent succes at the African Junior Championship. Kamara Ibrahim’s charges defeated Nigeria  on penalty shoots on Saturday to claim the competition’stop prize , equally winning the country’s first major silverware since 1992. “I am very happy for the Ivoirian people.  Especially for these youngsters and coach Kamara ...

Ivory Coast are the 2013 African U-17 Champions. They achieved the rare feat for the first time in their history after a 5-4 penalties win over Nigeria in the final in Marrakech. The Baby Elephants secured the trophy after the match had ended 1-1 in normal time. Nigeria took the lead when Izu Omego struck in the eighth minute. Ivory Coast equalised through striker Bile Bedia 18 minutes later. Nigeria went ...

Séwé Sport of San Pedro could take a step closer in clinching the Ivory Coast League title with a win over AFAD of Djekanou on Sunday during round 20 of the Ivorian Ligue 1. Séwé Sport who top the chart with 45 points could go nine points clear of their immediate rivals AFAD with six rounds left to go. However, Djékanou would be hoping to close the gap on Portuaires to just three points with a vital win the ...

Ivory Coast international Kolo Toure is set to leave Manchester City at the end of the season. The 32-year old defender joined the Citizens in 2009 where he enjoyed a regular starting spot in his first two seasons but has failed to tie down a starting berth since the arrival of Roberto Mancini. "I have been here for nearly four years, and two fantastic years when I have been playing a lot and I hear my songs ...