Cote d'Ivoire

We’re Through!

Just a quick update…
The Elephants defeated Australia 1-0 today, to move on to the next stage. They will face Nigeria next, a foe they are very familiar with. I’m feeling giddy, so I wanted to post a quick note! I’ll be back later with a preview of the next match….
Hooray!
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Is That a Guarantee?

Cissé Sékou, attaquant des éléphants olympiques : “Nous avons des atouts pour battre les Australiens”

Well, that isn’t exactly a guarantee, but…..it looks like des éléphants are beginning to show the confidence to match their skills.
Here’s a link to the article (French):

Here is a short summary:
The Serbians felt the wrath of ... [read]

Tough Loss

I haven’t had a chance to watch the game, but it looks like the Elephants were pretty evenly matched for most of the match. No goals from Kalou, but Cisse did not disappoint. Too bad Messi didn’t disappoint either. It makes me kinda wish Barca had recalled him!

The ... [read]

Let’s Learn About Cote d’Ivoire…

What’s the capital of Cote d’Ivoire?
The answer, of course, is Yamoussoukro.
If you knew the answer to that, then you are one step ahead of me. You might then ask why I would write a blog about the Cote d’Ivoire national team. The answer is simple, sort of. First off, I have a passion for African football. ... [read]

Not What I Had Expected

Well there is not much that I can really say here to make myself feel any better.  Yesterday’s game reminds me a bit of a prizefight where the heavy weight champ gets knocked around a little bit early on and never really recovers, and in this case gets plain KO’d in the end.  The Elephants never really recovered from what ... [read]

Elephants 5 Guinea 0

The Elephants dispatched
Guinea in a five goal drubbing yesterday.  The Elephants attacked in waves early and often and it was only a matter before the floodgates and the goals starting raining in.  A Kalou double with Drogba adding a goal as well was more than enough, but the attack just kept on going. As other supposed powerhouses struggle, Nigeria and
Ghana, ... [read]

Apologies

Congrats to Kanoute, who went home with African Footballer of the year award that I had all but handed to Dider Drogba. Drogba may have been more deserving but upon glancing at Kanoute’s numbers he was truly special for club and country. It is hard for me to swallow that he was better than Drogba, but supporting casts ... [read]

News and Notes to Lead us to the Quarters

THOUGHTS AND BEST WISHES TO ULI
Thoughts and well wishes out to the family of former Cote d’Ivorie coach Uli Stielke who lost his son this week, Uli had left the team to cope with the family situation. It seems a bit unfair that Uli had really put in the time in effort to the Elephants, and African football and he ... [read]

Elephants 3 – Mali 0

Nine minutes into the match Didier Drogba made a stamp on the group stage of the African Cup of Nations, scoring the sixth goal of the tournament for the Ivorians, and the only goal needed to defeat upstarts Mali. But the elephants did not stop there, they added two more goals one from Marko Zoro and ... [read]