Finally, the true talent of the Elephants is in the striker department where an embarrassment of talent has left me and maybe even the coaches wondering how to find time for so many talented and dynamic footballers. I am sure Uli and Gili have contemplated playing 3-1-6 or even 2-4-4 but as we all [...]

It is an understatement to say that the Elephants only get stronger going forward but it is very true.  With the amount of depth in the forward department it easily justifiable for Gili and Stielke to employ a 4-3-3 or even a more crafty 4-3-2-1, with the potential of defenders going forward, like Eboue, or [...]

Defense is not as weak as the net minders which bode quite well for Barry and company.  In fact the Elephants boast a very solid back line with a fair amount of international experience.  The strongest, in my opinion, are previewed here.
 
Emmanuel Eboue: The Arsenal right back played all 270 minutes for the IC in [...]

Before the tournament I would like to introduce everyone to the players on the IC squad, and though I will not cover all them. I want to do my best to really spotlight the large amounts of talent on this squad. We will work our way from front back, please feel free to add in [...]

IC fans, and anyone else who cares to read check out this man:
Kader Keita

He currently plies his trade at Lyon and is transfer target for none other than AC Milan, I am salivating.
Special thanks to Bman.

Arouna Koné is a 22 year old is from a small town called Anyama near Abidjan, comes from a family of 17 kids. He is a striker who currently plays for PSV Eindhoven of the Dutch Eredivisie as well the Côte d’Ivoire national football team.
Koné learned soccer as a youth on the street and joined [...]

The 23-year-old midfielder with a funky surname (Yapi-Yapo) was born in Costa Marfi and arrived in Europe aged 19 when Beveren invited him to play for them in the Belgian top flight. Yapi-Yapo soon became one of a host of Ivorians plying their trade at Beveren and, along with the likes of Arsenal [...]

Bakary Kone the Cote d’Ivoire and Nice striker could pass as the ‘Small man of Ivorian Football’. That is because the diminutive striker is only 1.63m tall. Almost unknown two year ago, Bakary ‘Baky’ Kone has come a long way since wearing out his boots in the streets of Abidjan’s Williamsville district.

Didier “Maestro” Zokora was born on December 14, 1980 in Abidjan. He learnt his football like most of the other Ivorian players on the streets of the streets of Yopougon, and later as part of the first generation of youngsters called up to the football academy established by Jean-Marc Guillou in Abidjan.