Dylan Batubinsika has called for DR Congo to focus on their last remaining task when they battle with South Africa for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations bronze medal on Saturday night in Abidjan. The Leopards lost 1-0 to hosts Ivory Coast in the semi-finals and will be gunning for their third AFCON bronze medal having previously won it in 1998 and 2015. Batubinsika however did...
Fulham manager Marco Silva has drummed his support for Nigeria ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. Two Cottagers, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, have been ever-present in the Ivory Coast, playing every game, and will be gearing up once again as they prepare to face the tournament hosts whom they defeated in the group stage. Silva revealed he has monitoring the...
Former Ivory Coast coach Jean-Louis Gasset has tipped Nigeria as favourites to lift the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations ahead of the Elephants. Gasset led Ivory Coast into the tournament but he left his position as head coach after the country's poor run of results in the group stage. The French coach was replaced by his assistant, Emerse Fae who has steered the Elephants into the...
Three Nigerians have been confirmed dead while watching the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final game between Nigeria and South Africa on Wednesday. An Igbo businessman identified as Chief Osondu ‘Angus’ Nwoye slumped inside the Stade de la Paix in Bouake after South Africa scored a late penalty on the stroke of full-time to force the game into extra-time. A politician named Cairo Ojougboh who previously...
French coach Jean-Louis Gasset will not be getting any medal for Ivory Coast's success at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The competitions department of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), confirmed that the mutual termination of Gasset's contract in the group stage will not allow him to add to his list of coaching achievements. Gasset led the Elephants into the tournament that's been staged on...
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