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AFCON 2023: Malaria rules Bournemouth’s Traore out of Ivory Coast squad

AFCON 2023: Malaria rules Bournemouth’s Traore out of Ivory Coast squad

Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has ruled Ivory Coast midfielder Hamed Traore out of action for the forseeable future after suffering malaria infection. Traore was one of the notable names that did not make the Elephants' final squad for the biennial tournament that will take place on home soil from January 13. The 23-year-old's last competitive match was in November in a League Cup loss to Liverpool...

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Ivory Coast put nine goals past Seychelles

2026 World Cup Qualifiers: Ivory Coast put nine goals past Seychelles

Ivory Coast recorded the biggest result of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers so far with a 9-0 bashing of Seychelles in Group F on Friday evening. Borussia Dortmund forward Sebastien Haller kicked things off in Abidjan from the penalty spot in the 20th minute before Nottingham Forest's Ibrahim Sangare made it 2-0 four minutes later. Brighton's Simon Adingra was the next to record his name...