Ivory Coast manager Emerse Fae has named his 26-man squad for the Elephants' upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Gabon and Kenya on June 7 and June 11 respectively. The current Africa Cup of Nations champions will be eager to maintain their impressive form from Fae took charge during the AFCON tournament on home soil and has retained the core of the squad that...
Gareth Southgate announced his provisional squad for the 2024 European Championship on Tuesday with a few surprises in the selection. Six players with African heritage made the 33-man list that will be trimmed before the tournament kicks off Germany on June 14. Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi who was born in the Ivorian capital city of Abidjan made the very competitive defensive line-up. Guehi played across England...
Ivory Coast defender Evan Ndicka was rushed to the hospital after collapsing during a Serie A match between Roma and Udinese on Sunday. Ndicka fell on the pitch without contact in the 72nd minute, with the encounter tied at 1-1 in the Bluenergy Stadium. The match was suspended after the centre-back was stetchered off by medical personnel even though he regained consciousness. Ndicka has played the...
Super Eagles forwards Terem Moffi and Moses Simon have been selected for the award of the best African player in the French Ligue 1 in the 2023-24 season. The Marc Vivien Foe award is an annual award that was named after Cameroon legend Marc Vivien Foe who died during the 2003 FIFA Confederation Cup match between Cameroon and Colombia on June 26, 2003. Moffi is leading...
Super Eagles defender William Troost-Ekong, who was crowned Player of the Tournament at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), will be out of action for an extended period of time. Troost-Ekong is set to undergo “minor surgery” in Finland this week to repair a thigh injury he picked up in Nigeria’s second group stage game against eventual winners and hosts Ivory Coast, a game in...
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