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7 things we learned from Didier Drogba’s ‘Commitment’
The other weekend I read a blog post about Didier Drogba’s latest autobiography ‘Commitment’, and after a quick Kindle purchase, the book had been downloaded and read by Sunday evening. I do have his previous autobiography (unread) on my shelf, … Continue reading
Ivory Coast – African country of the year 2015?
This post is both spurious and speculative, but if you had to select an ‘African country of the year’ in 2015, I would reckon Ivory Coast / Cote d’Ivoire must be in with a fighting chance. Not that I follow … Continue reading
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Disquiet in the Elephants’ camp
If the last few days have revealed that there’s something seriously wrong with the way world football is managed, it’s also seen revelations of a similar sort in the Ivorian game. It’s been worrying to see the damage done by the … Continue reading
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Victory at last
Rarely have the eventual winners of the African Cup of Nations started the competition in worse shape. The opening 45 minutes of Ivory Coast’s first group stage match against Guinea constitute some of the most embarrassing football Ivorian fans have … Continue reading
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Tagged Afcon, Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Drogba, Elephants, football, Ivory Coast, soccer
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Ivory Coast disappoint
Perhaps the most remarkable thing over the past two days following Ivory Coast’s early World Cup exit is that despite the agony of losing out on a qualification place in the final seconds of the match to a penalty that … Continue reading
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Five media myths about Didier Drogba
While this blog has no formal connection to Ivory Coast’s greatest footballer, we do think he’s one of the best players of his entire generation and a nice guy to boot. His appearance as a super-sub in Ivory Coast’s first match … Continue reading
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Lamouchi-gate
Things always get busy whenever you’re not in the country. This week I’m missing out on reporting on what’s been dubbed ‘Lamouchi-gate’. The scandal, and it really does seem pretty scandalous, has been the sacking of the country’s national football coach, … Continue reading
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Five positives from the Africa Cup of Nations
I rarely talk about football on this blog (for that I have a separate site), but Ivory Coast’s defeat last night in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations merits a posting. The main city Abidjan is almost deserted … Continue reading
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“I’m richer than you are” #notthebestprematchtalk
This is the first time I’ve talked about football on this blog, but things don’t look too good going into the African Cup of Nations finals for Ivory Coast. Drogba and co have never won anything, despite regularly going into … Continue reading
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