Category Archives: Sport

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →