Ivory Coast

Africa Cup of Nations: Seko Fofana sets hosts Ivory Coast on way to victory in opener

Ivory Coast were the better team, albeit against one of the tournament's minnows Guinea, as they look to make the most of home advantage to win a third AFCON crown

Former Credit Suisse CEO wins bid to contest 2025 presidential election in Ivory Coast

Tidjane Thiam, 61, served in the cabinet of ex-President Henry Konan Bedie in the 1990s before leaving the West African country almost 25 years ago when Bedie was ousted in a coup

IMF approves $3.5 billion loan agreement for cash-strapped Ivory Coast

The move will help the country tackle the "triple shocks" of the Covid-19 pandemic, global monetary tightening, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the statement from the IMF.

Video of 'most impossible dance in world' goes viral, users compare it to RRR's Naatu Naatu

When Félix Houphouet-Boigny, the former president of Ivory Coast, fell in love with the Zaouli dance in the middle of the twentieth century, it quickly spread beyond its initial geographical boundary

‘Absolute joke’: England boss Southgate blasts Wembley boos for Harry Maguire during Ivory coast friendly

Some sections of the crowd booed the Manchester United defender as he made his first international appearance of the year, days after a similar reaction when his name was read out as a substitute for the game against Switzerland.

AFCON 2021: Salah’s decisive penalty helps Egypt advance to quarters as organisers shift two matches in Cameroon

The Liverpool star smashed home his spot-kick with the Ivory Coast's Eric Bailly the only player to miss in the shoot-out in Douala, which Egypt won 5-4 after the last-16 tie finished goalless at the end of extra time.

Former Ivory Coast star striker Didier Drogba steps down as AFI vice-president, accuses body of 'inaction'

"I hereby announce I have decided to resign from my post as vice-president of the AFI and from its executive committee," the former Chelsea attacker said in an open letter to the media.

Africa Cup of Nations: Title-holders Algeria and Ivory Coast renew continental rivalry

Algeria and the Ivory Coast were placed in Group E with Sierra Leone and Equatorial Guinea when the draw was made in Yaounde on Tuesday.

Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 2021: Benin refuse to play Sierra Leone amid COVID-19 controversy

The match referee collapsed in the tie between Ivory Coast and Ethiopia with game being abandoned 10 minutes from time.

Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Ivory Coast PM and presidential candidate, passes away after Cabinet meeting

The 61-year-old, who had heart surgery in 2012, became unwell during a weekly Cabinet meeting and was evacuated to a hospital where he breathed his last