Marseille replacing Gattuso with disgraced Ivory Coast boss

Marseille sacked manager Gennaro Gattuso on Monday after the French club opened 2024 without a win. The Italian coach only arrived at Marseille on Sep. 27 as a permanent replacement for Marcelino. Despite a four-game win streak in December, Marseille failed to get a win in any competition at the turn of the calendar year. […]

Africa Cup of Nations host Ivory Coast learned it was advancing to the round of 16 after its games in the group stage ended. Before them, the African side sacked manager Jean-Louis Gasset. Following their ignominious 4-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea, the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) axed Gasset and his assistant. Ivory Coast has never […]

The Algeria national team's preparations for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations got off to an unusual start. The Fennec Foxes were training this week behind closed doors in the Ivory Coast city of Bouaké. Although no visitors were allowed during the sessions, a drone was seen flying over the team on Friday while they […]

Finally, the Africa Cup of Nations is here. After a tumultuous two-year period that saw the first African nation make the World Cup semifinals, multiple scandals inside CAF, an African "Super League," and over $118 million allocated to improving soccer infrastructure in Africa, the 34th AFCON has arrived. Read on to find out the best […]

All about Les Éléphants? Our Ivory Coast National Football Team TV schedule will have you set up to catch each game. Officially known by FIFA by their French name Côte d'Ivoire, the Ivory Coast is the fifth-most decorated team in Africa when it comes to AFCON – the Africa Cup of Nations. In the premier […]

All about Les Éléphants? Our Ivory Coast National Football Team TV schedule will have you set up to catch each game. Officially known by FIFA by their French name Côte d'Ivoire, the Ivory Coast is the fifth-most decorated team in Africa when it comes to AFCON – the Africa Cup of Nations. In the premier […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – French coach Jean-Louis Gasset made a winning debut as boss of the Ivory Coast on Friday when the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts beat Zambia 3-1 in a Group H opener in Yamoussoukro. The first two goals came after corners with captain Serge Aurier poking the Elephants ahead on 67 minutes […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Former Ivory Coast star Salomon Kalou believes his country have "a good chance to win" the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations when they host the tournament during June and July next year. Kalou and former South Africa star Lucas Radebe made the draw for the 2023 qualifying groups at the studios of […]

London (AFP) – Ollie Watkins scored on his first start for England on Tuesday as Gareth Southgate's rejigged side beat 10-man Ivory Coast 3-0 at Wembley. The new-look home team took time to settle on a cool spring evening in London but first-half strikes from Watkins and captain Raheem Sterling either side of a red […]

London (AFP) – Ivory Coast manager Patrice Beaumelle hopes England defender Marc Guehi could still choose to represent the African side. Crystal Palace centre-back Guehi, who was born in Ivory Coast, impressed on his England debut in Saturday's friendly victory against Switzerland. The 21-year-old could win his second cap against the country of his birth […]

Marseille (France) (AFP) – Aurelien Tchouameni struck two minutes into added time on Friday as France came from behind to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in a friendly in Marseille. The Monaco midfielder headed the winner from a corner as an experimental French team beat an Ivory Coast side filled with familiar names. "We are a […]