Ivory Coast

Egypt and Cameroon go through to the semi final

The posts for the semi finals are almost complete. The Black Gazelles were mowed down by the Pharaohs and the Eagles of Carthage were devoured by the untamable Lions. In both cases, it wasn’t easy. We saw two of the best matches of the competition. Read more...

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The Ivory Coast will flatten all the animals in the CAN

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The last game between the Ivory Coast and Mali was one of the best [IC won by 3 -0]. Because they'd already qualified for the quarter-finals, the elephants gave themselves wholeheartedly. Read more...

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The elephant turned carnivore just to gobble up the squirrels

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In the bar where I watched the match.

For us the match was ours before it started. But after half an hour of play, we started to get a bit worried. Read more...

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Our Observers follow the African Cup of Nations

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The African Cup of Nations (CAN), which kicked off its 26th yearly edition on Sunday, is followed worldwide and rivals the UEFA Euro competition and the Copa America in popularity. The atmosphere is, of course, heating up most in Africa's major cities, from where our Observers will be sending us post-match updates with photos and comments. Here are comments and predictions from Abidjan, Casablanca, Cotonou and Accra. Read more...

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