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Mar
25
2021
By The African Mirror
New golden age for Côte D’Ivoire

New golden age for Côte D’Ivoire

SPORT
BOITUMELO RANTAO  MAY 2013 marked the peak Côte D’Ivoire reached in the FIFA Rankings after the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in the same year.  Gleefully, an enthusiastic glow hovers around the 2021 team - star studded with talent hungry to surpass the triumph of the generation before them.  The 2013 team, consisting of all-time top scorer Didier Drogba and Premier league star Yaya Toure, reached 12th among the world’s best.  The current Côte D’Ivoire team is ranked 61st, as of 20 March 2021, with high-level talent honouring the trend of Ivorian footballing success. The present-day squad features AC…
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Jan
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Why Cameroon is obsessed with hosting the Afcon

Why Cameroon is obsessed with hosting the Afcon

SPORT
DANIEL EKONDE “I think [the] 2022 [Africa Cup of Nations] has the power of taking Cameroonian sport to another level,” says Njie Enow, sports editor at state-owned Cameroon Radio Television.  The central African country is desperate to host the continent despite the many challenges it has faced since being given the right to stage the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). They were stripped of that right when they were deemed unprepared, but given the 2021 edition instead. And then the Covid-19 pandemic hit, pushing the men’s continental showpiece to 2022. The country’s readiness to host the Afcon is being…
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