Emerse Fae - The African Mirror

Mar

13

2024

Ivory Coast Cup of Nations hero Haller to miss next two friendlies

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IVORY Coast’s Africa Cup of Nations hero Sebastien Haller will miss his country’s next two internationals this month because of injury, new coach Emerse Fae said as he named his squad for friendlies against Benin and Uruguay. Haller, who resurrected his career at Borussia Dortmund after testicular cancer, scored the winner for the Ivorians as they beat Nigeria 2-1 in last month’s final in Abidjan. He had missed the early stage of the tournament in the Ivory Coast because of an ankle injury but recovered to score two vital goals including the winner in the final as the hosts claimed the title…

Ivory Coast relief after winning Cup of Nations

AFCON 2023

IVORY Coast’s success at the Africa Cup of Nations was all about taking advantage of second chances, but after coming from behind to beat Nigeria in Sunday's final, relief was the overwhelming emotion, winning coach Emerse Fae said. The host nation completed a fairytale recovery after coming close to early elimination, fighting their way back from a goal down in three of their four knockout matches before securing the trophy with a 2-1 success in Sunday’s final at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium. Fae started the tournament as assistant to Jean-Louis Gasset but took over when the veteran French coach was…

Ivory Coast seek reset but in-form Senegal await

AFCON 2023

HOSTS Ivory Coast gets to push a reset button after escaping early elimination at the Africa Cup of Nations and squeezing into the last 16 of their own tournament as a lucky loser. There will be no easy route to redemption, however, after a humiliating 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea left them third in their group and waiting for Zambia’s defeat by Morocco to confirm the Ivorians' place in the knockout stage as one of the four best third-placed finishers. They have been drawn in the last 16 in Yamoussoukro on Monday against holders Senegal, the only side to have…