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AFCON 2024: Holders Senegal begin title defence with 3-0 victory over Gambia
Selina Sykes is joined on set by Eurosport journalist Ruben Slagter and FRANCE 24’s Justice Baidoo in Ivory Coast.
Hosts Ivory Coast celebrate as team wins Africa Cup of Nations opener
Fans lined the route from the Alhassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in the north of the city and mobbed their team’s bus as coach Jean Louis Gasset declared it mission accomplished and spoke of a sense of relief at winning.
Hosts Ivory Coast have high hopes as Africa Cup of Nations kicks off
Ivory Coast have been African champions twice before, most recently in 2015 with a team captained by Yaya Toure, and are hoping to thrive under the pressure of playing at home.
Bet9ja, Sportsdotcom unite for Super Eagles’ AFCON glory in “Let’s Do It Again” campaign
Embarking on a journey of unity, excellence, and sheer football brilliance, Bet9ja partners with Sportsdotcom “Let’s Do It Again” Super Eagles campaign to celebrate the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023.
High stakes, long wait: What outcome for DR Congo after elections?
Five years ago, the DR Congo voted out an incumbent president peacefully through the ballot box. The process, though, was far from perfect, with evidence of wide-scale irregularities. Will this time be different?
Nigeria's Victor Osimhen named African football player of the year
Osimhen, who led Napoli to win the Italian League title last season, beat Paris Saint-Germain’s Morocco right-back, Achraf Hakimi and Liverpool’s Egypt winger, Mohamed Salah, to win the top award.
Liberians vote in presidential run-off between George Weah and Joseph Boakai
According to UNICEF, nearly 230 million children under the age of five around the world have never had their birth registered. These ghost children are thus deprived of access to fundamental rights. The problem is most acute in Ivory Coast, where the number of unregistered children appears to be increasing. The births of an estimated 35 percent of children in the country are not recorded.