AFCON2017 Day 7 Observations
Dussuyer’s team selections are a concern Ivory Coast coach Michel Dussuyer made key changes after a drab draw in the first match with Togo. Jonathan Kodjia made way [...]
Ivory Coast
AFCON2017 Day 3 Observations
Poor finishing produces first scoreless game Lack of goals will always overshadow the tactical nous of managers, so it poses no question that the lacklustre finishing from [...]
Franck Kessie’s rise filling the void left by Yaya Toure
The African Football Aficionados who remember Franck Kessie’s Ivory Coast debut will remember a domestic-based centre-back, then of Stella Club, who was partnered with [...]
#SFGAfcon20 – Kader Keita v Algeria, 2010
The winger often blew hot and cold, but when he blew hot it was clear global warming was happening. This thunderbolt against Ivory Coast is comfortably one of AFCON’s [...]
#SFGAfcon20 – Gervinho v Mali, 2012
Gervinho, at the time a figure of fun at Arsenal, came into the tournament in poor form, and he struggled to overturn his form during the tournament itself. It was the firs [...]
Sandals For Goalposts 