AFCON 2015 Match Preview: DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast
The last meeting between these two sides was seismic, and the reasons are twofold. Firstly, DR Congo’s historic 4-3 defeat of Ivory Coast in Abidjan last October, the [...]
Salomon Kalou
2015 Cup of Nations Preview: Ivory Coast
By Salim Masoud Said Introduction The Ivorians have had the comforting habit of sealing qualification for major tournaments with contemptuous ease in recent years. Yet, [...]
Match Preview: DR Congo vs. Ivory Coast
Hervé Renard has a problem. He has inherited a team on the decline and there’s little he can do about it. It’s like walking into a job at a small club [...]
FIFA Nationality Rules: Gift or Curse?
The concept of nationality sits within an uncomfortable space when it comes to international football. Despite FIFA’s best efforts to clarify, re-clarify and restate, [...]
