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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Ivory Coast’s unlikely — some would say miraculous — progression to the Africa Cup of Nations final has convinced locals that God is on their side. Its federation fired the team’s coach after a 4-0 loss to Equatorial Guinea left it on the verge of elimination, then unsuccessfully tried to hire another coach when results in …
Lamine Camara scored a stunning brace as Senegal began their defence of the Africa Cup of Nations title with a 3-0 win over Gambia on Monday, but fellow heavyweights Algeria and Cameroon were both held in their opening matches. Sadio Mane’s Senegal are hoping to retain the trophy they won in Cameroon two years ago and were too strong for …
Arsenal’s former record signing Nicolas Pepe left the Gunners as the Ivory Coast winger completed his move to Turkish side Trabzonspor, ending a dismal four-year spell at the Emirates. Official: Nicolas Pépé leaves Arsenal on free transfer, contract termination now confirmed by club statement ⚪️🔴❌Ivorian winger has joined Trabzonspor on short term deal, done and sealed since two days ago. …