Soccer Blogs Posts Tagged Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Coach: We're Not That Good!

2008-11-13T17:26:00+00:00

Talk about instilling confidence in your team ...

Ivory Coast coach Vahid Halihodzic told reporters today that his Ivory Coast team is at best 'average'. The Bosnian trainer took charge of the Elephants in May and has won three and drawn three in his six games in charge.

Many people feel that after their showing at the 2006 World Cup and their semi-final run at the 2008 African Cup of Nations, the Ivory Coast is poised for big things.

Spurs Star Still Dreaming Of The Champions League

2008-09-25T18:40:39+00:00

Spurs midfielder Didier Zokora believes the team can still grab a Champions League spot despite sitting two points adrift at the foot of the table after five games. Tottenham got back on track with a 2-1 victory over troubled Newcastle in the third round of the Carling Cup last night and Ivory Coast international Zokora believes [.

Chelsea striker claims he’s ready to “take up new challenges”: Seria A is calling his name!

2008-09-24T15:52:31+00:00

Chelsea star Didier Drogba has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge for quite some time now but he has so far consistently emphasized that he is sticking onto the Premiership giants. This time the Ivory Coast international has said something similar but he has added a new twist. ...

New African Soccer and the Champions League Semis

2008-09-22T18:39:00+00:00

I know, I know. I promised 31 straight days of posts and what happened?

Anyways, I'm here.
As you know, I also write for New African Soccer magazine.

What is that? According to the site:

New African Soccer Magazine is the only monthly English language magazine and ezine dedicated to African football.

Djourou Signs New Contract Ahead Of Carling Cup Tie

2008-09-22T15:08:10+00:00

Johan Djourou has signed a new, long-term contract with Arsenal which will reportedly see him stay at the club until 2012. The 21-year-old Switzerland international centre-back joined the Gunners from Etoile Carouge in 2003. Born in the Ivory Coast but raised in Geneva, Djourou has made four appearances this season most recently coming off the bench to [.

SALOMON KALOU ON FC BARCELONA LIST?

2008-09-20T09:20:00+00:00

Local Sports Daily "Marca" has picked up the news from English paper the "Daily Mirror" that 7,5M€ separate the Ivory Coast & CHELSEA FC forward SALOMON KALOU from FC... Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports

Barcelona STAR admits Arsenal approach

2008-09-19T11:52:16+00:00

Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure seems to be in the transfer news these days. The highly-rated Ivory Coast international midfielder is reportedly being chased by several European clubs - and it has now been revealed that Arsenal wanted to take him on board in the summer. Toure has let the cat out ...

Toure Reveals ARSENAL Interest

2008-09-18T19:14:21+00:00

Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure claims Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger tried to sign him over the summer. The Ivory Coast international has been linked with a move to the Gunners since the end of last season and has previously admitted he would like to join his brother Kolo at the London club. The 25-year-old only joined Barca at [.

Toure Was Told To LEAVE Barca For Gunners

2008-09-18T17:42:52+00:00

Barcelona star Yaya Toure has confirmed speculation that Arsenal were looking to sign him this summer. The Gunners had been heavily linked with the Ivory Coast international after losing Mathieu Flamini to AC Milan, but he told both manager Arsene Wenger and his brother Kolo that he was happy at the Nou Camp.

Chelsea STAR hints at departure!

2008-09-17T14:52:18+00:00

Ivory Coast international midfielder Salomon Kalou has openly suggested that he might be cajoled into looking for other clubs should he not be made part of the starting XI any time soon by manager Luiz Felipe Scolari at Chelsea. Since Big Phil took over in the summer, Kalou has been relegated ...

Toure BACK On Arsenal’s Radar

2008-09-16T19:05:07+00:00

Arsenal could launch a bid to sign Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure after the Ivory Coast international lost his place in Pep Guardiola's team, according to reports. The Daily Mail claims that the 25-year-old - brother of Gunners defender Kolo - is back on Arsene Wenger's hitlist as he is light in midfield following the departures of [.

Morning Morning Centerback: The hazards of road qualifiers

2008-09-08T15:10:17+00:00

Anyone thinking that winning games on the road in World Cup qualifying isn't as tough as people say might want to reconsider after last weekend.

Skeptics might want to ask France (pictured), which was thrashed by Austria (ranked 90 spots below the French in the FIFA rankings).

Benin, Cameroon On to Second Phase

2008-09-07T23:06:00+00:00

Benin overcame the formidable challenge of Angola on Sunday to join Nigeria and Cameroon in the last phase of African qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

A 3-2 win in Cotonou for the small West African country came 24 hours after Cameroon had secured their progress by beating the Cape Verde Islands 2-1 in Praia.

Defensive Midfield Candidate #4: Johan Djourou

2008-09-07T09:45:02+00:00

Johan Djourou is the fourth candidate for the holding midfield spot at Arsenal. Born in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast 21 years ago, Djourou grew up in the Swiss city of Geneva. Djourou was only seventeen months old when he was adopted by his father's first wife Daniele, a Siwss woman, leaving his mother, younger [.

Peter Reid Becomes New Manager of...Thailand??

2008-09-02T18:40:00+00:00

Here's one of those random news stories we read about every season:

Born in the same Liverpool suburb as current well-known midfielders Steven Gerrard and Joey Barton, Peter Reid had a solid playing career, most notably at Bolton, Everton, and Manchester City. He won the FA Cup and old First Division twice (both at Everton).

Ivory Coast Star Tell Arsenal, COME AND GET ME!

2008-08-25T17:59:14+00:00

Ivory Coast star Gervais Gervinho Yao Kouassi has pleaded with Arsenal to make is dream move to the Emirates come true. The 21-year-old striker - who is also known as Gervinho - caught the eye while playing for Le Mans in his first season in Ligue 1. Now he says he is desperate to quit the French [..

Unhappy Triad For Koné

2008-08-23T07:35:09+00:00

Without the season started Sevilla already bad news comes again. The biggest signing in club's history will not be available for the rest of the year as he will have to endure a severe knee injury. Arouna Kone's career is now in jeopardy after suffering a severe knee injury in a national team [...]

CAF 2010 World Cup Qualifying fixtures

2008-08-21T17:40:19+00:00

Friday September 5th Niger v Uganda Group C South Africa v Nigeria Group D Mozambique v Ivory Coast Group G Ethiopia v Morocco Group H Chad v Sudan Group J Zambia v Togo Group K Djibouti v Malawi Group L Libya v Ghana Group E Algeria v Senegal Group F Saturday September 6th Seychelles v Burundi Group I Kenya v Namibia Group .

Drogba out until October?

2008-08-21T07:28:06+00:00

This is sure to be news to Scolari & Co.

Didier "I don't know what I want" Drogba, who missed Chelsea's opening match of the season with Porstmouth, looks to be out until October if Ivory Coast manager Vahid Halilhodzic is to be believed. Drogba was inclued in the coach's 22-man squad for the Coast's Wednesday friendly with Guinea, but was not used.

Graham Arnold..for your own sake go!

2008-08-21T00:02:00+00:00

For Australian football's sake...go! There comes a time in everyone's career when it is time to move on...for Graham Arnold, for his own sake if no-one else's it's now.

Arnie has had two Campaigns, an Asia Cup and an Olympic campaign, where he was the Coach.

Who ever gets two Campaigns to fail in World Football?

Todos los resultados Juegos Olimpicos futbol上海奥运男足 Olympic Men's Football 2

2008-08-17T03:34:00+00:00

Soccer billboard in Beijing
Originally uploaded by eugene La semifinal que todo mundo esperaba Argentina - Brasil se ha dado.

Argentina 2 - Holland 1 AET (Olympics quarter-final, August 16, 2008) Diego Maradona fue a ver a Lionel Messi el petizo jugador le dio la delantera a los pero en el 36th los holandeses empataron con un magistral tiro de Otman Bakkal,
Angel Di Maria anoto el de la victoria.

Video: Nigeria ends Ivory Coast's Olympic dream...

2008-08-17T03:30:58+00:00

Peter Odemwingie scored in the first half and Victor Obinna converted a late penalty Saturday to lead Nigeria to a 2-0 win over African rival Ivory Coast and into the semifinals of men's football.

European Resume!

2008-08-16T21:18:00+00:00

England and France had the start today and here are the big matches:
In the Premier League Arsenal won against Wes Bromwich at home with the new kid in the team Nasri scoring the winning goal early on. Also Liverpool won away at Sunderland with Torres scoring for them, let us see if he can have a better season than the last one in which he crowned himself European Champion along the Spanish national squad, he had a good start with a late winning goal in the 83rd minute in this match.

Olympics: Men's soccer quarterfinals (Your Running Commentary)

2008-08-16T13:25:45+00:00

Good morning folks. The Olympic men's soccer quarterfinals kick off today with four quality match-ups. the games have taken place or are taking place this morning, but since they aren't being shown live I am not posting results until later today.

Here are today's match-ups:

Brazil vs.

Africa in the Olympic Quarterfinals

2008-08-14T18:05:00+00:00

While we lament the loss of the Nigerian Super Falcons in the Women's Olympic football tournament, praise must be heaped on the African men, who all swept into the quarterfinals of the men's Olympic tournament.

One thing we know for sure is that Africa will be represented in the semi-finals, as Nigeria take on Ivory Coast in the last eight.

Nigeria vs Ivory coast: Olympic Men’s Football quarter final 16.08.2008- Highlights

2008-08-14T12:22:15+00:00

Beijing Olympics Highlights: Nigeria are meeting Ivory coast Saturday August 16th. Watch the highlights here at footiedb.com Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today

International Time Again

2008-08-14T05:36:36+00:00

Several players have been called up for international action next week. For many countries, this is the last opportunity to get things sorted before World Cup qualifiers start this fall.

France (vs. Sweden - 08/20/08): Hugo Lloris, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Jeremy Toulalan, Sidney Govou, Karim Benzema

Sweden (vs.

The Olyroos: Where was the Magic?

2008-08-14T00:31:00+00:00

Nearpost Host Russ Gibbs asks the question.....

The Olyroos: Where was the Magic?

By Russ Gibbs

So, that's that then. After building it up for several months in advance the Australian Olympic team have bowed out of the Beijing Games with barely a whimper having picked up a solitary point from their three group matches.

Olympics: Olyroos v Ivory Coast

2008-08-13T14:36:36+00:00

The Olyroos' Olympic campaign came to a disappointing end after we were bundled out with a 1-0 loss to the Ivory Coast. Australia's lack of precision and quality finishing in the final third really cost us the game as we did carve out numerous chances, particularly in the first half. With the Elephant's only needing the [.

South America Beckons For Olympic Gold As Brazil and Argentina Stroll Through To Quarters

2008-08-13T14:02:00+00:00

Brazil are second-favourites to win the Gold medal in the men's football at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing after they eased to the top of the standings in Group C. Victories in their three group matches meant they advanced to the quarter-finals in a storming fashion. The 2007 South American Youth Championship victors eased past the hosts China 3-0 in their final match and they will now face Cameroon, who finished runners-up in Group D behind Italy.