AFCON 2023 (in 2024) - Côte d'Ivoire

[valspoodle]

I think the BBC often pick up a rights package very late on in the day if no one else has bought that package and it’s going cheap. They probably didn’t want it enough to pay full price but it makes it look like they have live sport even though it’s a cynical decision and they weren’t truly interested.

I think you hit the nail on the head there and explained it so much better than I did.

 

[Subin Hwang]

https://www.youtube.com/c/CAFTVafricanfootball
The official Youtube channel livestreams some important matches as well!

 

[I'm Red Till Dead]

Looks like only Sangare starting tonight -
https://www.google.com/search?clien...au#sie=m;/g/11l5cjjkcp;2;/m/01l5zn;dt;fp;1;;; Kick off 8pm BBC 3

 

[ozthecoz]

Got to give my support to Morocco as we will be in Marrakesh for a couple of their group games

 

[Strummer]

Côte d‘Ivoire really do have a superb anthem.

Sangare wearing #18 will start the match sat in front of the defence.

 

[I'm Red Till Dead]

Côte d‘Ivoire really do have a superb anthem.

Sangare wearing #18 will start the match sat in front of the defence.

Hopefully he'll be standing!

 

[Rubics]

1-0 good opening goal

 

[Strummer]

1-0, Côte d‘Ivoire!

Lovely finish from Fofana!

 

[It's Baggio]

Alfa Semedo captaining Guinea Bissau, no sign of Pele.

We've actually had quite an eclectic mix of African representation over the years. I might do a list.

 

[DizzyBala]

Just turned it on, saw an Ivory Coast player down and had to check what number Sangare was

 

[Strummer]

A yellow for Sangare, leading with the elbow there. Naughty!

 

[Morpeth]

Is it Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire these days? The commentator is using both. I’m not going to start calling Germany, Deutschland and I wouldn’t expect anyone to call us England so I don’t really see why anyone would insist on Cote D’Ivoire. Confusing.

 

[Strummer]

Is it Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire these days? The commentator is using both. I’m not going to start calling Germany, Deutschland and I wouldn’t expect anyone to call us England so I don’t really see why anyone would insist on Cote D’Ivoire. Confusing.

The country’s name is Côte d‘Ivoire, because the language of the country is French.

Deutschland is Deutschland, though.

 

[Strummer]

Serge Aurier is on for the second half for Côte d‘Ivoire.

 

[Redemption]

Serge on.

 

[Notcher]

Serge almost gifting them one there

 

[Morpeth]

The country’s name is Côte d‘Ivoire, because the language of the country is French.

Deutschland is Deutschland, though.

Yeah I know it’s French but we all speak English so shouldn’t it be more like Italia 90 where the name of the competition is in the language of the host but we all say the team names in our own language.

 

[Notcher]

The AFCON is mental. It's like Premier League meets The Steampacket from Swanick all thrown in together

 

[Strummer]

What a goal!

2-0!

 

[Redemption]

Terrible defending.

 

[It's Baggio]

As above, a list of our African representatives. I've probably missed a few, especially any dual nationals & some that may have represented different nations at Youth level;


Algeria
Adlène Guedioura
Hillal Soudani
Djamel Abdoun
Rafik Djebbour
Hamza Bencherif

Cabo Verde
Nuno da Costa
Ryan Mendes
Hildeberto Pereira

Cameroon
Loïc Mbe Soh - born in Cameroon, has represented France u19
Gaëtan Bong
George Elokobi

Comoros
Fouad Bachirou

Côte d'Ivoire
Ibrahim Sangare
Serge Aurier
Willy Boly
Bernard Allou - born in Côte d'Ivoire, has represented France u21
Eugène Dadi

DR Congo
Britt Assombalonga

Gambia
Mustapha Carayol
Saidy Janko

Ghana
André Ayew
Junior Agogo

Guinea-Bissau
Alfa Semedo
Pele

Mali
Samba Sow
Molla Wagué

Nigeria
Ola Aina
Taiwo Awoniyi
Emmanuel Dennis
Dele Adebola

Rep of Congo
Brice Samba - born in Rep. Congo, subsequently represented France.

Senegal
Moussa Niakhaté
Cheikhou Kouyaté
Abdoulaye Diallo
Armand Traoré

Sierra Leone
Chris Bart Williams - born in SL, represented England u21

South Africa
Lars Veldwijk - born in Netherlands, has subsequently represented SA

Togo
Yoann Folly

Tunisia
Mohamed Dräger
Yohan Benalouane

Zimbabwe
Tendayi Darikwa

 

[Strummer]

That Krasso goal has knocked the stuffing out of Guinea-Bissau, who were having their best spell of the match, they just don’t have a decent striker.

 

[Morpeth]

Lars Veldwijk was almost 10 years ago. Madness.

 

[MaxiRobriguez]

Guinea almost equalise as Sangare gets caught dallying on the ball.

 

[Strummer]

Willy Boly on for Côte d‘Ivoire!

Three Forest men on the pitch for them now.