Sports

AFCON 2023: France rejects Ivory Coast bid to ‘loan’ Renard as coach

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 January 2024 0

Ivory Coast have failed in an audacious bid to bring former coach Herve Renard back for the remainder of their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign. The 55-year-old is currently in charge of France Women but the French Football Federation (FFF) has refused a proposed “loan” deal with

World

Electorates in Ivory Coast await results of presidential election

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2020 0

Ivory Coast officials prepared to tally results Sunday after a tense presidential ballot marked by an opposition boycott and protests over President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term. Scattered protests, clashes, vandalised voting material and some closed polling stations were reported mostly in opposition strongholds during Saturday’s election although Ouattara had

World

Outburst over Ivory Coast President’s third term ambition

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to run for a third term in October’s presidential election triggered outrage on Friday among opposition and civil society groups, who labelled it a “coup” that risked tipping the country into chaos. Recall that Daily Times reported when the President made his intentions to run for third term. READ […]

World

Ivory Coast President to run for third term amid opposition

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2020 0

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara says he has accepted the ruling party’s nomination and will run for a third term in October. Ouattara announced the decision Thursday night on the eve of Ivory Coast’s 60th anniversary of independence from France. Daily Times gathered that the ruling party nominated Ouattara last week. Its previous nominee, Prime Minister […]

Sports

Hamed, Ahmad Tralee under Arsenal monitoring

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2020 0

Ivory Coast youngsters Hamed and Amad Traore are attracting interest from Arsenal. Hamed is currently on a two-year loan at Sassuolo from Empoli and he has returned three goals in 20 league appearances while Amad broke into Atalanta’s first-team this campaign and scored a goal on his Serie Adebut against Udinese in October. READ ALSO: Mikel Obi in talks with Brazilian club

Sports

CAF confirms Ivory Coast as 2023 AFCON host

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2019 0

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced when the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final draw will take place while confirming that Ivory Coast has accepted to host the 2023 continental showpiece. The new agreement of Ivory Coast allows Cameroon, who were stripped of the right to stage this year’s event, to host the […]

Sports

Didier Drogba announces retirement from football

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2018 0

Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba has announced his retirement as a player. The 40-year-old scored 164 goals in 381 appearances in two spells at Stamford Bridge, helping them win the Premier League four times and the Champions League in 2012. He also won four FA Cups and three League Cup victories during […]

Sports

Yaya Toure comes out of international retirement

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

Yaya Toure has reversed his international retirement and hopes to win another trophy with Ivory Coast, according to his agent. Dimitri Seluk tweeted on Tuesday that the 34-year-old was ready to return to international action, having last played for his country in September 2016. “Yaya @YayaToure has decided to return to Ivory Coast national team. […]

Health

Nigeria, Ivory Coast set to get $20m safe birth initiative

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

Coca-Cola Company is set to launch a new programme tagged: “The Safe Birth Initiative” to support the Ministries of Health in Nigeria and Ivory Coast to tackle the high incidence of maternal and newborn mortalities. Stating this during a courtesy visit to Alassane Ouattara, the President of the Republic of Ivory Coast, the Coca-Cola Europe, […]

Health News

Coca-Cola launches $20m Safe Birth Initiative for Nigeria, Ivory Coast

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2017 0

Towards improving maternal and newborn health in Africa, the Coca-Cola Company is set to launch a new program tagged, ‘The Safe Birth Initiative’ aimed at supporting the Ministries of Health in Nigeria and Ivory Coast to tackle the high incidence of maternal and infant mortalities in the two countries. This was disclosed by the Coca-Cola […]

Maritime

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 17 May 2017 0

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), has commended the Federal Government for its foresight in concessioning terminal operations at the nation’s seaports saying the move has made Nigerian ports a model for countries like Greece, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Ghana This is even as the Chairman of the association, Princess Vicky Haastrup, urged […]