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Côte d'Ivoire's ‘Elephants’ Doomed?

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Cote d'Ivoire, Citizen Media, Sport

What if the football history of Côte d'Ivoire was doomed in a particularly strange way? A story written in such a way that superstars cannot ever put their hands on the continental trophy ? What exactly do Didier Drogba and Laurent Poku lack to win a Africa Cup? They are both talented [..] but they fail where other less talented players have found success.

 After the elimination of the “Elephants [1]” of Côte d'Ivoire in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, SUY Kahofi raises questions [2] [fr] about the national football team.