The Côte d’Ivoire national team began its campaign in the African Cup of Nations with a victory over Guinea Bissau with two goals to none.
Sekou Fofana scored the first goal for Côte d’Ivoire in the 4th minute, which made him the fastest goal scored in the history of the opening matches of the African Cup of Nations after the Ethiopian Solomon Shiferahu, who scored a goal against Uganda in 1976 in the second minute, according to the Goal Sports website. .
With this goal, Fofana’s tally with the Côte d’Ivoire national team rose to 6 goals in 13 official matches.
In the next match, Côte d’Ivoire will face Nigeria next Thursday, and will play against Equatorial Guinea on January 22.
Côte d’Ivoire, which is aspiring to win its third title, is organizing the tournament for the second time after 1984, when participation was limited to only 8 teams, and 2015.
With the participation of Mohamed Ramadan.. The African Nations Gala embodies the spirit of the African continent
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The start of the African Nations Championship in Côte d’Ivoire
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In a festive atmosphere at Alassane Ouattara Stadium, and in the presence of more than 50,000 spectators, presented by Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and the President of FIFA, the tournament kicked off with a ceremony that lasted more than 30 minutes before the opening match.
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Young men and girls, most of whom wore T-shirts in the distinctive orange, green and white colors of the Côte d’Ivoire flag, performed artistic performances while carrying wooden sticks, while others walked in traditional African clothes, beating drums.
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Congolese-French pop singer Dadjo gave a singing performance, to which the audience responded with applause and shouts, before he was joined by MTV award-winning Nigerian artist Yami Allied, and Egyptian artist Mohamed Ramadan.
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The ceremony concluded with the display of a large model of the tournament’s Golden Cup, surrounded by the flags of the participating teams.
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Hours before the opening, the roads leading to the newly built stadium were crowded with hundreds of Ivorians who came out of their villages to greet the tournament guests, amid the sound of the vuvuzela machine carried by young children.
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Côte d’Ivoire, aspiring to win its third title, is organizing the tournament for the second time after 1984, when participation was limited to only 8 teams, and 2015.
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The finals will be held with the participation of 24 teams for the third time, after the last edition in Cameroon 2021 (early 2022) and Egypt 2019, which constitutes a major logistical challenge for the Francophone country located in West Africa.
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From the opening ceremony of the tournament hosted by Côte d’Ivoire.
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A large audience watched the opening ceremony at Alassane Ouattara Stadium.
The finals will be held with the participation of 24 teams for the third time, after the last edition in Cameroon 2021 (early 2022) and Egypt 2019, which constitutes a major logistical challenge for the Francophone country located in West Africa.
No team has been crowned on home soil since Egypt in 2006, and this reality forced the hosting of the finals from technically modest countries such as Angola, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
The Elephants team, which is full of stars in the attacking and midfield lines, aspires to break this curse in order to win its third title after 1992 and 2015.
2024-01-14 01:17:28
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