Ivory Coast and Madagascar both produced 1-0 victories on Saturday in the first round of Group K matches in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. Ivory Coast beat Niger 1-0 in Abidjan thanks to a second half penalty from AC…
Olympics: Falcons set up Ivory Coast clash after Algeria win (Punch)
Striker Asisat Oshoala’s second half strike at the Agege Stadium, Lagos on Tuesday was enough to hand the Super Falcons 1-0 victory over Algeria, and advance to the third round of the 2020 Olympics on 3-0 aggregate. The African champions…
ICC halts release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo (Guardian)
The International Criminal Court on Wednesday dashed Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s hopes of a swift release following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity. Trial judges had earlier ordered Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude to…
Action packed 2019 AFCON qualifiers on DStv, GOtv
A busy week in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers has seen some of the continent’s heavyweights rack up impressive victories, including the likes of South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Egypt, but a 21-match Tuesday could yet see…
Ivory Coast ex-president Gbagbo opens freedom bid at ICC (Punch)
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo will Monday ask the International Criminal Court to acquit him of crimes against humanity and free him after seven years in detention. Gbagbo, 73, is the first-ever head of state to be handed over…
Nigeria vs Argentina: Drogba warns Eagles against defensive approach (Punch)
Former Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba has advised the Super Eagles to keep to their style of play if they are to go far at the 2018 World Cup. The Eagles kept their hopes of reaching the knockout stages after…
Stretched Terrains art project leaves for DaK’Art in Senegal tomorrow
The Goethe-Institut Nigeria mobile residency set to take artists to Dak’Art in Dakar, Senegal will hit the road from Lagos, Nigeria tomorrow, April 10. Goethe-Institut Nigeria Director, Friederike Moschel, said at a press conference in Lagos Monday that the project…
Goethe-Institut Nigeria residency takes artists to Dak’Art
Goethe-Institut Nigeria has initiated a mobile residency programme titled “Stretched Terrains – The Mobile Museum on its Way to Dak’Art” with a group of young artists from Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Germany. This is the second time since…
