IVORY COAST

 

The "Ivory Coast" national football team, known as The Elephants, played its first international match, against Dahomey (now known as Benin) on April 13th 1960, which it won 3-2 This was the team's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations. Supporters of the Elephants are known to be among the most colorful in Africa. At Ivory Coast matches, the Elephants supporter sections typically include a percussion band that mimics the sounds of an elephant travelling through a forest. The Ivory Coast, in West Africa, is known for its chocolate. The country produces more cocoa than any other place in the world.

From 1964 to 2020, a 50,000-seater stadium in Abidjan, was the main venue used to host home matches. In 2020, the 60,000-seat Stade National, also in Abidjan, was opened ahead of the 2023 African Cup of Nations. Here is the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny. Abidjan pop: 4.4m

Félix Houphouët-Boigny, affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux, was the first president of Ivory Coast, serving from 1960 until his death in 1993. A tribal chief, he worked as a medical aide, union leader and planter before being elected to the French Parliament. 

The nation's recent results are:

12/01/22	ACO	Equatorial Guinea	0 - 1	Côte d'Ivoire	View events
16/01/22	ACO	Côte d'Ivoire	2 - 2	Sierra Leone	View events
20/01/22	ACO	Côte d'Ivoire	3 - 1	Algeria	View events
26/01/22	ACO	Côte d'Ivoire	0 - 0 P	Egypt
25/03/22	FRI	France	2 - 1	Côte d'Ivoire	View events
29/03/22	FRI	England	19 : 45	Côte d'Ivoire