2015 AFRICA CUP - Ivory Coast celebrates win with public holiday

Ivory Coast announced a public holiday on Monday to celebrate its dramatic win over Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations final.

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2015 AFRICA CUP - GROUP B - DAY 02 - PREVIEW

Africa Cup 2015 GROUP B

Zambia vs Congo DR -:- 

Tunisia vs Cape Verde -:-

 

Zambia 

• Have taken nine of the 2012 Cup of Nations title-winning team to Equatorial Guinea, including striker Emmanuel Mayuka from high-riding English Premier League club Southampton.

 

DR Congo 

• Goalkeeper and captain Robert Kidiaba, who turns 39 on 01 February, will be the oldest footballer at the tournament.

• He made his international debut 13 years ago.

• Florent Ibenge combines coaching DR Congo with handling Kinshasa outfit AS Vita Club, who were beaten on away goals by Algerians Entente Setif in the 2014 African Champions League final.

 

 

18 Jan 2015
(BBC Sport UK & afrofootball_bl)

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