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.

9 Feb 2015
2015 AFRICA CUP - CONGO DR - Kidiaba may continue

Democratic Republic of Congo captain Robert Kidiaba says the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations may not be his international farewell.

6 Feb 2015
2015 AFRICA CUP - SEMI-FINALS - DAY 16 - Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea 3:0

Ghana reached the final - the semi-final between Ghana and Equatorial Guinea is described as a "war zone" after major crowd trouble.

5 Feb 2015
2015 AFRICA CUP - SEMI-FINALS - DAY 15 - Congo DR vs Ivory Coast 1:3

Ivory Coast reached the final

4 Feb 2015
2015 AFRICA CUP - GUINEA - COACH - Dussuyer leaves job

Guinea coach Michel Dussuyer on Monday became the second coaching casualty of the Africa Cup of Nations.

3 Feb 2015

NATIONAL TEAM - MAURITIUS - COACH - DIDIER SIX APPOINTED AS NEW COACH

The 60-year-old former France international and Togo coach has been set an objective of winning gold at Indian Ocean Island Games in August.

Sports Minister Yogida Sawmynaden confirmed the appointment of Six, who will be paid US$10,000 per month.

Sawmynaden said: "This has been done with a view to sustaining the professionalisation of football."

Six has also been tasked with qualifying the team for the Cosafa Cup, the CHAN and the Africa Cup of Nations 2017.

The Frenchman has experience of high-level football in Africa, having led Togo to the quarter-finals of the Nations Cup in 2013.

 

26 Jan 2015
(BBC Sport Mauritius by Yasine Mohabuth)

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