Côte d'Ivoire
Nickname - National Football Team
The Elephants (Les Éléphants)
2014 World Cup - warm up - African sides ready
All five of Africa's World Cup finalists are in action this week as they continue their preparations for this summer's tournament in Brazil.
(Algeria; Cameroon; Ghana; Côte d'Ivoire; Nigeria)
5 Mar 2014
stars in Europe - Yaya Toure's incredible journey
He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles while with Barca. Toure also won league titles in Greece and England, and domestic cups in each country too. According to the people who know him best, Yaya Toure always had the ability and ambition he needed to make his journey from a barefooted boy footballer to one of the best players in the world.
22 Feb 2014
stars in Europe - Swansea's Wilfried Bony inspired by Drogba's success at Chelsea
New Swansea City signing Wilfried Bony believes he can emulate Ivory Coast compatriot Didier Drogba's goal-scoring exploits in the Premier League.
12 Jul 2013