Football in Ivory Coast explained

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Football in the Ivory Coast
Union:Ivorian Football Federation
Country:Ivory Coast
Sport:association assfootball
Nationalteam:men's national team
National List:Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire
Club List:Ligue 1 (Ivory Coast)
Intl List:Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA World Cup(National Team)
African Cup of Nations(National Team)

Football is the most popular sport in Ivory Coast.[1] [2] The national team won the Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal in 1992.[3] In 2006 they participated in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The youth national teams have also done well in world championships, and the clubs from Ivory Coast have won several continental titles. The Ivory Coast national team won a second African cup of nations in 2015.[4]

Famous players from the country include Kolo Touré, Didier Drogba,[5] [6] Wilfried Bony, Yaya Touré, Gervinho, Seydou Doumbia, and Salomon Kalou.

National competitions

The national championship, organised by the Ivorian Football Federation and sponsored by the company Orange, features 16 clubs in Division 1, 36 in Division 2, 36 in Division 3. Two national cups, the Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire and the Coupe Houphouët-Boigny, put these clubs to grips every year.

See main article: Ivorian football league system.

LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)
1Ligue 1
14 clubs
2Ligue 2 Poule A
12 clubs
Ligue 2 Poule B
12 clubs
3Championnat D3 Poule A
10 clubs
Championnat D3 Poule B
10 clubs
Championnat D3 Poule C
9 clubs
Championnat D3 Poule D
9 clubs

International Competitions

National Teams

In 1984 the Ivory Coast organized the African Cup of Nations with matches in Abidjan and Bouaké. To support the National team and because of the popularity of this sport in the country, the government decided to close the schools for the duration of the competition. Although the national team was eliminated in the first round of the event, no course took place for 2 weeks.

The national team won the African Cup of Nations in 1992 and was a finalist in the competition in 2006.[7] In 2006, for the first time in its history, Ivory Coast qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In 2008, his Olympic team qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Clubs

Ivory Coast clubs have won 6 continental trophies: two in the African Champions League, three Cup victories and a cup success of the African Football Confederation. It should be added that Ivory Coast has also won several small subregional tournaments (West Africa) in the club or with its national team. In particular the tournaments of the Council of the Agreement those of ECOWAS or those organised by the UFOA, the Union of the West African Football federations.

Women's football

See main article: Ivory Coast women's national football team.

The women's national team qualified for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Snubbing the Elephants of Ivory Coast. Kingsley Kobo. 30 March 2016.
  2. Web site: 'Football only unifying force in Ivory Coast'. FOOTBALL. AlJazeera. 10 August 2013.
  3. Web site: The time is now for Ivory Coast. AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2012. AlJazeera. 10 August 2013.
  4. News: Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana (9-8 on penalties). BBC Sport. 30 March 2016.
  5. Web site: Cote d'Ivoire: The golden generation | Al Jazeera America . America.aljazeera.com . 2014-06-30.
  6. Web site: Wilson . Jonathan . World Cup 2014: age begins to tarnish Ivory Coast's golden generation | Football . theguardian.com . 2014-06-10 . 2014-06-30.
  7. News: Egypt win Cup after penalty drama. 10 February 2006. 2 May 2019. news.bbc.co.uk.
  8. Web site: Ivory Coast exit Women's World Cup as Africa pleads for more support - Anna Kessel. Anna. Kessel. 19 June 2015. the Guardian. 5 April 2018.