Football in Côte d'Ivoire
| Football in the Ivory Coast | |
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| Country | Ivory Coast |
| Governing body | Ivorian Football Federation |
| National team | men's national team |
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Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup FIFA World Cup(National Team) African Cup of Nations(National Team) |
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Football is a popular sport in Côte d'Ivoire. The national team won the Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal in 1992. 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 Côte d'Ivoire have won several continental titles. Among famous players from the country are Kolo Touré of Liverpool, Chelsea striker and former national team captain, Didier Drogba,Wilfried Bony and Yaya Touré of Manchester City, Gervinho and Seydou Doumbia of Roma, and Salomon Kalou of Hertha Berlin.
The Ivory Coast national team won a second African cup of nations in 2015.
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