Tag: Cote D’Ivoire
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FG rejects autopsy of Nigerian lady who died in Côte d’Ivoire after she was wrongly jailed
FG rejects autopsy of Nigerian lady who died in Côte d’Ivoire after she was wrongly jailed
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D’Tigress beat Ivorian foes to head into FIBA Women’s AfroBasket semi-finals
D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women national basketball team, on Thursday in Yaounde beat Cote d’Ivoire 72-56 to advance to the semi-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. The Nigerian side, who are the defending champions and eyeing a third title in a row, won the quarter-final game’s first three quarters to establish an unassailable lead.…
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Tunisia beat Cote d’Ivoire to successfully defend AfroBasket title
Tunisia on Sunday won the 2021 FIBA AfroBasket title, after beating Cote d’Ivoire 78-75 on Sunday at the Kigali Arena in Rwanda. It was the Tunisians’ third AfroBasket title, having claimed the trophy in 2011 in Madagascar, and the 2017 edition of the tournament at home. With the win, Tunisia became the first team to…
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AfroBasket: D’Tigers lose to Cote d’Ivoire, fail to gain automatic quarter-final ticket
D’Tigers on Sunday lost 68-77 to group leaders Cote d’Ivoire to finish second and fail to secure Group C’s automatic quarter-final ticket at the ongoing 2021 FIBA AfroBasket in Rwanda. They however have a second chance of qualification for the quarter-finals, with their final group position earning them a quarter-final qualifying fixture on Tuesday. In…
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AFCON 2021 Draw: Why we want to avoid Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire – Super Eagles coach Rohr
The delayed TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 to be held between January 9 and February 6, 2022 would not be for the faint-hearted according to Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr. Palpable fears are coming out of the Cameroonian capital city of Yaoundé as the 24 teams including the hosts will know their fate…
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WAFU U-17: Cote d’Ivoire defeat Nigeria to lift trophy
The Baby Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire on Monday defeated Nigeria’s national under-17 male football team 3-2 to win the WAFU “B” U-17 Tournament in Lome, Togo. The Golden Eaglets were unable to defend the title they won two years ago after going down to the Ivorians for the second time in the regional tournament. Nigeria…
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Cote d’Ivoire: Quattara’s Ride on the Tiger’s Back – Tony Iyare
The recent victory of Cote d’Ivoire’s President, Alassane Quattara, 78 in a near muddled election that has given him unprecedented third term, which the opposition say it’s illegal, could set a stage for re-enactment of the political crises that have bedevilled this deeply fractious country, still ailing from the throes of two civil wars, writes…
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Friendly: Algeria replace Cote d’Ivoire as Nigeria’s opponents
Reigning African champions Algeria have been lined up for an international friendly with three-time continental kings Nigeria. Gernot Rohr’s men were billed to take on Cote d’Ivoire on October 9 in Austria before facing Tunisia at the same venue four days later. However, that will not happen as the West African country, through the Federation…
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12 Nigerians stranded in Côte d’Ivoire pay N7m to charter flight back to Nigeria
Twelve Nigerians stranded in Côte d’Ivoire have reportedly paid N7m for a charter flight. According to reports, the stranded men were said to be desperate to return home on account of the coronavirus pandemic. A senior official revealed the situation on Wednesday, a report published in Punch claimed. The partly reads, “On Wednesday that the…