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Bafana Bafana and Ivory Coast played to an entertaining 1-1 draw in a high intensity international friendly at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny on Tuesday night. It was an action-packed thriller in the sweltering Ivorian capital, as both teams put in an impressive high-intensity performance, not often seen in friendly internationals. Pregame...

Bafana Bafana and Ivory Coast have named their starting line-ups for this evening's international friendly at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. It is the first time the two countries will meet since the Africa Cup of Nations group stages in 2019, where Ivory Coast picked a 1-0 victory over then-coach...

Bafana Bafana striker Lebo Mothiba has agreed with Ivory Coast media that they are capable of surprising the giants of Africa. Mothiba, 27, was present at the pre-match press conference fielding and answering questions in French to local media, where he's a clear fan favourite due to his club affiliation...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos could not believe what he saw against eSwatini, saying their performance did not help their cause in attracting supporters. Broos’ charges were held to a goalless draw in the friendly match at the almost empty FNB Stadium on Friday afternoon. He said if they were playing...

Ivory Coast have announced a squad filled with overseas talent to face Bafana Bafana and Morocco in two upcoming friendlies. Next year's Africa Cup of Nations hosts have won seven of their 10 games since former France and Paris Saint-Germain assistant Jean-Louis Gasset took over from Patrice Beaumelle in May...

After the recent round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers have finished, the Confederation of African Football have confirmed the start and end dates for the upcoming tournament. South Africa are one of six sides that already secured their qualification after beating Liberia 2-1 in Monrovia on Tuesday. Bafana Bafana join...

With another exciting round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers almost done, seven teams, including South Africa, have already booked their tickets for the finals in Ivory Coast. On Tuesday, Bafana Bafana secured their qualification for the AFCON with a win 2-1 win in Liberia. The victory saw South Africa...

By Velile Mnyandu in Douala, Cameroon Following some inspiring performance at the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Cameroon for Ivory Coast, goalkeeper Ali Badra Sangare is now focusing on helping his club JDR Stars to gain promotion to the Premier Soccer League’s Premier Division.  Sangare was speaking to...

Ivory Coast forward Max-Alain Gradel has explained that his emotional goal celebration against Equatorial Guinea was for his late father, who passed away last week. Gradel, who is also the captain of the Elephants, was unable to attend his father's funeral on 8 January because of Covid-related issues. The 34-year-old explained...

Ivory Coast head coach Patrice Beaumelle feels FIFA are shamefully killing African football with the current allocation of five spots at the World Cup. With 54 countries, Africa represents the biggest continent but receives the least spots for the global showpiece with the qualification process amongst the most rigorous in...