‘All for Health, Health for All’ sets the stage for 77th World Health Assembly
23 may 2024 - 13:03:53Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the most severe pandemic in a [...] Full text...
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Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium re-opens amidst festivities
15 october 2023 - 17:36:28Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium re-opened its doors this weekend, marking a major milestone in the [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Draw Reactions
13 october 2023 - 07:25:30Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With the battle lines officially drawn, the 24-strong African nations now know who they will [...] Full text...
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2023 AFCON: Hosts Cote d'Ivoire face Nigeria, holders Senegal clash with Cameroon
13 october 2023 - 06:01:57Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hosts Cote d'Ivoire will play regional rivals Nigeria at the group stage of the 2023 [...] Full text...
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Best FIFA Football Awards: Voting open as nominees announced
19 september 2023 - 06:40:58Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA is once again preparing to crown the leading performers from women’s and men’s football in [...] Full text...
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Former Tunisia football coach Bertrand Marchand passes on
28 august 2023 - 06:36:01Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Former Tunisia national football team coach, Bertrand Marchand, has passed on, aged 70. Marchand died in his [...] Full text...
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CAF Awards return to Morocco to celebrate Africa's finest on 11 December
26 july 2023 - 07:17:10Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The prestigious CAF Awards ceremony will be held again in Morocco on 11 December, 2023 to [...] Full text...
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Stellar legends to illuminate CAF General Assembly, FIFA World Cup Draw
12 july 2023 - 06:55:59Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire, Abidjan, is preparing to host two major events on [...] Full text...
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FIFA, WHO extend collaboration to promote health through football
25 may 2023 - 12:46:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, have signed [...] Full text...
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FIFA and WHO extend collaboration to promote health through football
24 may 2023 - 19:04:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA and WHO have agreed to extend their collaboration and to continue to use the power [...] Full text...
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Didier Drogba says football is key for peace, co-existence
05 may 2023 - 07:55:15Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA Legend and the World Health Organisation’s Goodwill Ambassador for Sport and Health, Didier Drogba, has [...] Full text...
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Athletes score for people and the planet on International Day of Sport
07 april 2023 - 06:02:01New York, U.S. (PANA) - Athletes are pushing for a more equitable world, both on and off the playing field [...] Full text...
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2022 FIFA WC: WHO travels to Qatar to highlight contributions of sports to good health
17 november 2022 - 06:16:50Doha, Qatar (PANA) - The Director-General of the UN World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, will travel to Qatar [...] Full text...
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South African football legend signed as a Manchester United coach
31 july 2022 - 13:13:36Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African football legend Benni McCarthy has been appointed as a coach for English [...] Full text...
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Mohamed Salah among final nominees for Best FIFA Men’s Player
07 january 2022 - 23:30:18Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA on Friday announced the finalists for The Best FIFA Men’s Player awards. Egypt’s Mohamed Salah made [...] Full text...
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Football champion Didier Drogba appointed WHO ambassador for sports, health
18 october 2021 - 21:02:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Monday appointed football legend Didier Drogba its Goodwill Ambassador for Sport [...] Full text...
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2021 AFCON: Draw pits hosts Cameroon against Burkina Faso in opening match
18 august 2021 - 05:09:44Yaoundé, Cameroon (PANA) - The following is the result of the draw, held on Tuesday in Yaounde, for the delayed [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire: Didier Drogba's candidacy for the Ivorian Football Federation presidency rejected
27 august 2020 - 13:58:14Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Electoral Commission of the Ivorian Football Federation (IFF) on Friday approved the candidacies of [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2025: Turkish investors offer to build stadiums in Guinea
11 august 2020 - 07:10:14Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The Guinean government on Monday held discussions with Turkish investors who have proposed to invest US$2.5 [...] Full text...
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Soccer legend, Didier Drogba, to contest Presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation
01 august 2020 - 15:30:27Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The former Ivorian international, Didier Drogba, on Saturday filed an application to run for the [...] Full text...
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French President pays tribute to Pape Diouf
02 april 2020 - 15:11:36Paris, France (PANA) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday paid tribute to Pape Diouf, sports journalist, player agent and [...] Full text...
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Pape Diouf, former president of Olympique de Marseille dies of coronavirus in Dakar
01 april 2020 - 06:30:37Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The former president of French first division club Olympique de Marseille, Senegalese-born Frenchman, Pape Diouf, died on [...] Full text...
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African Footballer of the Year: Will it be Salah, Mahrez or Mané for the crown? (Asks TALL Mamadou)
06 january 2020 - 17:09:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Will it be a third consecutive continental crown for Liverpool's Mohamed Salah from Egypt? Or a [...] Full text...
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2019 Ballon d’Or: Senegalese Sadio Mané 4th, Egyptian Mohamed Salah 5th
02 december 2019 - 23:14:19Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese Sadio Mané of Liverpool FC of the English Premier League ended fourth in the ranking [...] Full text...
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Didier Drogba aims at presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation
12 november 2019 - 14:55:02Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - What was a rumor, until a few weeks ago, is becoming clear, about former international [...] Full text...
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UNDP launches influencer initiative to drive Africans towards the continent's development
14 september 2019 - 14:50:14New York, USA (PANA) - Africa’s private sector and academia together with the Regional Bureau for Africa of the United [...] Full text...
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Intl. football legend Didier Drogba expected in Kigali for Youth Connekt Africa summit
09 september 2019 - 22:34:11Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Former international football star Didier Drogba is to attend Youth Connekt Africa summit next month in [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian and Chelsea legend, Michael Essien, named new FIFA 20 Ultimate Team Icon
02 september 2019 - 19:56:56Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - With the release date of EA SPORTS' FIFA 20 now just weeks away, a brand new [...] Full text...
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Lomé to host 6th edition of African football night on 27 July
15 july 2019 - 23:50:06Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The Togolese capital, Togo, will on Saturday 27 July host the 6th edition of the African [...] Full text...
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Celebrities expected to light up Egyptian skies at AFCON 2019 (By Babacar Khalifa Ndiaye, PANA Special Envoy)
20 june 2019 - 19:18:37Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - AFCON2019 welcomes the continent’s most glamorous playmakers, with Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, two of the [...] Full text...
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Three African players win in European Champions’ Leagues
02 june 2019 - 13:21:48Paris, France (PANA) - Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Senegalese Sadio Mané, Camroonian Joël Matip, and Guinean Naby Keïta on Saturday in [...] Full text...
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AFCON 2025: President Alpha Condé receives Ivorian Didier Drogba
01 march 2019 - 10:50:37Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Former Ivorian international footballer, Didier Drogba, on Thursday evening, at the end of an audience with [...] Full text...
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African leaders launch new private-sector led health coalition
14 february 2019 - 19:55:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African leaders have joined key private-sector players to launch a new health coalition on the [...] Full text...
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FIFA announces panels to decide shortlisted candidates for awards
04 july 2018 - 11:15:11Moscow, Russia (PANA) - The Best FIFA Football Awards, the premier annual awards celebration held by football’s world governing body, [...] Full text...
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Egyptian Mohammed Salah, first African to score 30 goals in EPL season
17 april 2018 - 07:08:55Cairo, Egyptian (PANA) - Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah became the first African to bag 30 English Premier League goals [...] Full text...
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2018 FIFA World Cup countdown: 83 days to go
23 march 2018 - 06:09:18Moscow, Russia (PANA) - With 83 days to go on Friday to the 14 June to 15 July World Cup [...] Full text...
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Nominees, legends storm Accra for Aiteo CAF Awards 2017
03 january 2018 - 15:32:16Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The capital of Ghana, Accra, is abuzz and bracing up for unarguably the biggest football gathering [...] Full text...
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CAF Award Gala in Accra is CAF's 26th edition
01 january 2018 - 14:45:57Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The annual CAF Awards enter their 26th edition this year and the Awards Gala will take [...] Full text...
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African football legends to watch Aiteo CAF Awards Gala 2017 in Accra
21 december 2017 - 15:49:59Accra, Ghana (PANA) - All previous winners of the African Player of the Year since inception, by CAF, in 1992, [...] Full text...
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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Indomitable Lions, 3rd time outing at this level
15 june 2017 - 12:20:13Moscow, Russia (PANA) - Cameroon will be making their third FIFA Confederations Cup appearance at Russia 2017, having graced the [...] Full text...
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2017 AFCON: Some important fact files
20 october 2016 - 05:43:31Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Following the draw for the 2017 AFCON, which was held on Wednesday in Libreville, Gabon, here [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Odinga hails African football stars Kanu, Drogba, Eto'o
14 december 2015 - 17:31:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga has praised African football superstars Samuel Eto'o, Nwankwo Kanu and [...] Full text...
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2015 AFCON: I am a lucky coach - Renard
08 february 2015 - 23:53:38Bata, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Cote d'Ivoire coach Herve Renard, whose team won the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: International football starts unite in fight against Ebola
18 november 2014 - 18:22:36Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The world’s top football players, including Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Neymar Jr., Chelsea’s Didier [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Top players, FIFA, CAF, health experts unite in fight against Ebola
17 november 2014 - 15:30:47Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Top international footballers have joined forces with the world football governing body, FIFA, the African football [...] Full text...
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Côte d’Ivoire: AfDB, Drogba to establish partnership to fight Ebola
14 november 2014 - 22:28:49Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Donald Kaberuka, and the Ivorian international footballer [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Frenchman Hervé Renard appointed new coach for Cote d’Ivoire
31 july 2014 - 20:28:34Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – French trainer Hervé Renard has been appointed the new coach for national football teams of [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian coach says his players did not deserve to lose to Colombia
20 june 2014 - 12:15:00Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) – “My players did not deserve that defeat, we lost the game unjustly," said the coach of [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Africa’s beacon, Côte d’Ivoire, to consolidate against Colombia (Corrects day of match)
19 june 2014 - 09:18:05Brasilia, Brazil (PANA) - The Ivorians, the only African side to have won a match so far, are set to [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: All my players are fit for Colombia match, says Ivorian coach
18 june 2014 - 15:55:53Sao Paulo, Brazil (PANA) – "All my players are fit to start the match against Colombia," said the coach of [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Drogba disappointed at not starting match with Japan
16 june 2014 - 14:24:12Sao Paulo, Brazil (PANA) - The skipper of the Ivorian national football team, Didier Drogba, has expressed disappointment at not [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Cote d'Ivoire names final squad
02 june 2014 - 09:52:10Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Coach of Cote d'Ivoire's national football team Sabri Lamouchi Sunday released his final, 23-member [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC: Ivorian coach names provisional team
13 may 2014 - 18:09:33Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – Sabri Lamouchi, coach of the Ivorian national team, on Tuesday unveiled the provisional list of [...] Full text...
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Kenya/FIFA: Blatter "resurects" bid to restrict foreign players
28 april 2014 - 16:55:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter wants to revive his much-debated ‘6+5’ proposal that would force football clubs [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Afcon 2013 anti-malaria campaign wins top US award
26 march 2014 - 12:14:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Against Malaria (UAM) has been named Global Campaign of the Year for the successful anti-malaria [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Mikel Obi's father blames Hayatou for loss of African Player of the Year award
23 january 2014 - 10:01:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Mikel Obi's father, Pa Michael Obi, has blamed his son's failure to win the 2013 African [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram, power supply, improved airport security highlighted in Nigeria
11 january 2014 - 06:55:22Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - President Goodluck Jonathan's determination to end the Boko Haram challenges soon, the presidential order on improved [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Ivorian Yaya Toure is 2013 African Footballer of the Year
09 january 2014 - 23:32:17Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian striker Yaya Toure on Thursday won the 2013 African Footballer of the Year, clinching African [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Oliseh, Tshabalala to compere 2013 Glo-CAF Awards ceremony Thursday
09 january 2014 - 02:43:19Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ex-Nigerian national football team captain, Sunday Oliseh, and South African Television Icon, Carol Tshabalala, will compere [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Hayatou arrives for GLO-CAF Awards
08 january 2014 - 16:53:21Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Isa Hayatou arrived in Lagos Wednesday for the 2013 GLO-CAF [...] Full text...
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Egypt: CAF announces shortlist for 2013 African Player of the Year
01 january 2014 - 13:08:53Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has announced the top three players for the 2013 African [...] Full text...
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2014 WC 1st-leg playoff: Drogba leads Cote d'Ivoire to 3-1 win over Senegal
12 october 2013 - 19:29:01Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Captain Didier Drogba, performing his first duty after returning to the Ivorian national team, Saturday led [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC playoff: Cote d'Ivoire 2, Senegal 0 at half time
12 october 2013 - 17:56:48Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Hosts Cote d'Ivoire are 2-0 up against Senegal at half-time in Saturday's first-leg African qualifying playoff [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC Qualifier: Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire draw 1-1
07 september 2013 - 19:18:50Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Didier Drogba scored from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute to give Cote d'Ivoire a [...] Full text...
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2014 WC qualifiers: Cote d'Ivoire's coach calls up 25 for Morocco clash
29 august 2013 - 11:43:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Coach of the Ivorian national football team Sabri Lamouchi has unveiled the names of the [...] Full text...
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2014 FIFA WC African Qualifiers: We are set to shock the Elephants - Gambian coach
07 june 2013 - 16:45:25Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Newly-appointed Gambian football coach, Peter Bonu Johanson, has said although his players were clearly the underdogs [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Super Eagles emerge new favourites for the cup
05 february 2013 - 14:52:40Durban, South Africa (PANA) - The Super Eagles of Nigeria, winner of their quarter-final match against Cote d'Ivoire at the [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: For Cote d'Ivoire, "it's au revoir"
03 february 2013 - 19:45:39Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Annointed champions of the 2013 AFCON even before the competition kicked off 19 January, the [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Nigeria's Emmanuel Emenike is man of the match against Cote d'Ivoire
03 february 2013 - 17:26:20Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Emmanuel Emenike, scorer of the opening goal for Nigeria in the 2-1 win against Cote [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire in titanic confrontation (Preview)
02 february 2013 - 18:34:00Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - A confrontation of epic proportion is expected as Africa’s highest ranked football team, Cote d’Ivoire, [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Final score, Cote d'Ivoire 2, Algeria 2
30 january 2013 - 19:16:39Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Algeria, already eliminated from the ongoing African Nations Cup finals in South Africa before Wednesday's [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Cote d'Ivoire bounces back, now Algeria 2, Cote d'Ivoire 2
30 january 2013 - 18:44:09Rustenburg, South Africa (PANA) - Didier Drogba scored in the 77th minute and Bony Wilfried followed up three minutes later [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON: Coach Keshi stands by Mikel despite penalty miss
25 january 2013 - 19:24:17Nelspruit, South Africa (PANA) - Nigeria's coach Stephen Keshi on Friday in Nelspruit, South Africa, said Nigerians should not crucify [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire releases list of 23 players for AFCON 2013
27 december 2012 - 21:52:18Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The coach of the Ivorian national football team, Sabri Lamouchi, on Thursday released the list [...] Full text...
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Ivorian midfielder Yaya Toure retains CAF player of the year
21 december 2012 - 09:15:54Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ivorian Yaya Toure was on Thursday night named the 2012 African Player of the Year at [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Yaya Toure wins African Player of the Year 2012
20 december 2012 - 21:26:49Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ivorian Yaya Toure was on Thursday crowned 2012 African Player of the year at the CAF [...] Full text...
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CAF announces top 3 for African Player of the Year
06 december 2012 - 08:35:12Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announces the top three candidates for the 2012 African [...] Full text...
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'New African' magazine names six athletes among 100 most influential Africans
02 december 2012 - 14:51:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six Sportsmen and women and two sports administrators are included in the list of 100 most [...] Full text...
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CECAFA, WASH United join hands to promote hygiene
29 november 2012 - 07:04:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Harnessing the power of sport to facilitate live-saving behavioural change, the Council for East [...] Full text...
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CAF unveils shortlists for 2012 Player of the Year
23 november 2012 - 13:39:24Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, Friday unveiled the shortlists for the 2012 Player of the Year [...] Full text...
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Final nominees for 2012 CAF Player of the Year to emerge Friday
23 november 2012 - 10:31:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The final nominees for the 2012 CAF Player of the Year and the Player of the [...] Full text...
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CAF announces shortlists for African Awards 2012
05 november 2012 - 14:19:57Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - African soccer's governing body, CAF, has announces 10 nominees for the African Player of the Year [...] Full text...
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Drogba, Eto’o, others unite against malaria in Africa
23 october 2012 - 07:53:59New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the official draw for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, African football stars [...] Full text...
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2013 Nations Cup qualifiers: Ivorian govt calls for calm after Senegal crowd trouble
14 october 2012 - 14:55:43Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian government has urged its citizens to refrain from any reprisal attacks against Senegalese [...] Full text...
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Six countries qualify for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (WRAP)
14 october 2012 - 10:00:50Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Six countries have qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa, following [...] Full text...
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Jose Mourinho calls Drogba irreplaceable in Chelsea
23 september 2012 - 14:49:55Paris, France (PANA) - Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Ivorian striker Didier Drogba is irreplaceable in his former English [...] Full text...
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2013 AFCON Qualifier: Côte-d’Ivoire beats Senegal 4-2
09 september 2012 - 14:14:49Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Ivorian national football team came from behind twice to defeat Senegal 4-2 on Saturday in [...] Full text...
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CAN 2013 qualifiers: Elephants squad for Senegal match
30 august 2012 - 20:51:43Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) – The Ivorian national football team coach, Sabri Lamouchi, on Wednesday invited 28 players to camp [...] Full text...
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2014 WC qualifiers: Cecafa members gear up for tough ties
22 may 2012 - 17:46:37Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya and Sudan will be the only Cecafa member nations with home ties on the first [...] Full text...
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Nigerian fans celebrate Chelsea's Champion League's victory in style
20 may 2012 - 11:24:14Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Saturday's first-ever victory of Chelsea in the European Champions League was celebrated in style thousands of [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire, Zambia dominate 2012 CAN Best IX
13 february 2012 - 07:42:42Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Players from the two finalists Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia dominated the Best Eleven team of the [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012: Drogba misses penalty kick
12 february 2012 - 22:01:23Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - Captain Didier Drogba missed a 70th minute penalty in Cote d'Ivoire's match against Zambia in Sunday's [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012: Cote d'Ivoire joins Zambia in semi
05 february 2012 - 07:48:01Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire and the Chipolopolo of Zambia are through to the semi-final [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012: Cote d'Ivoire 1, Sudan 0; Angola 2, Burkina Faso 1
23 january 2012 - 08:22:16Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Favourite Cote d'Ivoire and Angola got on to a winning start on Sunday at the [...] Full text...
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Historic Africa Cup of Nations kicks off
21 january 2012 - 11:21:35Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the continent's most important football competition, kicks [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012: Cote d'Ivoire sends early warning to opponents
17 january 2012 - 09:35:16Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With just four days to go before the kickoff of the 2012 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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CAF releases nominees for 2011 player of the year
09 november 2011 - 21:43:21Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football(C AF), on Wednesday unveiled the nominees for [...] Full text...
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SA announces squad for Mandela Challenge
03 november 2011 - 10:47:45Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa head coach Pitso Mosimane Thursday announced a 28-man squad to face Cote [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012 qualifiers: Côte d’Ivoire invites 22 against Burundi
30 september 2011 - 12:49:23Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Ivorian national soccer team coach François Zahoui has invited 22 players to take [...] Full text...
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Obama-Jonathan summit, ex-Speaker's incarceration reported in Nigeria
11 june 2011 - 05:29:34Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The meeting between Presidents Goodluck Jonathan and Barack Obama, the corruption case against the immediate past [...] Full text...
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Ivorian victory against Squirrels makes headlines in Benin
06 june 2011 - 15:26:52Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Monday newspapers in Cotonou have widely commented on the walloping of the Benin national team, [...] Full text...
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CAN 2011 qualifiers: More results
05 june 2011 - 19:25:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Benin’s national football team was severely beaten at home by Côte d’Ivoire 2-6 on Sunday in [...] Full text...
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World XI beats Africa XI in charity match
25 may 2011 - 21:18:30Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A select World XI team beat Africa XI 4-2 in a peace charity match played on [...] Full text...
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Ghana to host charity football match featuring world superstars
23 may 2011 - 21:25:25Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Ghana will on Wednesday host a special charity football match that will feature the world's superstars [...] Full text...
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CAN 2012 qualifier: Ivorian coach says team inspired by problem at home
26 march 2011 - 12:11:54Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Ivorian coach Francois Zahoui is looking forward to a resounding victory against Benin this weekend in [...] Full text...
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CHAN 2011: Sudan ready for kick-off on Friday
03 february 2011 - 22:17:55By Mohamed Osman, PANA correspondent Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s Youth and Sports Minister, Hajj Majid Swar, said on Thursday [...] Full text...
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Africa's best not good enough for FIFA World XI
11 january 2011 - 10:15:53Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The reigning African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto'o and two other African stars, Ivorian Striker Didier [...] Full text...
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3 Africans shortlisted for FIFA World XI
06 january 2011 - 09:40:46Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three Africans are on the shortlist to make the the 2010 FIFA/FIFPro World XI, according to [...] Full text...
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Eto'o crowned record fourth CAF Footballer of the Year
20 december 2010 - 21:38:52Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto’o Fils was on Monday crowned the 2010 GL0-CAF Footballer of the Year [...] Full text...
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African Footballer of the Year 2010 emerges Monday
20 december 2010 - 07:59:28Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The stage is set for the emergence of the 2010 African Footballer of the Year, with [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian striker Asamoah Gyan wins BBC African Footballer
17 december 2010 - 22:07:05Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan was on Friday voted by fans as BBC African Footballer of the [...] Full text...
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African footballer of the year nominees' list pruned to three
12 december 2010 - 09:04:41Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The five-man shortlist for the 2010 African player of the year has been pruned down to [...] Full text...
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Drogba to play UNDP game against poverty for Haiti, Pakistani
06 december 2010 - 15:45:54Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Didier Drogba will join top footballers Cristian Ronaldo [...] Full text...
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CAF announces shortlists for 2010 CAF Awards
05 december 2010 - 10:28:22Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday released the shortlists for the 2010 CAF Awards, [...] Full text...
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CAF names nominees for 2010 Player of the Year
07 november 2010 - 09:37:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Saturday revealed the nominees for the 2010 Player of [...] Full text...
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Drogba explains how free, fair elections can stop poverty
28 october 2010 - 19:10:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Ivorian football superstar Didier Drogba on Thursday kicked off, in Kinshasa, the capital of [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Can Cote d'Ivoire spin a miracle?
25 june 2010 - 08:01:00Nelspruit- South Africa (PANA) -- It will take something close to a miracle for Cote d'Ivoire to advance to the [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: The Elephants prepare for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
24 june 2010 - 21:22:00Vanderbiljpark- South Africa (PANA) -- The Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire are calm ahead of their face saving match on Friday [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Fans shun Ivorian team's camp after poor performance
24 june 2010 - 11:00:00Vanderbiljpark- South Africa (PANA) -- Supporters of the Ivorian national footbal l team, the Elephants, have stopped thronging the team's [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Brazil in stiffer test against Cote d'Ivoire (preview)
20 june 2010 - 08:08:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- After kicking off their 2010 World Cup campa ign with a laboured 2-1 win over [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Drogba happy with draw against Portugal
16 june 2010 - 12:40:00Port Elizabeth- South Africa (PANA) -- Ivorian captain Didier Drogba has said the goalless draw played by his country against [...] Full text...
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Drogba comes in as substitute against Portugal
15 june 2010 - 15:25:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Ivorian captain Didier Drogba has come in as a substitute for Cote d'Ivoire in its [...] Full text...
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NEWS FLASH: Drogba not starting against Portugal
15 june 2010 - 14:04:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- Ivorian captain Didier Drogba, nursing an in jured arm, is not starting for his country [...] Full text...
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Drogba uncertain for Portugal tie
14 june 2010 - 12:26:00Johannesburg- South Africa (PANA) -- It is not yet clear if Cote d'Ivoire's captain Didier Drogba will play in his [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Ivorian Elephants resume training Sunday
13 june 2010 - 12:41:00Vanderbiljpark- South Africa (PANA) -- Ivorian national football team, the Elepha nts resumed training Sunday, prior to flying to Port [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: UN launches '8 Goals for Africa'
11 june 2010 - 21:31:00Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The UN Group for Development on Friday in Johannesburg,South Africa, launched "8 Goals for Africa", a [...] Full text...
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Annan, Drogba team up to launch 'Scoring Africa'
09 june 2010 - 09:26:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Ahead of Friday's kick-off of the 2010 World Cup, former UN Secretary-General and Chair [...] Full text...
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UNDP, Sony launch campaign to bolster MDGs during World Cup
08 june 2010 - 13:57:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup starting in South Africa on Friday, official [...] Full text...
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2010 WC: African teams wrap up preparations on winning note
07 june 2010 - 08:18:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- All but one of the six countries that will fly the Afric an flag at the [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Cautious optimism as Ivorians await Drogba injury report
04 june 2010 - 20:24:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) – Ivorians are keeping their f-ingers crossed for a favourable medical verdict on their influential captain Didier [...] Full text...
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WC 2010: Ivorian squad for the World Cup
02 june 2010 - 20:45:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Swedish coach of the Ivorian football team, Sven-Goran Eriksson, on Tuesday released the list [...] Full text...
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Sven Eriksson releases provisional list of 33 'Elephants' for World Cup
07 may 2010 - 21:39:00Abidjan- C?´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The newly appointed football coach of C?´te d'Ivoire, Sven Goran Eriksson, has short-listed 33 players, [...] Full text...
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Japanese Crown Prince's visit, concerns over illegal mining highlighted by Ghana
13 march 2010 - 07:54:00media Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The four-day visit to Ghana of the Japanese Crown Prince, his first to sub-Saharan Africa, [...] Full text...
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Roundup: In African football, Drogba is King; Adiyiah is Prince
11 march 2010 - 23:42:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Two prolific African strike-rs were on Thursday night nam ed â?Kingâ? and â?Princeâ? of African football [...] Full text...
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Sweet birthday gift for Drogba as he is crowned Africa's football king again
11 march 2010 - 23:03:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" When the coaches of the 54 -National Associations affilia ted to Confederation of African Football (CAF) [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: Drogba is Africa's top footballer again
11 march 2010 - 22:30:00Accra- Ghana (PANA)- â" Ivorian football star Didier Drogba on Thursday won the African Footballer of the Year 2009 at [...] Full text...
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African Football of the Year emerges Thursday
11 march 2010 - 08:22:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The 2009 African Footballer of the Year will emerge late r Thursday at the GLO-CAF Awards [...] Full text...
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Young Ghanaian Black Stars on verge of making history
30 january 2010 - 11:19:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" The Ghana Black Stars were -ruled out of contention even before they emplaned for Cabinda to [...] Full text...
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63 goals scored so far at CAN 2010
26 january 2010 - 14:50:00Cabinda- Angola (PANA) -- Sixty three goals were scored so far at the ongoing Ora nge African Cup of Nations [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire: Curtain falls on another golden era
25 january 2010 - 22:04:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- Pre-tournament favourites,the Elephants of Cote d'Iv oire, ended a second consecutive Africa Nations Cup appearance on [...] Full text...
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Goal king chart at close of first round of CAN 2010
21 january 2010 - 21:42:00Cabinda- Angola (PANA) -- Fifty-three goals were scored in the first round of the ongoing African Cup of Nations that [...] Full text...
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Flavio still highest goals scorer as Drogba joins list
16 january 2010 - 12:05:00Cabinda- Angola (PANA) -- Didier Drogba, who is one of the attractions in the on- going 27th edition of the [...] Full text...
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Elephants reach quarter-finals
15 january 2010 - 23:27:00Cabinda- Angola (PANA) -- The Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire became the first team to reach the 2010 Africa Cup of [...] Full text...
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Côte d'Ivoire in danger after drawing with Burkina Faso
12 january 2010 - 15:41:00Cabinda- Angola (PANA) -- Will Côte-d'Ivoire be eliminated after the first round of CAN 2010, currently taking place in Angola? [...] Full text...
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It's Malawi/Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire/Burkina Faso at CAN 2010 Monday
11 january 2010 - 10:40:00Luanda- Angola (PANA) -- After the scintillating 4-4 draw between hosts Angola an d Mali at the opening ceremony Sunday [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire beats Rwanda 2-0 in 2nd test match for CAN 2010
07 january 2010 - 17:46:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire rampaged to a 2- 0 victory over the Amavubi [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Elephants' tour puts Tanzania in global limelight
07 january 2010 - 07:30:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Though Tanzania's national team Taifa Stars fai led to beat the Ivorian Elephants in [...] Full text...
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CAN 2010: Cote d'Ivoire plays second test match against Rwanda
06 january 2010 - 08:51:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Rwanda's national soccer team, Amavubi (wasps) were due here Wednesday for a friendly match [...] Full text...
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CAN 2010: Cote d'Ivoire faces uphill task
05 january 2010 - 14:11:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Beyond competition on the football pitch at the African Cup of Nations (CAN), which kicks [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire beats Tanzania 1-0 in CAN warm-up
04 january 2010 - 19:18:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire Monday pipped ho st Taifa Stars ofTanzania 1-0 in [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire takes 1-0 lead against Tanzania in soccer friendly
04 january 2010 - 18:49:00Dar Es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Didier Drogba's header in the 37th minute gave Cote d'Ivoire a deserved 1-0 first-half [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire, Tanzania meet in much-awaited friendly
04 january 2010 - 08:17:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Cote d'Ivoire national coach Vahid Halilhodzic will field his top guns for the much-awaited [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire, Tanzania meet in much-awaited friendly
04 january 2010 - 07:34:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Cote d'Ivoire national coach Vahid Halilhodzic will field his top guns for the much-awaited [...] Full text...
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CAN 2010: Ivorian Elephants jet out to Tanzania
03 january 2010 - 13:40:00Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Cأ´te d'Ivoire's national football team, the El ephants departed Abidjan Saturday for Tanzania to resume [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Elephants due for friendly against Tanzaniaâ?s Taifa Stars
30 december 2009 - 12:07:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Football fans in Tanzania are anxiously awaitin g the first showcase international friendly of [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire announces team for CAN 2010
24 december 2009 - 20:13:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has publis hed the list of 23 players for the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire announces team for CAN 2010
24 december 2009 - 01:37:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has publis hed the list of 23 players for the [...] Full text...
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Cote d'Ivoire announces team for CAN 2010
23 december 2009 - 16:41:00Abidjan- Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has published the list of 23 players for the 2010 [...] Full text...
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CAN 2010: Ghana FA boss says â?Group of Deathâ? will be tough
20 november 2009 - 23:38:00Accra- Ghana (PANA)- â" The Chairman of the Ghana Football Association, Kwasi Ny antakyi, said on Friday the Group B [...] Full text...
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2010 World Cup: 'Cote d'Ivoire wants to make history'
20 october 2009 - 08:45:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Having helped his country to qualify for its second consecutive FIFA World Cup, Ivorian striker Didier [...] Full text...
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FIFA 2010 CAN/WC: Cote d'Ivoire qualifies for South Africa
10 october 2009 - 17:40:00Accra- Ghana (PANA) â" Cote d'Ivoire became the se-cond country in Africa after Ghana to qualify for the 2010 World [...] Full text...
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Drogba takes Cote d'Ivoire to World Cup
10 october 2009 - 16:56:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Substitute Didier Drogba hit a second half equalizer a way to Malawi to help Cote d'Ivoire [...] Full text...
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Malawi hopes for 'miracle' win over Cote d'Ivoire
09 october 2009 - 18:53:00Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi national team, the Flames, go into a crucia l World Cup/African Cup of Nations' [...] Full text...
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CAN-World Cup 2010: Cote d'Ivoire names 24 players for Burkinabe match
27 august 2009 - 16:51:00Abidjan- Cأ´te d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Ivorian coach Vahid Halilhodzic, has called up 24 footballers for the match against Burkina Faso [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Cأ´te d'Ivoire draw goalless in soccer friendly
13 august 2009 - 16:28:00Sousse- Tunisia (PANA) -- The Tunisian and Ivorian teams played goalless in a fri endly match played on Wednesday evening [...] Full text...
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Tunisia, Cأ´te d'Ivoire draw goalless in soccer friendly
13 august 2009 - 15:31:00Sousse- Tunisia (PANA) -- The Tunisian and Ivorian teams played goalless in a fri endly match played on Wednesday evening [...] Full text...
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2010 CAN/WC: Côte d'Ivoire names squad against Guinea Conakry, Burkina Faso
20 may 2009 - 20:02:00Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The managing staff of Côte d'Ivoire's national f ootball squad, the Elephants, named a 31-man [...] Full text...
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2010 CAN/WC: Côte d'Ivoire's Elephants regain confidence
30 march 2009 - 15:14:00Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- Côte d'Ivoire's national football squad, the Ele phants, managed to regain the confidence of their [...] Full text...
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CAN/World Cup 2010: Elephants ready to face Malawi Sunday
28 march 2009 - 20:18:00Abidjan- Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -- The Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire say they are fit and ready to play on Sunday [...] Full text...
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CAF African Player of the Year: Last 3 finalists named
15 january 2009 - 12:59:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- African soccer's governing body CAF has named Egypt and Al Ahly's Mohamed Aboutrika in the final [...] Full text...
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CAF explains change in venue, date for African Player of 2008 award
11 january 2009 - 11:58:00Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Africa's soccer governing body, CAF, has explained why it moved forward the GLO-CAF awards for 2008 [...] Full text...
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