DR Congo, meanwhile, can approach this as something of a free-hit. Not necessarily expected to get to this stage, the hosts will be expected to make reasonably light work of this, albeit in an AFCON ...

Ivory Coast have had a tumultuous tournament firing head coach Jean-Louis Gasset for poor performance but then making it to the round of 16. Once they've gotten to the knockout stages, it has been ...

The host nation Ivory Coast has had a tumultous and thrilling route to their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final clash against the Democratic Republic of Congo. After losing the final group game 4-0, the ...

Watch the game between Ivory Coast vs RD Congo in the 2023 African Cup of Nations semifinals. The event will kick off today, February 7, at 3:00 PM ET in the Alassane Ouattara Stadium, and here is all ...

The second semi-final, later on that Wednesday evening, was another low-scoring, tense affair with only two shots on target for each time across the 90 minutes. After Cedric Bakambu's goal was ...

Being favourites to win the Africa Cup of Nations means nothing, Ivory Coast coach Herve Renard said ahead of their semi-final. Renard's side flattered to deceive at the start of the tournament, ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Congo captain Chancel Mbemba and forward Cédric Bakambu are spotlighting the armed violence in the east of their country while they’re playing at the Africa ...

Ivory Coast booked a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations final with a 3-1 win over Democratic Republic of Congo in Bata. Herve Renard's Ivory Coast lived up to their billing as tournament favourites by ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Host country Ivory Coast is writing Hollywood scripts at the Africa Cup of Nations. The team has been implausibly avoiding elimination again and again in the tournament and now, ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory CoastABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Congo’s players and coach Sébastien Desabre protested before their team’s Africa Cup of Nations semifinal on Wednesday to spotlight the armed violence taking ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Sébastien Haller fired host nation Ivory Coast into an Africa Cup of Nations final against old foe Nigeria with a 1-0 win over Congo on Wednesday. Haller scored when his volley ...

Ivory Coast will play Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final following their 1-0 victory over DR Congo. Sebastien Haller scored the only goal of the game to book a place for his side in ...