Football is the most popular sport in Côte d'Ivoire, among famous players from the country are Kolo Touré, an Ivorian former footballer, born on which date?
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Football in Ivory Coast Football is the most 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.
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Kolo Touré Kolo Abib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian former footballer. He played as a defender for Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Celtic and the Ivory Coast national team.
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Guillaume Dah Zadi Guillaume Dah Zadi (born 1 January 1978) is a former Ivorian footballer who played as a forward.
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Serge Ayeli Serge Yves Ayeli (born 23 August 1981) is a retired football striker born in Côte d'Ivoire.
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Cynthia Djohore Cynthia Djohore (born 16 December 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer. She was part of the Ivorian squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Samba N'Diaye Samba N'Diaye (born November 30, 1972 in Dakar, Senegal) is a French-Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Noel Kipre Noel Dodo Kipre (born 9 April 1972) is an Ivorian former footballer.
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Serge Gakpé Serge Gakpé (born 7 May 1987) is a French-born Togolese footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Amiens and the Togo national team.
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Bernard Allou Bernard Allou (born 19 June 1975 in Cocody) is an Ivorian-born French football player. He most notably played for Paris Saint-Germain, Nagoya Grampus Eight and Nottingham Forest.
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Bonaventure Kalou Bonaventure "Barry" Kalou (born 12 January 1978 in Oumé) is a retired Ivorian football player who played as an attacking midfielder .
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Kouassi Kouadja Kouassi Kouadja (born 22 June 1995) is a Ivorian football defender.
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Tagro Baléguhé Tagro Baléguhé (born 23 March 1978 in Zoukougbeu) is a football striker from Cote d'Ivoire. He plays for French club Nîmes Olympique
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Achille Anani Marcellin Achille Anani Junior (born 27 December 1994), commonly known as Achille Anani, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Aubagne.
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Mohamed Ali Diallo Mohamed Ali Diallo (born May 5, 1978) is a Burkinabé football player who has represented his national team.
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Ivory Coast national under-20 football team Côte d'Ivoire national under-20 football team, also known as Côte d'Ivoire Under-20s or Ivory Coast U20(s), represents Côte d'Ivoire in association football at an under-20 age level and is controlled by Fédération Ivoirienne de Football, the governing body for football in Côte d'Ivoire.
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Stade du 26 Mars Stade du 26 Mars is located in the southern neighborhoods of Bamako, Mali. It serves as a home ground for domestic football club Stade Malien and is the national stadium. It has a capacity of 50,000 as an all-seater stadium. Built in 2001, it is named for the date of Martyrs' Day (Mali), a national commemoration of the 26 March 1991 Bamako uprising which overthrew the dictatorship of Moussa Traoré. The stadium, which is built by China Overseas Engineering Group, serves as a venue for 2002 African Cup of Nations.
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Cheick Tioté Cheick Ismaël Tioté (] ; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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Guillaume Soro Guillaume Kigbafori Soro (born 8 May 1971) is an Ivorian politician who was the Prime Minister of Côte d'Ivoire from April 2007 to March 2012. Prior to his service as Prime Minister, Soro led the Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire, and later the New Forces as its Secretary-General. Since March 2012, Soro has been President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire.
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Kanga Akalé Kanga Gauthier Akalé (born 7 March 1981) is an Ivorian football midfielder.
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Djobo Atcho Djobo Atcho (born 30 January 1988) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward.
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Ousmane Sanou Ousmane ("Papa") Sanou (born 11 March 1978 in Bobo Dioulasso) is a retired Burkinabé football player. He made his debut in professional football for Willem II Tilburg, on August 28, 1996 replacing Geoffrey Prommayon in the second half against RKC Waalwijk.
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Ismaël Traoré Ismaël Abdul Rahman Roch Traoré (born 18 August 1986 in Paris) is a French-born Ivorian professional footballer who plays for French club Angers in Ligue 1.