Posts tagged: gervinho

The Roundup

Africa’s World Cup hopefuls The Ivory Coast coaching circus is over. The last man standing is Sven Goran Eriksson, whose appointment was announced on Ivorian state television last night. Sven won’t find it easy. For a start, he doesn’t speak French. But at least he knows his opponents well. Portugal, who Ivory Coast play on 15th [...]

Monday March 29th, 2010 in , , , , , , , , | No Comments »

Five to watch at the Africa Cup of Nations

I was asked to write a preview of the African Cup of Nations for the Times, although following the attack on the Togolese squad it was understandably scrapped. Among the predictions I made was a list of five players, unknown to most, who would make an impact at the tournament. Two of my picks, Dagano [...]

Tuesday January 12th, 2010 in , , , , , , | No Comments »