Sports news in Ivory Coast was eventful between the last week of 2022 and the beginning of the 2023 era: the signing of Datro Fofana from Chelsea, the appointment of Copa Barry as goalkeeper coach of Belgian club Lokeren, the arrival of local Elephants in Tunisia as part of the preparation on CHAN 2023, the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia, the last tribute to King Pelé, the funeral of Max Brito and finally the return to training of Sébastien Haller. This is what the menu looks like.
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Good news for Ivorian football: the young Ivorian striker Datro Fofana (20) has signed with the London club Chelsea FC, where Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and Jérémie Boga played for him. The English club paid 8 million pounds (more than 6 billion CFA) to snatch him from Molde FK, his previous employer. Just a few days after signing with the blues, PSV wanted to get Datro Fofana on loan. Chelsea has yet to respond to this offer.
Former Copa Elephants international goalkeeper Barry has been appointed goalkeeper coach of Belgian club Lokeren where he played as a player from 2007 to 2017. The local Elephants have been in Tunisia since December 31, 2022 to complete their preparation for the 2023 African Nations Championship. will take place from January 13 to February 4, 2023 in Algeria. Ivory Coast has been placed in group B together with DRC, Senegal and Uganda. Two friendly matches are scheduled in Tunis, the first against Libya on Tuesday 3 January.
Cristiano Ronaldo (37) joins Al Nassr, the prestigious Saudi club where the Ivorian Ghislain Konan and the Cameroonian Vincent Aboubacar play. The five-time Golden Ball signs for 2 seasons and receives an annual salary of 200 million euros. CR7 will evolve into a new championship after Portugal, Spain, Italy and England. The Portuguese legend had left Manchester in the middle of the World Cup after making shocking statements to his coach and teammates.
150,000 people took part in the Pelé tribute ceremony
World football lost its greatest practitioner on New Year’s Eve. King Pelé passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022. The announcement of his death provoked many reactions worldwide. A tribute ceremony was organized in the mythical Santos Stadium in Brazil, in which more than 150,000 people participated.
The Ivorian striker has been away from the field since July 2022 due to a testicular tumor he was diagnosed with. returned on Monday, January 2, 2023 while training with his club Borussia Dortmund. The Ivorian striker should then go to Spain with his teammates this Friday, January 6, 2022 for an internship.
Finally, former Ivorian rugby player Max Brito, who passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022 at the age of 51, was buried on Thursday, December 29 at the Mérignac crematorium in France. Victim of an accident during the 1995 World Cup in South Africa in a match against the Tonga Islands, he was paralyzed ever since.
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