IVORY COAST: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - Ivorians despair after quarter-final defeat to Algeria in the African Nations Cup

Record ID: 181933

  • Title: IVORY COAST: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - Ivorians despair after quarter-final defeat to Algeria in the African Nations Cup
  • Date: 26th January 2010
  • Summary: ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST (JANUARY 24, 2010) (REUTERS) IVORIAN SUPPORTERS WATCHING MATCH IN A LITTLE RESTAURANT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BANNER READING "GO ELEPHANTS" VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ON STREET WATCHING MATCH ON BIG SCREEN VARIOUS OF PEOPLE IN THE RESTAURANT WATCHING MATCH ON TV (SOUNDBITE) (French) STUDENT, THIERRY BAGNON, SAYING: "I feel that our players don't actually love Ivory Coast. Honestly, we should have the guts to say that. Drogba and his gang don't like Ivory Coast. Look, every time Ivory Coast plays, people die. People die all the time where Ivory Coast plays (reference to the attack on the Togo team). People die where Ivory Coast plays. And we can't understand how some people can lose their lives, and our players can't even sweat a little bit, as they should." VARIOUS OF FIRE-FIGHTER COMING TO PICK UP A SUPPORTER WHO FAINTED AFTER ALGERIA'S THIRD GOAL (SOUNDBITE) (French) STUDENT, MARIE CHANTAL COULIBALY, SAYING: "This is hurting too much, this is hurting too much. It's hurting, Ivory Coast (team), what did we do to you, what was it that we did to you (to the Ivorian team). You can't do something for us? You want us to kill ourselves for you, what's wrong? What's wrong?" VARIOUS OF AMBULANCE TAKING AWAY THE SUPPORTER WHO FAINTED STREET SCENE
  • Embargoed: 10th February 2010 12:00
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  • Reuters ID: LVA9PH9CYBYXSDZI4T46UJT17P9Z
  • Story Text: Substitute Hameur Bouazza struck two minutes into extra time to lift Algeria to a 3-2 upset win over Ivory Coast in a thrilling African Nations Cup quarter-final between two World Cup-bound teams on Sunday (January 24).
    Algeria twice came from behind in normal time to set up a semi-final clash with either twice defending champions Egypt or Cameroon.
    Ivorian fans back home were furious their team had let victory slip from their hands.
    "I feel that our players don't actually love Ivory Coast. Honestly, we should have the guts to say that. Drogba and his gang don't like Ivory Coast," said student Thierry Bagnon.
    It was all a bit too much for some as one supporter fainted when midfielder Bouazza scored in extra time to sent Algeria into last four.
    "This is hurting too much, this is hurting too much," said another student Marie Chantal Coulibaly.
    The defeat left Ivory Coast, who were unbeaten in their last 23 matches, without a continental title since 1992 despite boasting numerous top players, while Algeria can still dream of a first Nations Cup triumph since 1990.
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