Didier Drogba and the Ivory Coast Men's National Soccer Team
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-20 19:43:45
Didier Drogba was a smash hit at the African Nations Cup which was produced by CAF (Confederation of African Football) and hosted in Egypt. The final with Ivory Coast took place on February 10 2006 and was won by the host country Egypt 4-2 on penalty shoot-out.
Didier Drogba had the most impact of any other national player of any other of the participaying teams during the course of the intra African match-ups. He is essentially a centeral force on any of the teams he has played on.. This also includes Chelsea of the English Premier League of which he is also a striker.
For team mate. Toure. Drogba presents a potentially decisive edge in the first competitive meeting between Ivory glide and Nigeria since the 1994 Nations Cup semi-final won by the Nigerians on penalties.
"Drogba is a really great player and he is something special. We are really proud of what hehas a done for the team". "It's going to be a very hard game. But now we are in the semi-finals anything can happen. We've got our chance," said defender Toure.
Seconds into the second half the whole difference was made when Drogba netted his fourth goal of the tournament and the Elephants could afford to sit back for most of the second half. The goal stung the Nigerian bench who immediately replaced Mikel Obi with Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo with Julius Aghahowa but comfort the Nigerians could not turn the game round. This is the first time the Ivorians who have qualified for the World cup will have played in the final since winning the title in 1992 in Senegal.
The Egyptians must convey goalkeeper Essam EL Hadary for saving two penalties as Ivory Coasts Didier Drogba missed a crucial first sight kick for the Elephants.
01. Tizie Jean-Jacques Hobrou02. Akale Kanga Gauthier03. Boka Etienne Arthur04. Toure Kolo Abib05. Zokora Deguy Alain Didier06. Kouassi Koffiblaise07. Fae Emerse09. Kone Arouna11. Drogba Tebily Didier Yves21. Eboue Emmanuel19. Toure Yaya Gnegneri
10. Yapi Yapo Gilles Donald08. Kalou Bonaventure14. Kone Bakari15. Dindane Aruna16. Gnanhouan G. Amoukou Okosias17. Domoraud Depri Cyrille Leandre 18. Tiene Siaka 22. N'dri Koffi Christian Romaric23. Barry Boubacar20. Demel Guy Roland12. Meite Abdoulaye 13. Zoro Kpolo Marc Andre
Drogba overshadowed Samuel Eto'o his compete for the African Footballer of the Year allocate usually held in late February. Didier Drogba scored the decisive penalty to put Ivory Coast into the last four in a dramatic shootout victory over Cameroon in Cairo. However.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://ttzbgpmr.blogspot.com/2007/11/didier-drogba-and-ivory-coast-mens.html
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