White balloons bid fans “Akwaba” or “Welcome” in the local Akan language, team shirts are selling like hot cakes at the markets and the national side’s colours already adorn adverts in the streets. In football-mad Ivory Coast, excitement has reached fever pitch ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations kick-off on Saturday. It’s been 40...
White balloons bid fans “Akwaba” or “Welcome” in the local Akan language, team shirts are selling like hot cakes at the markets and the national side’s colours already adorn adverts in the streets. In football-mad Ivory Coast, excitement has reached fever pitch ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations kick-off on Saturday. It’s been 40...