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- ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 2013 TECHNICAL REPORT AND STATISTICS" (PDF). FIFA. 17 December 2013. p. 148. Archived from the original (pdf) on April 2, 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ "Ibrahim Kamara nouveau sélectionneur des Eléphants". RFI (in French). 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ↑ "Kamara leaves Ivory Coast by mutual agreement". BBC Sport. 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-22.
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