Kolo Abib Touré is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player. He most recently managed Championship side Wigan Athletic. He previously served as a first team coach at Leicester City and is currently an assistant coach for the Ivory Coast national team.
The Ivory Coast national football team represents Ivory Coast in men's international football. Nicknamed the Elephants, the team is managed by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in 2015, again defeating Ghana on penalties in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. The team represents both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Philippe Omar Troussier is a French former association football player and the head coach of the Vietnam national football team.
Aruna Dindane is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak is a Polish football manager and a former player who most recently managed the Tunisia national football team.
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is an academy coach at Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.
Siaka Tiéné is an Ivorian former professional footballer who primarily played as a left-back. Having begun at ASEC Mimosas in his native Ivory Coast and Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa, he went on to spend most of his professional career in France.
Déguy Alain Didier Zokora is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He represented the Ivory Coast national team for 14 years, beginning in 2000, and is currently the nation's most capped player. He now serves as an assistant manager at AFAD Djékanou.
Bakari Koné is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
The Association Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas, literally Mimosas Commerce Employees' Sporting Association, is an Ivorian professional football club based in Abidjan. The club is also known as ASEC Mimosas Abidjan and ASEC Abidjan, especially in international club competitions. Founded in 1948, they are the most successful side in Ivorian football, having won the Ivorian Premier Division 28 times and the 1998 CAF Champions League. In addition, ASEC's Académie MimoSifcom has produced a number of famous players predominantly based in top foreign leagues, including Bonaventure Kalou, Didier Zokora, Emmanuel Eboué, Bakari Koné, Gervinho, Salomon Kalou, Romaric, Boubacar Barry, Didier Ya Konan, Kolo Touré, Yaya Touré and Odilon Kossounou, all of whom have played internationally.
Henri Louis Michel was a French football player and coach. He played as a midfielder for Nantes and the France national team, and later went on to coach various clubs and national teams all over the world. He coached France at the 1986 World Cup, where they reached the semi-final, eventually managing a third–place finish; he also helped the Olympic squad win a gold medal in the 1984 edition of the tournament.
Koffi Christian Romaric N'Dri, commonly known as Romaric, is an Ivorian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he could play as either a defensive or central midfielder.
Jean-Guy Wallemme is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Championnat National 2 club Paris 13 Atletico.
Gervais Yao Kouassi, known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Aris and the Ivory Coast national team.
François Zahoui is an Ivorian football former player and manager who manages the Central African Republic national team. He was the first African footballer to play in Serie A.
Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard is a French professional football coach and former player who is the manager of the France women's national team.
Michel Dussuyer is a French football coach and former professional player.
Fousseny Coulibaly is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays for Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis, as a midfielder.
Ibrahim Kamara is an Ivorian football manager.
Clémentine Touré is an Ivorian football manager and former footballer who coaches the Ivory Coast women's national football team. She has also previously coached Equatorial Guinea women's national football team.
