Kingsley Kobo, Author at ACLSports https://aclsports.com/author/kingsley-kobo/ Your Sports Memo Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:29:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://aclsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-ACL-Sports-Logo-32x32.jpeg Kingsley Kobo, Author at ACLSports https://aclsports.com/author/kingsley-kobo/ 32 32 156891022 AFCON 2023: Cote d’Ivoire playing Nigeria too early – Gasset https://aclsports.com/afcon-2023-cote-divoire-playing-nigeria-too-early-gasset/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=afcon-2023-cote-divoire-playing-nigeria-too-early-gasset https://aclsports.com/afcon-2023-cote-divoire-playing-nigeria-too-early-gasset/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 06:29:45 +0000 https://aclsports.com/?p=46945 Coach Jean-Louis Gasset of hosts Cote D’Ivoire says his team will be meeting Nigeria “too early” in their second group A match of AFCON 2023. Equatorial Guinea and Guinea Bissau are the other two teams in the group, with Nigeria and the hosts favoured to snatch the group’s qualifying berths. However, the Elephants coach Jean-Louis […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/afcon-2023-cote-divoire-playing-nigeria-too-early-gasset/feed/ 0 46945 Qatar2022: French-speaking Africa celebrate the fall of France https://aclsports.com/qatar2022-french-speaking-africa-celebrate-the-fall-of-france/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=qatar2022-french-speaking-africa-celebrate-the-fall-of-france https://aclsports.com/qatar2022-french-speaking-africa-celebrate-the-fall-of-france/#respond Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:30:16 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=41697 The curtain came down on the #Qatar2022 #FIFAWorldCup on Sunday with Argentina lifting the highly-coveted trophy after defeating title holders France on penalties. Like much of the world, the competition was widely followed in Francophone Africa – the African countries that were colonized by France and where the French language remains an official language. France […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/qatar2022-french-speaking-africa-celebrate-the-fall-of-france/feed/ 0 41697 Samuel Eto’o announces his FECAFOOT candidacy https://aclsports.com/samuel-etoo-announces-his-fecafoot-candidacy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=samuel-etoo-announces-his-fecafoot-candidacy https://aclsports.com/samuel-etoo-announces-his-fecafoot-candidacy/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:57:35 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=38155 Samuel Eto’o has made official his candidacy for the upcoming election to the presidency of Cameroon football federation (Fecafoot). “It is time to rebuild our football. We can’t delay the overhaul of our number one sport,” the former Barcelona star, who retired from professional football in 2019, wrote on social media. “I present my candidacy […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/samuel-etoo-announces-his-fecafoot-candidacy/feed/ 0 38155 No contract extension for Senegal coach Aliou Cissé https://aclsports.com/no-contract-extension-for-senegal-coach-aliou-cisse/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-contract-extension-for-senegal-coach-aliou-cisse https://aclsports.com/no-contract-extension-for-senegal-coach-aliou-cisse/#respond Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:43:17 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=38087 Concerns are growing over the future of Aliou Cissé at the helm of Senegal national team following his employers’ reluctance to offer him a new contract. The initial 30-month contract of the former midfielder expired last August and there are no ongoing talks concerning a renewal, according to local reports. Last week, Cissé, 45, led […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/no-contract-extension-for-senegal-coach-aliou-cisse/feed/ 0 38087 Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Zango hoping to clinch gold https://aclsports.com/tokyo-2020-bronze-medalist-zango-hoping-to-clinch-gold/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tokyo-2020-bronze-medalist-zango-hoping-to-clinch-gold https://aclsports.com/tokyo-2020-bronze-medalist-zango-hoping-to-clinch-gold/#respond Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:36:44 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=37885 Hugues Fabrice Zango is a triple jump and long jump specialist who recently returned from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan with a bronze medal in triple jump. In January of 2021, the 28-year-old of Burkina Faso claimed the world indoor record in triple jump with a distance of 18.07 metres (59 ft 3+1⁄4 […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/tokyo-2020-bronze-medalist-zango-hoping-to-clinch-gold/feed/ 0 37885 Costello, the sensational white Ivorian at Afrobasket 2021 https://aclsports.com/costello-the-sensational-white-ivorian-at-afrobasket-2021/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=costello-the-sensational-white-ivorian-at-afrobasket-2021 https://aclsports.com/costello-the-sensational-white-ivorian-at-afrobasket-2021/#respond Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:31:33 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=37888 Matt Costello was unknown to many in the country but soon became a national star following his immense contributions to the Elephants’ successes in the group stage so far in Kigali. Local fans were surprised to see a white man donning Ivory Coast national team basketball shirt at the ongoing Afrobasket competition in Rwanda. The […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/costello-the-sensational-white-ivorian-at-afrobasket-2021/feed/ 0 37888 Ruth Gbagbi: Covid-19 pushed us to work harder https://aclsports.com/ruth-gbagbi-covid-19-pushed-us-to-work-harder/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ruth-gbagbi-covid-19-pushed-us-to-work-harder https://aclsports.com/ruth-gbagbi-covid-19-pushed-us-to-work-harder/#respond Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:51:01 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=37795 Ivory Coast taekwondo practitioner Ruth Gbagbi proudly returned from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with a bronze won in the 67 kg category, defending the medal she claimed five years in Rio, Brazil. The Covid-19 crisis destabilized the initial schedule of the Olympic Games, forcing its postponement for one full year, from 2020 to […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/ruth-gbagbi-covid-19-pushed-us-to-work-harder/feed/ 0 37795 CAF WCL: Hasaacas Ladies win Wafu Zone B title https://aclsports.com/caf-wcl-hasaacas-ladies-win-wafu-zone-b-title/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caf-wcl-hasaacas-ladies-win-wafu-zone-b-title https://aclsports.com/caf-wcl-hasaacas-ladies-win-wafu-zone-b-title/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 21:23:44 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=37685 Ghanaian women club Hasaacas Ladies have won the WAFU Zone B women title after defeating Nigerian team Rivers Angels 3-1 in the final of the Caf Women Champions League qualifying tournament held in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire between August  1 and 5. Hasaacas Ladies proved pundits right that they were out for revenge against Rivers Angels […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/caf-wcl-hasaacas-ladies-win-wafu-zone-b-title/feed/ 0 37685 Olympics: Arthur Cisse saves the day for Ivory Coast  https://aclsports.com/olympics-arthur-cisse-saves-the-day-for-ivory-coast/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olympics-arthur-cisse-saves-the-day-for-ivory-coast https://aclsports.com/olympics-arthur-cisse-saves-the-day-for-ivory-coast/#respond Sat, 31 Jul 2021 20:35:22 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=37637 Arthur Cisse was able to keep hopes alive on a decisive Saturday for most of Ivory Coast’s representatives at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo with his 100m s/final qualification The Ivorian sprinter finished second in the series with 10.15 behind South African Akani Simbine, who topped the event with 10.08. Brazilian Paulo Andre Camilo […]

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]]> https://aclsports.com/olympics-arthur-cisse-saves-the-day-for-ivory-coast/feed/ 0 37637 Olympics: Ivory Coast to face Spain in quarterfinals https://aclsports.com/olympics-ivory-coast-to-face-spain-in-quarterfinals/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olympics-ivory-coast-to-face-spain-in-quarterfinals https://aclsports.com/olympics-ivory-coast-to-face-spain-in-quarterfinals/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:15:34 +0000 http://aclsports.com/?p=37586 The Elephants of Ivory Coast have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the men’s football tournament at the 2020 Olympic Games following a draw against Germany in Rifu, Japan, on Wednesday. With five points from three matches, the Ivorian team progressed from Group D, which also included Brazil (1-1) and Saudi Arabia (2-1). Tagged […]

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