In February 2000, the Côte d’Ivoire national football team was locked up in a military camp for days after crashing out of the African Cup of Nations.
Having won the cup in 1992, Ivoirians expected nothing less than a stellar performance from the boys, most of whom played for high-paying European clubs. But the 2000 edition, co-hosted by Nigeria and Ghana, was a poor outing for the team, which managed to beat Ghana 2-0, drew against Togo, and suffered a…
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