Ivory Coast

Nickname: Les Éléphants (The Elephants)
FIFA Ranking: 37
Coach: Uli Stielike
Captain: Didier Drogba
ANC Appearances 16 (First in 1965)
Best result: Winners, 1992

Players

Goalkeepers
Boubacar Barry (KSC Lokeren/BEL), Stephane Loboue (Greuther Fürth/GER), Tiassé Koné (Africa Sports/CIV)

Defenders
Emmanuel Eboue (Arsenal/ENG), Abib Kolo Toure (Arsenal/ENG), Arthur Boka (Stuttgart/GER), Constant Djakpa (Pandurii Targu Jiu/ROM), Steve Gohouri (Borussia Monchengladbach/GER), Abdoulaye Meite (Bolton/ENG), Marc Zoro (Benfica/POR)

Midfielders
Emerse Fae (Reading/ENG), Christian Koffi Ndri Romaric (Le Mans/FRA), Siaka Tiene (Saint-Etienne/FRA), Yaya Toure (FC Barcelona/ESP), Didier Zokora (Tottenham/ENG)

Strikers
Didier Drogba (Chelsea), Salomon Kalou (Chelsea/ENG), Aruna Dindane (Lens/FRA), Kader Keita (Lyon/FRA), Arouna Kone (Sevilla/ESP), Bakari Koné "Baky" (Nice/FRA), Gervais Yao Kouassi "Gervinho" (Le Mans/FRA), Boubacar Sanogo (Werder Bremen/GER)

African Nations Cup Record

1957 to 1963 - Did not enter
1965 - Third Place
1968 - Third place
1970 - Fourth place
1972 - Did not qualify
1974 - Round 1
1976 - Did not qualify
1978 - Disqualified
1980 - Round 1
1982 - Did not enter
1984 - Round 1
1986 - Third place
1988 - Round 1
1990 - Round 1
1992 - Champions
1994 - Third place
1996 - Round 1
1998 - Quarterfinals
2000 - Round 1