Masress : Ivory Coast strip Zokora of team armband after Drogba row

Egypt to drill 480 new exploration wells worth $5.7bn over five years: Petroleum Minister Gaza's fragile ceasefire tested as aid, reconstruction struggle to gain ground Government to disburse funding to investors completing 90% of factory construction Egypt's human rights committee reviews national strategy, UNHRC membership bid EGX closes mixed on Oct. 14 HSBC named Best Cash Management Provider in Egypt by Euromoney Boehringer Ingelheim Launches Metalyse® 25 mg in Egypt Following Approval by the Egyptian Drug Authority Trump-Xi meeting still on track Sisi hails Gaza peace accord as a 'new chapter' for the Middle East Egypt, Qatar seek to deepen investment partnership Egypt invites Chile's Codelco to explore copper mining opportunities Turkish president holds sideline meetings with world leaders at Egypt summit Al-Sisi, Meloni discuss strengthening Egypt–Italy relations, supporting Gaza ceasefire efforts L'Oréal Egypt's 10th summit draws over 800 experts, focuses on dermatology URGENT: Netanyahu skips Sharm El-Sheikh peace summit for holy reasons Egypt's Sisi warns against unilateral Nile actions, calls for global water cooperation Egypt unearths one of largest New Kingdom Fortresses in North Sinai Egypt unearths New Kingdom military fortress on Horus's Way in Sinai Egypt Writes Calm Anew: How Cairo Engineered the Ceasefire in Gaza Egypt's acting environment minister heads to Abu Dhabi for IUCN Global Nature Summit Egyptian Open Amateur Golf Championship 2025 to see record participation Cairo's Al-Fustat Hills Park nears completion as Middle East's largest green hub – PM Egypt's Cabinet approves decree featuring Queen Margaret, Edinburgh Napier campuses El-Sisi boosts teachers' pay, pushes for AI, digital learning overhaul in Egypt's schools Egypt's Sisi congratulates Khaled El-Enany on landslide UNESCO director-general election win Syria releases preliminary results of first post-Assad parliament vote Karnak's hidden origins: Study reveals Egypt's great temple rose from ancient Nile island Egypt resolves dispute between top African sports bodies ahead of 2027 African Games Egypt's Al-Sisi commemorates October War, discusses national security with top brass Egypt reviews Nile water inflows as minister warns of impact of encroachments on Rosetta Branch Egypt's ministry of housing hails Arab Contractors for 5 ENR global project awards A Timeless Canvas: Forever Is Now Returns to the Pyramids of Giza Egypt aims to reclaim global golf standing with new major tournaments: Omar Hisham Egypt to host men's, juniors' and ladies' open golf championships in October Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19 Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform

Thank you for reporting!

This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.

Ivory Coast strip Zokora of team armband after Drogba row
The vice-captain is fined and banned from the team's captaincy for challenging Drogba's return

Karim Farouk Published in Ahram Online on 09 - 09 - 2013

Didier Zokora has been deprived from Ivory Coast captaincy after a row over the armband with teammate Didier Drogba ahead of their crucial World Cup qualifier against Morocco last Saturday.
The 32-year-old international defender challenged the decision of coach Sabri Lamouchi to give back the armband to Didier Drogba who is back to the Elephants for the first time since the African Cup of Nations last January.
The Trabzonspor player left the camp on Wednesday night for hours before returning to the hotel and apologising to his teammates.
The executive committee of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF) held an emergency meeting on Friday and decided to drop him immediately from Saturday's game.
"Mr Zokora has been dropped from Morocco game, will be fined 10 million francs CFA ($20,160) and will never wear the armband of the national team whatever are the circumstances," the president of FIF Sidy Diallo was quoted as saying on Abidjan.net on Monday.
The Elephants qualified to the final stage of the World Cup qualifiers after holding Morocco to a 1-1 draw. Ironically it was Drogba who sealed the qualification after scoring a late equalizer to cancel Youssef El-Arabi's lead.
(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports)
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/81207.aspx

Clic here to read the story from its source.