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Yaya Toure. Drogba could have put the Ivory Coast ahead midway through the second half, but fired his penalty high over the crossbar. The Chelsea striker also missed a spot-kick in the Elephants' 2006 shootout defeat to Egypt. Zambia goalkeeper Kennedy...
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Ivory Coast had appeared to have an iron grip on this year’s African Cup. They swept to the final with five straight wins without conceding a goal, but Drogba missed a 70th-minute spot-kick and fellow English Premier League players Gervinho and Kolo...
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Ivory Coast's defender Kolo Toure (4) is consoled by teammates after missing his penalty kick against Zambia during the 2012 African Cup of Nations football tournament final match at the Stade De L'Amitie Stadium in Gabon's capital Libreville, February 12,... View Photo »
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I need to work hard to show the manager I deserve my place in this club
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After 14 kicks were converted, Kolo Toure and Gervinho failed to find the target for the Elephants as Zambia's Rainford Kalaba also blazed over. But Stoppila Sunzu found the top corner to complete an amazing 8-7 victory in a penalty shoot out. Zambia's...
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Eight players in Sunday's final had been in the squad defeated six years ago and the Ivorians have turned out a consistent side that has qualified for the last two World Cups. But key players like Drogba, Didier Zokora and Kolo Toure might now consider...
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120 minutes. Goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene was the star of the show at Stade d'Angondje in Libreville as he kept the Ivorians at bay. He was formidable and strong between the posts and collected everything the opposition threw at him. Then, during the...
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Zambia's goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene saves the winning penalty kick by Ivory Coast's defender Kolo Toure to win the 2012 African Cup of Nations tournament at the Stade De L'Amitie Stadium in Gabon's capital Libreville, February 12, 2012. View Photo »
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Fans do that when they love you ... They saw him playing for the other side and they weren’t really happy but they love him and they know he was a great player for Arsenal. He is very intelligent and he knew that would happen.
– Kolo Touré (footballer) SOURCE: The Telegraph -
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Add to that a crucial save against Asamoah Gyan in the semifinal and there isn't much room for discussion left as to who deserves this more. Kolo Toure was excellent throughout the competition, marshaling the Ivorian defense and forming a practically...
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When it came down to the penalty shoot-out –one of the best I have ever seen –almost every shot was spectacular. It took a something special to break the deadlock and after coolly slotting his own penalty ‘keeper Mweene saved a shot from Kolo Toure to...
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Ivorian national football team's defender Habib Kolo Toure greets supporters after their victory over Mali at the end of their Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2012) semi-final football match between Ivory Coast and Mali at the Stade de l'Amitie in Libreville on February 8, 2012. Ivoy Coast...
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