Manchester City and Ivory Coast star midfielder, Yaya Toure, earned himself another recognition over his individual footballing quality after being named as African Footballer of the year.

Greece dramatically advanced into the knock out stages of World Cup 2014 after successfully defeating Ivory Coast. It was an important match for both teams, mainly for Greece as they needed a win to get themselves into the next round.

Colombia picked up their second group win in World Cup 2014 after overcoming Ivory Coast in a hard fought battle this midweek. Both teams won their opening fixture and are keen on securing that knock out stages spot by grabbing a second win.

Only being placed as substitute player on Ivory Coast opening fixture against Japan, Didier Drogba proved his importance by inspiring his team into victory in that game. That influential display didn't go unnoticed by the African side's head coach, Sabri Lamouchi, who admitted to the press that Drogba is an essential part of his team.

Already being considered as a veteran striker, Didier Drogba proves that he is still an important part of Ivory Coast team as his performance against Japan received many praises from both sides of supporters.

Ivory Coast got their World Cup 2014 campaign off to a positive start as they defeated Asian representative, Japan this weekend. The African side were keen on improving their performance in World Cup and targeting a spot into the knock out stage.

Being constantly considered as African best footballing side in recent years, Ivory Coast are keen on proving their worth again this year by advancing into the later stages of World Cup 2014, a target which Kolo Toure believes in.

Japan's attacking midfielder, Shinji Kagawa acknowledge that his team might not be having any easy time in their upcoming World Cup 2014 campaign, despite being placed in a relatively equal group.

Bosnia national team continue to show their potential ahead of upcoming World Cup 2014 as they picked up an impressive win over Ivory Coast in a friendly fixture this Friday. Anticipating their first World Cup journey, the Balkan side were keen on showcasing their worth and after only 17 minutes of play they got themselves in front through Edin Dzeko's strike.

There was nothing but disappointment for Ivory Coast as they were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations quarter final after suffering a 2-1 defeat over Nigeria on Sunday. The Elephants' striker, Gervinho said that there was just no excuse on why they couldn't put on their best effort on the game, despite stating that everyone were very keen on winning that game.

This Sunday two more semifinal tickets will be the target for four tough African teams as they compete in the Quarter Final stage of the competition. Tournament favorite, Ivory Coast will be keen on reaching their third successful semi final when they face another strong side, Nigeria.

Nigeria set their final preparation before the African Cup quarter finals against Ivory Coast this weekend, as the Super Eagles' players are setting up their best tactical approach to stop one of the tournament favorites.