Ivory Coast came close to elimination during the group stage of the African Cup of Nations. The Elephants are experiencing miracle after miracle and are now in the semi-final.
Interim coach Emerse Faé, however, warns. We must not rely on God's grace to go further, he says. "We are aware that we have come a long way. We cannot rest on that by saying that it will always pass," says Faé. "God is Ivorian,” whisper several local colleagues in the press room. “What for, seeing this team?”, one of them said to us.