Les Éléphants

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Les Éléphants is the nickname of the Ivory Coast national football team, renowned in African football for its strong generation of players and multiple Africa Cup of Nations titles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname
associatedAnimal elephant
CAFmembership Confederation of African Football
confederation CAF
continent Africa
continentalCompetition Africa Cup of Nations
country Côte d'Ivoire
surface form: Ivory Coast
famousRival Cameroon national football team
Ghana national football team
Nigeria national football team
FIFAaffiliation FIFA
FIFAcode CIV
gender men’s national team
globalCompetition FIFA World Cup
governingBody Ivory Coast football federation
surface form: Fédération Ivoirienne de Football
homeStadium Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
surface form: Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara
hostedTournament Africa Cup of Nations
surface form: Africa Cup of Nations 1984

Africa Cup of Nations
surface form: Africa Cup of Nations 2023
meaningOfNickname The Elephants
nicknameLanguage French
notableEra 2000s golden generation
2010s golden generation
notablePlayer Didier Drogba
Didier Zokora
Emmanuel Eboué
Franck Kessié
Gervinho
Kolo Touré
Salomon Kalou
Serge Aurier
Sébastien Haller
Wilfried Bony
Yaya Touré
qualifiedFor 2006 FIFA World Cup
surface form: FIFA World Cup 2006

2010 FIFA World Cup
surface form: FIFA World Cup 2010

2014 FIFA World Cup
surface form: FIFA World Cup 2014
refersTo Côte d'Ivoire national football team
surface form: Ivory Coast national football team
regionReputation one of Africa’s strongest national teams
represents Ivory Coast in international football
sport association football
styleOfPlay physically strong and attacking football
teamColor green
orange
white
wonTournament Africa Cup of Nations
surface form: Africa Cup of Nations 1992

Africa Cup of Nations
surface form: Africa Cup of Nations 2015

Africa Cup of Nations
surface form: Africa Cup of Nations 2023

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