In a recent interview with the FIFA website, Vahid Halilhodzic, the former coach of the Ivory Coast national football team, expressed his disappointment at being dismissed despite qualifying the team for the 2014 World Cup. He described the situation as terrible and initially contemplated quitting football after the dismissal. However, he mentioned that the new president of the Ivorian football federation came to apologize on behalf of the nation. The statements by Halilhodzic were later challenged by Jacques Anouma, the former president of the Ivorian Football Federation, who refuted the claims and stated that the President of the Republic was not involved in the decision to terminate Halilhodzic’s contract.
IVORY COAST: ACCUSED BY VAHID HALILHODZIC, JACQUES ANOUMA RESPONDS!
