Ivory Coast resort to prayers!
Jan 15, 2008
GRIPPED by football fever in the run up to the Africa Nations Cup in Ghana, Ivory Coast fans have turned to prayer to help their “Elephants†clinch the title that slipped through their fingers two years ago.
GRIPPED by football fever in the run up to the Africa Nations Cup in Ghana, Ivory Coast fans have turned to prayer to help their “Elephants†clinch the title that slipped through their fingers two years ago.
In a mosque in the economic capital Abidjan and in a basilica in the political capital Yamoussoukro which is modelled on the Vatican’s St. Peter's, fans have turned to supplication in the hope of football glory.
“May God give us the victory, may God give us the Cup,†he said, prompting a chorus of “Amen†from listeners.
The Mama Elephants, the group of women supporters who organised the prayer sessions, are preparing for the 8-hour road trip to neighbouring Ghana where they will sing, shout and dance support for their heroes.
“We organised these prayers to entrust our national team, the Elephants, to God so he will help them go far in the Africa Nations Cup," said Evelyne Kassy, who is planning the journey for around 100 “Mamas.â€
In a mosque in the economic capital Abidjan and in a basilica in the political capital Yamoussoukro which is modelled on the Vatican’s St. Peter's, fans have turned to supplication in the hope of football glory.
“May God give us the victory, may God give us the Cup,†he said, prompting a chorus of “Amen†from listeners.
The Mama Elephants, the group of women supporters who organised the prayer sessions, are preparing for the 8-hour road trip to neighbouring Ghana where they will sing, shout and dance support for their heroes.
“We organised these prayers to entrust our national team, the Elephants, to God so he will help them go far in the Africa Nations Cup," said Evelyne Kassy, who is planning the journey for around 100 “Mamas.â€