Africa Cup 2017 Qualifiers Club National teams Rising Stars
RISING STAR - CAMEROON - Njie delighted with "breakthrough season" at Lyon

Cameroon International Clinton Njie is looking forward.

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26 May 2015
Club Coaches National teams Transfers
NATIONAL TEAM - IVORY COAST - Renard quits as coach of Ivory Coast

Herve Renard has resigned as coach of Africa Cup of Nations winners Ivory Coast.

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23 May 2015
Club Featured Stars in Europe
STARS IN EUROPE - GHANA - Andre Ayew named top African player in France

Ghana and Marseille midfielder André Ayew has been named best African player in France's Ligue 1.

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19 May 2015
Club International Player Stars in Europe
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - Serge Aurier stays at PSG

"The Ivory Coast international has signed a contract until June 2019."

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29 Apr 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Zinedine Zidane

"Zidane is one of the best footballers of all time, one of my idols. He had such elegance and grace, a wonderful touch and superb vision." (Ronaldinho)

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5 Apr 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Marcel Desailly

He was an important part of the French team which won the 1998 World Cup.

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3 Apr 2015
Featured FIFA 100 Key-Player Legends
LEGENDS - FRANCE - KEYPLAYER - Lilian Thuram

Despite his powerful, aggressive style of play, he was also known to be a classy, studious figure off the pitch.

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2 Apr 2015
Club Stars in Europe
STARS IN EUROPE - TUNISIA - CLUB - Tunisia's Abdennour signs contract extension with Monaco

Tunisia international Aymen Abdennour has signed a one-year contract extension with French side AS Monaco.

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8 Mar 2015
FIFA rankings National teams
FIFA RANKING - IVORY COAST - move up Fifa rankings

Ivory Coast have leapt up the latest Fifa world rankings.

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20 Feb 2015
Africa Cup Africa Cup 2015 Featured
2015 AFRICA CUP - CONGO - COACHES - Claude LeRoy - French coach is African legend

Frenchman LeRoy, 66, has managed five different African national teams since first taking charge of Cameroon in 1985. 

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27 Jan 2015
France

Dayann Methalie

Dayann Methalie is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Sunderland A.F.C.

Club career
Born in Toulouse, France, to Martiniquais and Malagasy parents, Methalie signed his first professional contract on 26 September 2024 with Toulouse, a deal until 2027 with an option for an additional two years. 

On 16 August 2025, he made his professional debut in Ligue 1, starting in a 1:0 away win at Nice. In August 2026, Methalie joined Sunderland on a permanent transfer deal.

International career
Methalie is a French youth international, making his debut for the under-19s in 2024.