After waiting for more than 5 decades, the Abidjan Stadium managed to restore the Ivorian Football League title, achieving a historic achievement that brings the team glories back to the fore.
The team achieved this achievement on Sunday, when it defeated its host, not de Saasander with three clean, in a match that was sufficient to ensure that it is crowning the title for the sixth time in the club’s history, and the first since 1969.
This distinguished achievement comes under the leadership of the young French coach Alexander Lavite (28 years old), which makes him the youngest coach to lead the Ivorian first -class team.
Lavite took over the team in January 2023, and since his appointment is a new symbol for youth and ambition in African football, although he did not play as a professional player previously, as he gained his training experiences by working as an assistant coach in the French women’s league and through his training in the amateur league in France.
The Oppinjan Stadium’s victory represents a strong return to the Ivorian football to the local scene, despite the challenges facing the clubs of this country in the continental competitions, as no Evoari club won the African Champions League title since Asek Mimosa won the tournament in 1998.
The Cote d’Ivoire team is one of the most prominent African teams, and it has achieved great successes in recent years, the last of which was the African Nations Cup title in 2024, but the biggest challenge remains the advancement of the level of local clubs to enhance its presence in the continental forums.
This coronation is a milestone in the history of the Abidjan Stadium, and a real opportunity to rebuild the team and ambition towards a brighter future for Ivorian football.