Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to Nigeria, Mr Kalilou Traore, has revealed that the 2024 African Cup of Nations, AFCON, will usher an opportunity for his country to further strengthen cooperation with Nigeria as partners in progress. Traore made this statement during an interview with newsmen today Sunday in Abuja, as the country’s preparation to host the AFCON tournament from Jan. 14 to Feb. 13, 2024 in underway.
He explained that it is an opportunity for the two countries to use the season to further boost diplomatic ties between them.
The ambassador in his statement said, “The AFCON is also a big occasion for us to deepen cooperation. We will strengthen fraternity between our two countries.
“People who go to watch football matches will not just only see the matches, they will meet other people and will do business also.
“So, we as an Embassy, we are organising with our partners, we are packaging for those who want to participate in Abidjan at AFCON,” he said.
Meanwhile, he called on leaders of both countries at levels of Heads of State and Heads of Ministries to have mutual relationship, saying: “We have strong agreement, many agreements between Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire government”.
