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African teams off to Russia hungry for maiden World Cup glory

Argentina's Cristian Pavon (L) and Nigeria's Alexander Iwobi vie for the ball during an international friendly football match between Argentina and Nigeria in Krasnodar. [Photo/Courtesy]

“When I first started to coach Ivory Coast, I said to Didier Drogba: ‘We have some fantastic players and we can go far in the World Cup.’ He said: ‘No we can’t’.”

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