The Local Sweden

Swedish UN worker killed in Ivory Coast

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:00:00 +0200

A Swedish United Nations employee was shot and killed in Abidjan by a stray bullet, the Swedish foreign ministry said Friday.

Swedish coaches carry African World Cup hopes

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:45:00 +0200

Two African nations are counting on the tactical know-how of a pair of wily to help them go far in the first ever World Cup to be held on the continent, writes AFP's Pirate Irwin.

Eriksson seeks to shrug off ghosts of tournaments past

Sat, 22 May 2010 11:56:00 +0200

Sven-Göran Eriksson is hoping to lead the Ivory Coast out of a World Cup group populated by Brazil and Portugal, sides that dumped England out of major tournaments when the Swede was at the helm.

'No hesitation over Ivory Coast job': Sven-Goran Eriksson

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:14:00 +0200

Former English national team coach Sven-Goran Eriksson had no qualms about accepting an offer to coach the Ivory Coast football team in the World Cup finals, he said in an interview with Swedish television on Sunday.