Final fling for golden generation

WHAT comes after the last-chance saloon?

The Cup of Nations two years ago in Angola was supposed to be the last chance for the Ivory Coast’s golden generation.

The likes of Didier Drogba, Kolo Toure, Aruna Dindane and Didier Zokora were ageing, while Salomon Kalou and Emmanuel Eboue, although both still in their 20s now, seemed almost to be dematerialising by the week as confidence ebbed through a combination of not playing and crowd frustration when they did.